Privacy curtain assembly with cleanable panels

1. A privacy curtain assembly consisting of:

i) a main curtain portion including:

a first side;

a second side oppositely disposed from the first side;

oppositely disposed first and second mating portions;

oppositely disposed first and second leading edges;

an attachment portion including an upper attachment portion and a lower attachment portion, the lower attachment portion connecting the upper attachment portion to the main curtain portion and being made of a flexible, mesh material, and the upper attachment portion including an attachment mechanism, each of the upper and lower attachment portions extending along an entire width of the privacy curtain assembly;

ii) a first cleanable, wipeable panel permanently affixed to the first mating portion of the main curtain portion by at least one first attachment mechanism, the first panel including:

a first substantially linear crease line configured to envelop the first leading edge, the first crease line separating the first panel into a first portion and an oppositely disposed second portion;

wherein at least a portion of one of the first and second portions of the first panel is configured to be attached to the main curtain portion, and at least a portion of the other of the first and second portions of the first panel is configured to be free from attachment to the main curtain portion;

iii) a second cleanable, wipeable panel permanently affixed to the second mating portion of the main curtain portion by at least one second attachment mechanism, the second panel including:

a second substantially linear crease line configured to envelop the second leading edge, the second crease line separating the second panel into a first portion and an oppositely disposed second portion;

wherein at least a portion of one of the first and second portions of the second panel is configured to be attached to the main curtain portion, and at least a portion of the other of the first and second portions of the second panel is configured to be free from attachment to the main curtain portion;

wherein each of the first and second panels is made of a material that is at least one of anti-static, non-absorbent, anti-bacterial, self-deodorizing, flame-resistant, moisture-resistant, and fluid resistant,

wherein the first and second panels are configured to be cleaned and disinfected while permanently affixed to the main curtain portion and while the privacy curtain assembly is suspended above a floor.

2. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first crease line is configured to directly contact the first leading edge, and the second crease line is configured to directly contact the second leading edge.

3. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first panel covers an entire length of the first leading edge, and the second panel covers an entire length of the second leading edge.

4. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first panel covers at least a part of a length of the first leading edge, and the second panel covers at least a part of a length of the second leading edge.

5. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the main curtain portion is substantially rectangular.

6. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , being configured to at least partially separate a patient's bed from the rest of a room.

7. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first panel and second panel are substantially rectangular.

8. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the first panel has a first width and the second portion of the first panel has a second width that is less than the first width, and the first portion of the second panel has a first width and the second portion of the second panel has a second width that is less than the first width.

9. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the first panel has a first width that is about equal to a second width of the second portion of the first panel, and the first portion of the second panel has a first width that is about equal to a second width of the second portion of the second panel.

10. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion includes at least one suspending mechanism for suspending the privacy curtain assembly above the floor.

11. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 10 , wherein the upper attachment portion includes the at least one suspending mechanism.

12. The privacy curtain assembly of claim 11 , wherein the lower attachment portion is configured to allow at least one of air, light, and water from sprinklers into at least a portion of a room.