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Acoustically isolated booth

a booth and acoustic isolation technology, applied in the field of booths, can solve the problems of prohibiting people, high noise levels, and high background noise levels in the environmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-10-17
GLASS CHRISTOPHER +1
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Benefits of technology

The invention provides a booth structure comprising a roof, floor, and slat elements that are pre-shaped and stackable to form walls, including corner sections that provide structural columns, and air inlet and outlet apertures for air circulation. The booth can be disassembled and the slat elements are pre-shaped to form a variety of shapes, including a table, seat, and window frame. The booth can be attached to other booths or used in multiple formations.

Problems solved by technology

These work environments have high levels of background noise, which in many cases may still permit a person to perform their duties.
However, these high noise levels may be distracting or in some cases even prohibit people to perform a required task, for example when concentration is required.
High noise levels in the background may also affect a telephone conversation in two ways; one, the other party may not be heard properly; and two, the microphone of the telephone handset may transmit the background noise to the other party and make the conversing unpleasant and undistinguishable.
Another important issue arising from open office environments is that there is no conversation privacy.
This may be a problem for personal one to one or over the telephone conversations, as well as when for example dealing with privacy issues concerning a client.
Similar acoustic pollution and privacy related deficiency may be identified in factories, industrial plants, construction sites, and work sites with heavy machinery.
However, noise levels and privacy issues may prohibit a full meaningful discussion or e.g. a business meeting or an interview to take part.

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[0042]A booth 1 in accordance with the invention is shown in FIG. 1. The booth 1 comprises an enclosure 2. The enclosure 2 has an opening 3 formed as a door frame in at least one side of the enclosure 2, leading to the inside of the enclosure 2.

[0043]As can be also seen in FIG. 2, a door 4 is arranged to be in an opened position allowing access to the enclosure 2 through the opening 3, and in a closed position, which fully closes the opening and acoustically separates the enclosure from the surrounding environment. The door 4 has a door handle 5, or may have any other grab and / or access locking means. In some embodiments the access means may be mechanical, such as keys, locks etc.

[0044]Alternatively or additionally the access means may be electronic based, such as magnetic cards, locks with alpha numerical keys and pins, radio frequency activated, fingerprint, smartphone, or connected to and controlled by software installed in a controller of the booth and / or connected and controlle...

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[0083]A booth in accordance with the invention is shown in FIGS. 8 to 12. The base, i.e. the floor, and roof of the booth are triangular in shape and the booth comprises three side walls. The booth comprises an enclosure. The enclosure has an opening in at least one side of the enclosure, leading to the inside of the enclosure.

[0084]FIG. 8 illustrates a top view of the triangular embodiment of the booth, showing an enhanced top ventilation system. The ventilation system may be enhanced for meeting booths that may accommodate two or more people. The enhanced ventilation provides greater quantities of air circulation, with minimal amount of fan noise.

[0085]As can be also seen e.g. in FIG. 9, a door is arranged to be in an opened position allowing access to the enclosure through the opening, and in a closed position, which fully closes the opening and acoustically separates the enclosure from the surrounding environment. Furthermore, FIG. 9 illustrates a perspective front view of the t...

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Abstract

A booth structure comprising a roof, a floor and a plurality of slat elements that when stacked together form at least one wall of an enclosure, wherein the slat elements are pre-shaped and stackable in a predefined order to form a door frame for the enclosure, wherein each slat element comprises at least one aperture which when aligned with an aperture of a slat above and / or below form a duct within the wall or walls of the structure.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure relates to a booth for personal use, such as for reading, telephoning etc., and / or as a group meeting booth that is acoustically quiet and private from its surrounding. More specifically, it relates to a quiet booth comprising a slatted structure.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]to A vast majority of office based work environments employ an open-plan office layout or a cubical partitioned work desk layout. These work environments have high levels of background noise, which in many cases may still permit a person to perform their duties. However, these high noise levels may be distracting or in some cases even prohibit people to perform a required task, for example when concentration is required.[0003]High noise levels in the background may also affect a telephone conversation in two ways; one, the other party may not be heard properly; and two, the microphone of the telephone handset may transmit the background noise to the other pa...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B1/82E04H1/14
CPCE04B1/8218E04H1/1205E04H1/14E04B1/8404E04H1/125E04H1/12E04H1/1211E04H1/1216E04H1/1222E04H1/1244E04H1/1255E04H1/1266E04H2001/1294
Inventor GLASS, CHRISTOPHERHATHORN, CHARLES
Owner GLASS CHRISTOPHER