US 7,377,490 B1
Modular fence assembly
Bahman Khosravian, 8839 Mourning Dove Ct., Gaithersburg, Md. 20879 (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/188,054.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/613358, filed on Sep. 27, 2004.
Int. Cl. E06B 9/08 (2006.01); F04H 17/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 256—24  [256/23; 119/416; 160/24] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retractable fence assembly for providing an adjustable barrier, said fence assembly comprising:
a plurality of anchor brackets maintaining a fixed spatial relationship during operating conditions;
an elongated and rectilinear anchor post directly conjoined to said anchor brackets, said anchor post having axially opposed top and bottom end portions equidistantly spaced from a first support wall;
a plurality of couplings directly conjoined to selected portions of said anchor post, said couplings being detachable from said anchor post and selectively positional along a longitudinal length of said anchor post;
a cylindrical housing having a longitudinal axis extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of said anchor post, said housing defining a cavity therein and being provided with a rectilinear slot extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said housing;
a screen suitably sized and shaped for passing through the slot;
an auxiliary post directly attached to a distal end portion of said screen, said auxiliary post having a rectilinear shape and traveling along an entire length of said distal end portion, wherein said auxiliary post is permanently affixed to said screen and is situated exterior of said housing; and
a plurality of latching brackets directly connected to said auxiliary post, said latching brackets being directly engageable to a second support wall for maintaining said screen at a tensed stated during operating conditions;
wherein said screen can be adapted along at least a 180 degree arcuate path when extended out of said housing;
wherein each said anchor brackets and each said latching brackets comprises:
a female member having a substantially U-shaped flange portion, and
a male member including a plurality of spring-actuated pins extending laterally and outwardly therefrom;
wherein said pins are removably insertable into said male and female members.