Portable, adjustable panel assembly

摘要

A portable adjustable panel assembly provides end assemblies that include a plurality of adjustable hinged arms connected to a base element and a panel support element by hinge assemblies to support a panel and provide adjustable pivot of an attached panel 360 degrees about a longitudinal axis. Geometric recesses of the portable adjustable panel assembly components correspond to geometric ends of the hinge assemblies and access apertures in hinged arm ends allow the portable adjustable panel components to be releasably pivoted and repositioned, and then locked into a desired position relative one to the other. Panel positions relative to the assembly likewise are adjustable by similar manipulation of hinge assemblies corresponding to panel support element ends. The panel assembly can be collapsed into a substantially planar assembly for portability.

主权项

1. A portable, adjustable panel assembly comprising, in combination:
a) a base comprising an end with a geometric fitting recess and an access aperture, where an access aperture is centered within a geometric fitting recess providing an access aperture through the base end with a geometric fitting; b) a plurality of hinged arms, each hinged arm comprising (i) two ends, (ii) at least one channel opening through the hinged arm between hinged arm ends, (iii) a first geometric fitting recess and an access aperture on a hinged arm first end, with an access aperture centered within a geometric fitting recess, providing an access aperture through the hinged arm first end, and (iv) a second geometric fitting recess on a hinged arm second end and on a same hinged arm side as the hinged arm first end access aperture; c) a plurality of hinge assemblies, each hinge assembly providing a push-button locking hinge assembly comprising, in combination (i) a base comprising a geometric end and an external circumferential O-ring channel, (ii) a cap comprising a geometric end and an internal circumferential O-ring channel, (iii) a push-button, (iv) an O-ring sized to be received within the base and cap O-ring channels, and (v) a resilient spring, wherein each push-button locking hinge assembly base is sized to be received within a corresponding a push-button locking hinge assembly cap such that the push-button locking hinge assembly cap and push-button locking hinge assembly base can pivot relative one to the other around the O-ring housed within the corresponding push-button locking hinge assembly base O-ring channel and the push-button locking hinge assembly cap O-ring channel, wherein each such push-button locking hinge assembly base and push-button locking hinge assembly cap house the resilient spring and push-button, and wherein each push-button, locking hinge assembly base geometric end and each push-button, locking hinge assembly cap geometric end is sized to be interference fitted and received within each portable, adjustable panel assembly geometric fitting recess such that the push-button locking hinge assembly push button can be activated through a corresponding portable, adjustable panel assembly element access aperture, whereby the hinge assemblies connect a plurality of hinged arms one to the other, and connect one base end to an unconnected hinge arm end; d) a panel support element between at least two hinged arms; e) at least two panel fitting elements, each panel fitting element comprising a panel attachment assembly to receive and fixedly hold a panel, and each panel fitting element fixedly attached to the panel support element by a fastener assembly; f) a panel housed within the panel fitting elements.