Patent ID: 8171948

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 leg having a first strut portion, a first elbow portion, and a first cantilevered portion that extends in cantilevered fashion from said first elbow portion and terminates in a first unsupported end, said first elbow portion interconnecting said first strut portion and said first cantilevered portion, and a second leg having a second strut portion, a second elbow portion, and a second cantilevered portion that extends in cantilevered fashion from said second elbow portion and terminates in a second unsupported end, said second elbow portion interconnecting said second strut portion and said second cantilevered portion, and (ii) a flooring extending from said first cantilevered portion to said second cantilevered portion; 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 arm having a third strut portion, a third elbow portion, and a third cantilevered portion that extends in cantilevered fashion from said third elbow portion and terminates in a third unsupported end, said third elbow portion interconnecting said third strut portion and said third cantilevered portion, and a second arm having a fourth strut portion, a fourth elbow portion, and a fourth cantilevered portion that extends in cantilevered fashion from said fourth elbow portion and terminates in a fourth unsupported end, said fourth elbow portion interconnecting said fourth strut portion and said fourth cantilevered portion, and (ii) a covering connected to said third cantilevered portion and said fourth cantilevered portion; wherein said portable barrier is configured to be moved 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 arm pivots about a first axis during movement of said portable barrier between said protection mode and said storage mode, and wherein said first axis defines a fifth line that intersects a space enclosed by said closed path without intersecting said closed path.