SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ALTERING A THEME ASSOCIATED WITH A ROOM OR SIMILAR SPACE
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1. A ceiling system comprising:
- two ceiling panels hinged to one another with multiple hinges;
one of said ceiling panels having wheels on each end thereof, said wheel positioned to glide along a guide track, said other ceiling panel fixed along one side; and
means for folding said two ceiling panels about said multiple hinges.
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Abstract
A method for changing a theme associated with a given space (e.g., restaurant). A wall system includes a wall panel having multiple themes depicted thereon or multiple wall panels each having a theme depicted thereon. Using a series of winches, chain drives, cables and pulleys or the like, the wall panels are moved to change the theme of the space. A ceiling system includes two ceiling panels movable via a series of winches, chain drives, cables and pulleys. Once separated the ceiling panels expose a theme different than that depicted while closed. Audio and/or visual cues may be provided to alert patrons to a theme change.
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21 Claims
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1. A ceiling system comprising:
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two ceiling panels hinged to one another with multiple hinges; one of said ceiling panels having wheels on each end thereof, said wheel positioned to glide along a guide track, said other ceiling panel fixed along one side; and means for folding said two ceiling panels about said multiple hinges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for changing a theme of a space comprising:
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one or more moving ceiling systems, each moving ceiling system having at least two ceiling panels with a first ceiling panel hinged to a second ceiling panel near a mid-point; and means for opening said at least two ceiling members such that said at least two ceiling members each bend near said mid-point and separate to expose an area thereabove. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for changing a theme of a space comprising:
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one or more moving ceiling systems, each moving ceiling system having at least two ceiling panels with a first ceiling panel hinged to a second ceiling panel near a mid-point; and a driving system attached to at least one of said ceiling panels for opening said at least two ceiling members such that said at least two ceiling members each bend near said mid-point and separate to expose an area thereabove. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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