US2014096461A1PendingUtilityA1

Hotel rooms

Assignee: SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS INCPriority: Oct 8, 2012Filed: Oct 8, 2012Published: Apr 10, 2014
Est. expiryOct 8, 2032(~6.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A47B 13/00A47C 17/00E04H 3/02
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Abstract

An improved hotel configuration. The hotel room configuration includes two adjacent rooms, one of which forms a T, and the other of which forms an L, with the base of the T fitting into the right angle formed by the L. Embodiments are directed to reconfiguring an existing hotel having adjacent, side-by-side rooms into the T and L configuration. Additional embodiments are directed to a combined television stand and desk module that fits into or is used as a footboard of a bed. A television can be mounted on the top of this console, and can, in embodiments, rotate to face the desk, the bed, or other parts of the room.

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1 . A method of retrofitting a hotel, the hotel comprising a pair of structural walls with a space including two original rooms defined between the structural walls, and a dividing wall separating the two original rooms, the method comprising:
 removing the dividing wall; and   replacing the dividing wall with a structure that separates the space into two new rooms and defines separate spaces in each of the two new rooms,   wherein, the two new rooms are shaped like a T and L, respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the dividing wall comprises a straight wall. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the structure is an S shaped wall. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the structure is an S shaped wall. 
     
     
         7 . A hotel comprising:
 a first structural wall;   a second structural wall;   a space defined between the first and second structural walls; and   a dividing wall with a structure that separates the space into two rooms and defines separate spaces in each of the two rooms,   wherein the two rooms are shaped like an L and a T, respectively.   
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . The hotel of  claim 7 , wherein the L-shaped room includes a sitting area at the lower portion of the L, and a sleeping portion in the main part of the L. 
     
     
         10 . The hotel of  claim 9 , wherein the T-shaped room includes a sitting area in the base of the T, and a sleeping area in one of the arms of the T. 
     
     
         11 . The hotel of  claim 7 , wherein the structure is an S shaped wall. 
     
     
         12 . The hotel of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a bed in at least one of the rooms; and   a console at a foot of the bed, the console comprising a rotating television stand that is viewable from the bed and from the separate spaces in the rooms.   
     
     
         13 . The hotel of  claim 12 , further comprising a desk that is configurable between a first configuration that the desk extends parallel to the console and a second configuration in which the desk is perpendicular to the console and can be used as a table so that chairs can be positioned on opposite sides of the desk. 
     
     
         14 . A hotel room, comprising:
 a bed in the room;   a console at the foot of the bed;   a television rotatably mounted on the console; and   a desk positioned adjacent to the console and opposite the bed,   wherein the bed, the television and the desk are arranged such that when the television is facing the bed, it faces away from the desk, and when the television is facing the desk, it faces away from the bed.   
     
     
         15 . The hotel room of  claim 14 , wherein the desk is configurable between a first configuration that the desk extends parallel to the console and a second configuration in which the desk is perpendicular to the console and can be used as a table on opposite sides of the desk. 
     
     
         16 . A method of retrofitting a hotel, the hotel comprising a pair of structural walls with a space including a first original room and a second original room defined between the structural walls, and a dividing wall separating the first and second original rooms, the method comprising:
 removing the dividing wall; and   replacing the dividing wall with a structure that separates the space into a first new room and a second new room and defines separate spaces in each of the first and second new rooms,   wherein the structure includes a first portion that adds space to the first new room compared to the first original room and takes away space from the second new room compared to the second original room, and a second portion that adds space to the second new room compared to the second original room and takes space away from the first new room compared to the first original room.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the structure includes a first portion that adds space to the first new room compared to a first original room and takes away space from the second new room compared to a second original room, and a second portion that adds space to the second new room compared to the second original room and takes space away from the first new room compared to the first original room. 
     
     
         18 . The hotel of  claim 7 , wherein the two rooms include a first room and a second room, and the dividing wall includes a first portion that separates the separate space of the first room from the second room, a second portion that separates the separate space of the second room from the first room, and a middle portion that separates the separate spaces from each other.

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