Patent ID: 8651125

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 includes a first leg and a second leg, and (ii) a first limiter connected to said first leg and said second leg; a cover assembly including (i) a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, said plurality of arms includes a first arm and a second arm, and (ii) a covering connected to said first arm and said second arm; a second limiter extending between said first arm and said first leg, a supplemental component movable with respect to said second arm; and a third limiter extending between said second arm and said supplemental component, wherein said first leg includes a first cantilevered portion that terminates in a first unsupported end, wherein said second leg includes a second cantilevered portion that terminates in a second unsupported end, wherein said first arm includes a third cantilevered portion that terminates in a third unsupported end, wherein said second 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 at least one of said first leg, said second leg, said first arm, said second arm, and said supplemental component pivots about a first pivot axis for at least a duration of time during movement of said portable barrier between said protection mode and said storage mode, wherein said first pivot axis defines a fifth line that intersects a space enclosed by said closed path without intersecting said closed path, said supplemental component includes a fifth cantilevered portion that terminates in a fifth unsupported end, and said fifth cantilevered portion lies adjacent to and extends along said second cantilevered portion when said portable barrier is positioned in said protection mode.