Dome structure

Abstract

A dome structure which is adapted, in a preferred embodiment, to serve as a listening booth for auditioning stereo components. The structure includes at least one curved dome section having side walls which taper from a broad floor-mounted base to a narrow tip which arches off the floor a distance of, for example, eight feet. In the preferred embodiment, the dome section, or a plurality of interconnected sections, subtends an arc of approximately 60.degree., the tip portions meeting in a corner of a room. On the inner wall of the dome section are mounted a plurality of speakers, while other stereo components may be mounted on an auxiliary support structure in the corner. A chair may be provided under the dome, along with a control console by means of which a customer may select various combinations of stereo components as a purchasing aid. The dome structure may be utilized as a general store display, an office divider, an outside shelter, a childrens' play area, or the like.

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