Accessible Soundproof Booth Base With Zero-Threshold Entry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Open plan office environments lack flexible, adaptable, and accessible soundproof booths that can accommodate varying user requirements for privacy and quiet spaces.
Innovation Solution
A freestanding booth with upstanding peripheral walls, a roof, and a base that allows zero threshold entry, featuring levelling assemblies for stability and soundproofing, and modular components for easy reconfiguration and transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a base extends across the opening to provide structural stability, then the booth construction becomes more stable, but the entry threshold increases reducing accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented to extend only along the peripheral walls and not across the opening. This segmentation allows the base to provide structural stability for the walls while leaving the opening area clear, creating a zero threshold entry that maintains accessibility for all users including those with mobility impairments.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the booth is designed as a fixed permanent structure, then construction stability is improved, but adaptability to changing user requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The booth is designed with movable and adjustable components including a door that can be opened or closed based on privacy needs, and a base that can be repositioned. The levelling assembly allows adjustment of the booth's position on uneven floors. These dynamic features enable the booth to adapt to changing user requirements while maintaining construction stability through the peripheral wall structure.
3Stability of the object's composition
If levelling assemblies are added to ensure stability on uneven floors, then the booth can be properly levelled for noise sealing and door fitment, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The levelling assembly is designed as a self-adjusting mechanism that allows the booth to be levelled without requiring external tools or complex adjustment procedures. The assembly incorporates height adjustment mechanisms that can be independently adjusted at different positions along the base, enabling users to easily achieve proper levelness for noise sealing and door fitment on uneven floors.
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AI summary
A freestanding booth comprising a plurality of upstanding peripheral walls, a roof and a base upon which the booth stands in use, one of the walls defining an opening that is closed by a door, wherein the base extends along a basal edge of a plurality of the walls but does not extend across the opening.