Smoker's booth
AssigneeQuality Air Systems, Inc.
InventorsJoseph S. Hofstra, Ronald J. Karaskiewicz, Mark R. Fischer
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Abstract
A smoker's booth for isolating, containing, venting, and filtering tobacco smoke. The booth has a walled enclosure with a smoker's access aperture. The presence of a smoker is detected, thereby activating the venting, filtering, and lighting mechanisms. The booth can be wall mounted or freestanding.
Claims36
A smoker's booth for receiving and accommodating one or more smokers and for isolating smokers and tobacco smoke, said smoker's booth comprising:
- ducted walled enclosure means;
- ceiling means;
- smoker's access means disposed in said walled enclosure means for providing ingress and egress for the smokers;
- and
- means for venting tobacco smoke from said walled enclosure means and away from the vicinity proximate to said walled enclosure means.
A smoker's booth for receiving and accommodating one or more smokers and for isolating smokers and tobacco smoke, said smoker's booth comprising:
- walled enclosure means;
- ceiling means;
- smoker's access means disposed in said walled enclosure means for providing ingress and egress for the smokers;
- means for venting tobacco smoke from said walled enclosure means and away from the vicinity proximate to said walled enclosure means;
- and
- proximity sensor means for automatically activating said venting means and light means when said sensor means detects the presence of a person.
A smoker's booth for receiving and accommodating one or more smokers and for isolating smokers and tobacco smoke, said smoker's booth comprising:
- walled enclosure means;
- ceiling means comprising downwardly projecting lip means at the front edge of said ceiling means;
- smoker's access means disposed in said walled enclosure means for providing ingress and egress for the smokers;
- and
- means for venting tobacco smoke from said walled enclosure means and away from the vicinity proximate to said walled enclosure means.
A plurality of smoker's booths for receiving and accommodating one or more smokers and for isolating smokers and tobacco smoke, said smoker's booths comprising:
- at least one shared walled enclosure means;
- ceiling means;
- smoker's access means disposed in said walled enclosure means for providing ingress and egress for the smokers;
- and
- means for venting tobacco smoke from said walled enclosure means and away from the vicinity proximate to said walled enclosure means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.