Patent ID: 8453996

Claim:
A wheel anchored display barrier comprising: a base comprising a recess formed in a top surface thereof; a lanyard housing comprising a bottom face and an opposing top face, said bottom face disposed in said recess of said base, said lanyard housing containing a self-winding reel substantially centered within said lanyard housing and defining a vertical first axis, wherein a retractable lanyard is wound around said reel, said retractable lanyard being extensible from within said lanyard housing through a housing orifice, said lanyard housing further comprising a positioning peg extending normally from said top face thereof; an arm rotation assembly comprising a circular disk with a lower surface and an opposing upper surface, wherein said lower surface is slidably engaged with said top face of said lanyard housing, said disk further comprising an orifice extending therethrough for passage of said retractable lanyard, and further comprising an arced slot extending therethrough for receiving said positioning peg, said disk being centered on and rotatable about said first axis; an arm pivot assembly, said arm pivot assembly comprising a lower pivot arm affixed to said upper surface of said disk, and an upper pivot arm pivotably connected to said lower pivot arm about a bolt extending through said upper and lower pivot arms, said bolt defining a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis; a telescoping arm comprising a plurality of tube sections, wherein a lower end of an outermost tube section is attached to said upper pivot arm of said arm pivot assembly, said retractable lanyard being extensible through said telescoping arm; an attachment ring affixed to an end of said retractable lanyard; and an attachment fixture affixed to an upper end of an innermost tube of said telescoping arm, said attachment fixture configured to engage with an attachment ring of a retractable lanyard of an adjacent barrier.