FUNCTIONAL ERGONOMIC CINEMAS
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Abstract
A movie theater auditorium is disclosed with reclining or reclined seats, whereby patrons are viewing a screen that is elevated and tilted toward the viewing audience. Comparative to traditional movie theaters with vertical screens with fixed or reclining chairs, exemplary embodiments provide a more natural viewing angle and line of sight for the viewing audience. Some embodiments are disclosed which employ repurposed shipping containers as structural elements of a cinema.
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18. A cinema auditorium, comprising
one or more walls comprising or consisting of a plurality of stacked repurposed shipping containers; -
a motion picture projection screen associated with the one or more walls; and a projector for projecting images onto the motion picture projector screen, wherein the plurality of stacked repurposed shipping containers themselves contain within or have arranged thereon one or more of purpose-built acoustic and thermal insulation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. (canceled)
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22. A cinema auditorium, comprising:
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(a) a main seating area with only a single flat floor perpendicular to vertical; (b) a plurality of reclining or reclined seats positioned only within said main seating area, wherein the reclining or reclined seats have a recline angle from 15 degrees to 70 degrees; (c) a tilted motion picture projection screen positioned at a first end of said main seating area, said tilted motion picture projection screen being tilted toward said main seating area with a screen angle of 10 degrees to 35 degrees from vertical, wherein the tilted motion picture projection screen is elevated at least 12 feet above the main seating area; and (d) a projector positioned at a second end of said main seating area opposite the first end for projecting images onto the screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of providing a cinema auditorium in a space, the method comprising the steps of:
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arranging a plurality of reclining or reclined seats on only a single flat floor area in said space to create a main seating area, the flat floor being perpendicular to vertical; tilting a motion picture projection screen arranged at a first end of said main seating area, said motion picture projection screen being tilted toward said main seating area with a screen angle of 10 to 35 degrees from vertical, wherein the motion picture projection screen is elevated at least 12 feet above the main seating area; and placing a projector at a second end of said main seating area opposite the first end for projecting images onto the screen. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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Specification