Patent ID: 8464739

Claim:
A portable barrier comprising: a pedestal assembly including (i) a plurality of legs that are movable with respect to each other, said plurality of legs include a first lateral leg and a second lateral leg, and (ii) a first limiter connected to said first lateral leg and said second lateral leg; and a cover assembly including (i) a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, said plurality of arms include a first lateral arm, a second lateral arm, and an intermediate arm interposed between said first lateral arm and said second lateral arm, and (ii) a covering connected to said first lateral arm and said second lateral arm; a second limiter extending between said first lateral arm and said first lateral leg, a supplemental arm movable with respect to said second lateral arm; and a third limiter extending between said second lateral arm and said supplemental arm, wherein said first lateral leg includes a first cantilevered portion that terminates in a first unsupported end, wherein said second lateral leg includes a second cantilevered portion that terminates in a second unsupported end, wherein said first lateral arm includes a third cantilevered portion that terminates in a third unsupported end, wherein said second lateral arm includes a fourth cantilevered portion that terminates in a fourth unsupported end, wherein said portable barrier is configured to move between a protection mode and a storage mode, wherein, when said portable barrier is positioned in said protection mode, (i) a first line is defined between said first unsupported end and said second unsupported end, (ii) a second line is defined between said third unsupported end and said fourth unsupported end, (iii) a third line is defined between said first unsupported end and said third unsupported end, and (iv) a fourth line is defined between said second unsupported end and said fourth unsupported end, wherein said first line, said second line, said third line, and said fourth line define a closed path, wherein said first lateral arm pivots about a first pivot axis during movement of said portable barrier between said protection mode and said storage mode, and wherein said first pivot axis defines a fifth line that intersects a space enclosed by said closed path without intersecting said closed path.