Modular privacy booth for cooperative use with teller station, ATM, or the like
First Claim
1. A privacy booth, comprising:
- a) an enclosure having an arcuate wall having a lower edge, an upper edge, a height, and an opening having a width therein;
b) a sliding door selectively movable between an open position and a closed position disposed in said opening, when said sliding door is in said closed position, said opening is completely closed;
c) a floor attached to said arcuate wall at said lower edge thereof, andd) a top attached to said arcuate wall at said upper edge thereof.
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Abstract
A privacy booth for isolating a user from the surrounding environment so as to provide acoustical and possibly visual privacy to the user. A single privacy booth may be utilized when a user must interact with an electronic device or terminal, for example, an ATM. When interacting with a human, for example, a bank teller, a pair of joined privacy booths provide acoustical and visual privacy to both interacting parties. The solid but possibly transparent barrier between the user and the teller helps prevent “snatch and grab” type crimes and protects the teller from armed robbery attempts. Access to the user'"'"'s privacy booth may be controlled using access keypads that open semi-circular doors. A transaction pass-through tube allows for passing paper documents back and forth between the user and the teller. The privacy booth may have an elevateable floor and a ramp allowing access to wheel chair confined persons.
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17 Claims
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1. A privacy booth, comprising:
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a) an enclosure having an arcuate wall having a lower edge, an upper edge, a height, and an opening having a width therein; b) a sliding door selectively movable between an open position and a closed position disposed in said opening, when said sliding door is in said closed position, said opening is completely closed; c) a floor attached to said arcuate wall at said lower edge thereof, and d) a top attached to said arcuate wall at said upper edge thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A privacy booth system, comprising:
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a) a pair of contiguous enclosures connected one to the other, each having an arcuate wall having a lower edge, an upper edge, a height, and an opening having a width therein; b) a sliding door disposed in at least one of said pair of enclosures, said sliding door being selectively movable between an open position and a closed position disposed in said opening, when said sliding door is in said closed position, said opening is completely closed; c) a floor disposed in each of said enclosures, each floor being attached to a respective one of said arcuate walls at said lower edge thereof, and d) a top disposed in each of said enclosures, each top being attached to respective one of said arcuate walls at said upper edge thereof;
e) a transaction pass through device communicative with each of said two enclosures. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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