Patent Application
20230226386
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The disclosure relates to enclosure devices and more particularly pertains to a new enclosure device for protecting an individual from airborne pathogens. The device includes an enclosure, a desk positioned in the enclosure and a bench positioned in the enclosure. The enclosure has air holes and filters that are aligned with the air holes for filtering airborne pathogens from the air. In this way a student can attend a class, for example, while being protected from airborne pathogens.
The prior art relates to enclosure devices including a variety of safety enclosures for facilitating a clean environment to house an occupant. The prior art discloses a treatment booth that includes air filters and ultraviolet lamps for eliminating hazardous airborne particles. The prior art discloses a variety of enclosures that includes climate control for maintaining an interior of the enclosure at a pre-determined set of conditions. The prior art discloses an ornamental design for a privacy pod that includes a door.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an enclosure that is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to protect an occupant from pathogens. The enclosure has a plurality of air holes each extending through the enclosure to pass air into the enclosure. A plurality of filters is each integrated into the enclosure to filter pathogens from the air passing through the air holes. A pair of doors is each hingedly coupled to the enclosure for opening and closing the enclosure. A desk is positioned within the enclosure such that the desk is accessible to the user. A bench is positioned within the enclosure and the occupant can sit on the bench.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the air holes 14 extends through the arched roof 22. Furthermore, the air holes 14 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 of the enclosure 12. The front wall 20 has a window 29 extending through the front wall 20 to facilitate the occupant to see through the window 29. The window 29 is comprised of a translucent material thereby facilitating the occupant to see through the window 29 while inhibiting pathogens from passing through the window 29.
A plurality of filters 30 is provided and each of the filters 30 is integrated into the enclosure 12. Each of the filters 30 is aligned with a respective one of the air holes 14 for filtering pathogens from the air passing through the air holes 14. Additionally, each of the filters 30 is integrated into the arched roof 22 of the enclosure 12. The plurality of filters 30 may each comprise a high efficiency particulate air filter or other type of filter which can capture any airborne particle with a size of 0.3 microns or greater.
A pair of doors 32 is provided and each of the doors 32 is hingedly coupled to the enclosure 12 for opening and closing the enclosure 12. Each of the doors 32 has a perimeter edge 34 and a first surface 36, and the perimeter edge 34 has a first lateral side 38, a second lateral side 40 and a top side 42. The top side 42 curves upwardly between the first lateral side 38 and the second lateral side 40, and the first lateral side 38 has a height that is greater than a height of the second lateral side 40. The second lateral side 40 of the perimeter edge 34 of each of the doors 32 is hingedly coupled to a bounding edge 43 of a respective one of the entries 28 defined on the first sidelong side 24 and the second sidelong side 26 of the enclosure 12. Furthermore, the top side 42 of the perimeter edge 34 of each of the door conforms to curvature of the arched roof 22 of the enclosure 12 when the doors 32 are closed. Each of the doors 32 is comprised of a translucent material thereby facilitating the occupant to see through the doors 32.
A pair of latches 44 is each coupled the first surface 36 of a respective one of the doors 32. Each of the latches 44 extends outwardly beyond the first lateral side 24 of the perimeter edge 34 of the respective door 32. Additionally, each of the latches 44 releasably engages the rear wall 18 of the enclosure 12 when the respective door 32 is closed for retaining the respective door 32 in a closed position.
A desk 46 is positioned within the enclosure 12 such that the desk 46 is accessible to the user, and the desk 46 is positioned against the front wall 20 of the enclosure 12. The desk 46 has a back side 48 and a top side 50, and the back side 48 has a plurality of storage wells 52 each is recessed into the back side 48 for storing objects. A microphone 54 is provided and the microphone 54 is coupled to the desk 46 to capture audible sounds. The microphone 54 may be an electronic microphone that is a component of an intercom box 56, for example, that is positioned within the enclosure 12.
A bench 62 is positioned within the enclosure 12 such that the bench 62 can be sat upon by the occupant. The bench 62 is positioned against the rear wall 18 of the enclosure 12 and the bench 62 has a lid 64 which is hingedly positioned on the bench 62.
The bench 62 is substantially hollow for storing objects. The lid 64 is positionable in a closed position to facilitate the occupant to sit on the lid 64. The lid 64 might include a cushion 66 that is positioned on top of the lid 64 for enhancing comfort for the occupant. A back rest 68 is coupled to the rear wall 18 of the enclosure 12 and the back rest 68 is positioned inside of the enclosure 12. The back rest 68 is aligned with the bench 62 to facilitate the occupant to lean against the back rest 68, and the back rest 68 might including a cushion 67 to enhance comfort for the user. A footrest 69 is integrated into the desk 46 and the footrest 69 is spaced from the basal wall 16 of the enclosure 12 to facilitate the occupant to rest their feet on the footrest 69.
A speaker 70 is integrated into the desk 46 to emit sounds outwardly from the speaker 70, the speaker 70 is in electrical communication with the microphone 54 and the speaker may be integrated into the intercom box 56. The speaker 70 may comprise an electronic speaker of any conventional design. An amplifier circuit 72 is provided and the amplifier circuit 72 is integrated into the desk 46. The amplifier circuit 72 is electrically coupled between the microphone 54 and the speaker 70 for amplifying an audio signal sent from the microphone 54 to the speaker 70. The intercom box 56 may include an earphone port 73 to facilitate earphones worn by the user to be plugged into the earphone port 73 to facilitate the to communicate with the earphones.
A power supply 74 is integrated into the desk 46 and the power supply 74 is electrically coupled to the amplifier circuit 72. The power supply 74 comprises a power port 76 that is recessed into the desk 46. An electronic device, such as a smart phone or the like, can be plugged into the power port 76 for charging the electronic device. The power port 76 may comprise a universal serial bus port or other conventional type of charge port. The power supply 74 includes a rechargeable battery 78 that is integrated into the desk 46, and the rechargeable battery 78 is electrically coupled to the power port 76.
In use, the occupant enters the enclosure 12 and the occupant closes each of the doors 32. In this way the occupant is protected from pathogens while the occupant attends class, for example, or other event that involves multiple participants. Furthermore, the desk 46 and the bench 62 facilitate the occupant to perform tasks that are commonly performed during classroom instruction. The microphone 54 and the speaker 70 facilitate the occupant to verbally communicate with individuals outside of the enclosure 12. Additionally, the occupant can charge electronic devices with the charge port in the desk 46.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
