Dual projection theater and console

• US 3,293,807 A
• Filed: 05/13/1963
• Issued: 12/27/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William H. Ramsell
• Original Assignee: William H. Ramsell
• Inventors: Ramsell, William H.
• Application Number:
  US04/280,040
• Time in Patent Office: 1,324 Days
• US Class Current: 52/6
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 25/00 Equipment specially adapted for cinemas cinematographic projection means G03B
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 3/10 for meetings, entertainments, or sports
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00

Claims

1. A THEATER FOR THE VIEWING OF PROJECTED IMAGES COMPRISING:

AN AUDITORIUM TRANSVERSELY DIVIDED INTO FIRST AND SECOND SECTIONS;

A FIRST VIEWING SCREEN DISPOSED IN SAID FIRST SECTION;

A SECOND VIEWING SCREEN DISPOSED IN SAID SECOND SECTION;

A FIRST PLURALITY OF SEATS ARRANGED IN SAID FIRST SECTION AND ORIENTED FOR VIEWING THE FRONT SURFACE OF SAID SECOND VIEWING SCREEN;

A SECOND PLURALITY OF SEATS ARRANGED IN SAID SECOND SECTION AND ORIENTED FOR VIEWING THE FRONT SURFACE OF SAID FIRST VIEWING SCREEN;

PICTURE PROJECTION MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE PLANES DEFINED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND VIEWING SCREENS FOR DERIVING AND PROJECTING A FIRST AND A SECOND PROJECTION BEAM, DERIVED FROM A SINGLE PROJECTION IMAGE, IN THE FIRECTION OF AND LATERALLY DISPLACED FROM SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND VIEWING SCREENS, RESPECTIVELY, PROJECTION BEAM BENDING MEANS BEHIND THE SCREENS DISPOSED TO INTERCEPT SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND PROJECTION BEAMS AND ARRANGED TO BEND SAID FIRST AND SECOND PROJECTION BEAMS, RESPECTIVELY, UPON THE REAR SURFACE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PROJECTION SCREENS;

AND A PROJECTION BEAM BARRIER EXTENDING BETWEEN THE PROJECTION BENDING MEANS WITH THE SEATS OF SAID SECTIONS DISPOSED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BARRIER AND THE PROJECTION MEAND DISPOSED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID BARRIER, WHEREBY THE PROJECTION BEAMS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM SAID SECTIONS UNTIL THEY INTERCEPT SAID SCREENS.