A booth

Abstract

A freestanding booth comprising a plurality of upstanding peripheral walls, a roof and a base upon which the booth stands in use, one of the walls defining an opening that is closed by a door, wherein the base extends along a basal edge of a plurality of the walls but does not extend across the opening.

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         25 . A freestanding booth comprising a plurality of upstanding peripheral walls, a roof and a base upon which the booth stands in use, one of the walls defining an opening that is closed by a door, wherein the base extends along a basal edge of a plurality of the walls but does not extend across the opening. 
     
     
         26 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the base is provided at the periphery of the booth only. 
     
     
         27 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the booth comprises four walls and the base is substantially U-shaped. 
     
     
         28 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein a removably attachable threshold member is provided, which, in use, extends across the opening and along a basal edge of the door when the door is in a closed position, the threshold member being attachable to the base at its ends. 
     
     
         29 . A booth as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the threshold member is elongate and is rotatable about its longitudinal axis for fixing in different orientations. 
     
     
         30 . A booth as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the threshold member, in use, takes the form of an upturned V in cross-section. 
     
     
         31 . A booth as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the threshold member overlaps a floor covering within the booth. 
     
     
         32 . A booth as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein a maximum vertical height of the threshold member, in use, is less than 10 mm. 
     
     
         33 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , which comprises no floor. 
     
     
         34 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the base comprises a plurality of elongate sections that are connected to one another, wherein adjacent elongate sections are arranged at an angle to one another. 
     
     
         35 . A booth as claimed in  claim 34 , wherein the base is unitarily formed. 
     
     
         36 . A booth as claimed in  claim 34 , wherein the elongate sections are separately formed and are joined to one another. 
     
     
         37 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein one or more of the walls comprises a frame that is fixed to the base and one or more wall panels that are fixed to the frame. 
     
     
         38 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein a plurality of the walls comprises frames that are joined together to form a booth sub frame. 
     
     
         39 . A booth as claimed in  claim 37 , wherein each of the one or more walls comprising a frame comprises two or more wall panels that include an inner panel and an outer panel, which oppose one another and comprise respective inner and outer faces of the wall, the frame comprising a vertically extending support element to which the inner and/or outer panels are mounted, wherein the support element comprises either a plurality of vertically spaced lugs or a plurality of vertically spaced hooks, wherein the inner and/or outer panels each comprise a corresponding plurality of the other of the vertically spaced hooks or lugs, and the lugs and hooks engage with one another to support the first and/or second panels on the support element. 
     
     
         40 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein each of the walls and the roof comprises one or more outer panels, there being provided seals between the panels so that the outer panels form a sealed outer structure. 
     
     
         41 . A booth as claimed in  claim 40 , wherein the door comprises a perimeter seal, such that with the door closed there is a sealed volume is defined by the outer panels and the door. 
     
     
         42 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein an acoustic seal is provided, which extends around substantially an entire periphery of the base and seals the base to a floor in use. 
     
     
         43 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein a seal is provided on a basal edge of the door. 
     
     
         44 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the base comprises sound absorbing material on an upper surface of the base, the sound absorbing material being sandwiched between the base and the walls. 
     
     
         45 . A booth as claimed in  claim 44 , wherein one or more of the walls comprises a frame that is fixed to the base and one or more wall panels that are fixed to the frame, and wherein the sound absorbing material is sandwiched between the frame and the base. 
     
     
         46 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the base is provided with sound absorbing material on a lower surface of the base that is sandwiched between the base and a floor during use. 
     
     
         47 . A booth as claimed in  claim 25 , which is soundproof.