Movable acoustic shell assembly
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1. A movable acoustic shell assembly, comprising:
- a ground-supported crane comprising a movement apparatus configured to move the ground-supported crane in a self-propelled manner between a storage position and an in-use position within a performing-arts venue having a stage, the movement apparatus being configured to be in contact with the stage; and
a unitary acoustic shell dimensioned to substantially enclose a front portion of the stage, the acoustic shell being mounted within the ground-supported crane such that when the ground-supported crane moves from the storage position to the in-use position, the acoustic shell moves with the ground-supported crane to substantially enclose the front portion of the stage.
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Abstract
A movable acoustic shell assembly comprises a ground-supported crane and an acoustic shell mounted on the ground-supported crane. The crane is configured to move in a self-propelled and self-directed manner between a storage position and an in-use position within a performing arts venue. When the crane is in the in-use position, the sound shell substantially encloses a rear portion of a stage within the performing arts venue.
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1. A movable acoustic shell assembly, comprising:
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a ground-supported crane comprising a movement apparatus configured to move the ground-supported crane in a self-propelled manner between a storage position and an in-use position within a performing-arts venue having a stage, the movement apparatus being configured to be in contact with the stage; and a unitary acoustic shell dimensioned to substantially enclose a front portion of the stage, the acoustic shell being mounted within the ground-supported crane such that when the ground-supported crane moves from the storage position to the in-use position, the acoustic shell moves with the ground-supported crane to substantially enclose the front portion of the stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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