Indoor structure that simulates an outdoor environment
AssigneeMichael Braunstein
InventorsMichael Braunstein, Richard Huggins
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Abstract
The room 10 has a front wall 12 having at least one transparent window 22. The room 10 also has a ceiling 18 that slants from a high end 26 at or adjacent the front wall 12 to a low end 28 removed from the front wall 12. The ceiling 18 has an aperture 30 in it. There is a concave dome 32 on the outside of the ceiling 18 that covers the aperture, and the inside surface of the concave dome 32 is light reflecting. Lights 36 shine appropriate colors on the light reflecting inside surface 34 of the concave dome 32. The lights 36 are concealed from a viewer 24 located on the outside of the front wall 12.
Claims100
An indoor structure that simulates an outdoor environment, said structure comprising:
- (a) a front wall having at least one transparent window therein, said front wall having a first side and a second side;
- (b) a ceiling which slants from a high end at or adjacent said second side of said front wall to a low end removed from said front wall, said ceiling having an inside surface facing said wall and an outside surface facing away from said wall;
- (c) an aperture in said ceiling, said aperture having a periphery;
- (d) a concave dome located on the outside of said ceiling over said aperture, said concave dome having a light reflecting inside surface facing said ceiling and an outside surface facing away from said ceiling;
- (e) first means for shining light on said light reflecting inside surface of said concave dome;
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- (f) second means for concealing said first means from a viewer located on said first side of said front wall.
An indoor structure that simulates an outdoor environment, said structure comprising:
- (a) a front wall having at least one transparent window therein, said front wall having a first side and a second side;
- (b) a ceiling having an inside surface and an outside surface;
- (c) an aperture in said ceiling, said aperture having a periphery;
- (d) a concave dome located on the outside of said ceiling over said aperture, said concave dome having a light reflecting inside surface facing said ceiling and an outside surface facing away from said ceiling;
- (e) first means for shining light on said light reflecting inside surface of said concave dome;
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- (f) second means for concealing said first means from a viewer located on said first side of said front wall.
An indoor structure that simulates an outdoor environment, said structure comprising:
- (a) a ceiling which slants from a high end to a low end, said ceiling having an inside surface and an outside surface;
- (b) an aperture in said ceiling, said aperture having a periphery;
- (c) a concave dome located on the outside of said ceiling over said aperture, said concave dome having a light reflecting inside surface facing said ceiling and an outside surface facing away from said ceiling;
- (d) first means for shining light on said light reflecting inside surface of said concave dome;
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- (e) second means for concealing said first means from a viewer located on said first side of said front wall.
An indoor structure that simulates an outdoor environment, said structure comprising:
- (a) a front wall having at least one transparent window therein, said front wall having a first side and a second side;
- (b) a ceiling which slants from a high end at or adjacent said second side of said front wall to a low end removed from said front wall, said ceiling having an inside surface facing said wall and an outside surface facing away from said wall;
- (c) an aperture in said ceiling, said aperture having a periphery;
- (d) a structure located on the outside of said ceiling over said aperture, said structure having a light reflecting inside surface facing said ceiling and an outside surface facing away from said ceiling;
- (e) first means for shining light on said light reflecting inside surface of said structure;
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- (f) second means for concealing said first means from a viewer located on said first side of said front wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.