Combined axial theater and arena

Claim 1

A COMBINATION THEATER AND ARENA COMPRISING A STRUCTURE HAVING A GROUP OF PERMANENT SEATS ARRANGED AROUND THREE SIDES THEREOF IN THE FORM OF A HORSESHOE, A STAGE AREA AT THE FOURTH SIDE THEREOF, AND A SEAT STRUCTURE MOVABLE ALTERNATIVELY INTO POSITIONS (1) OVERLYING SAID STAGE AREA AND (2) CONFRONTING SAID STAGE AREA AND DISPOSED CENTRALLY OF SAID GROUP OF PERMANENT SEATS, (A) SAID MOVABLE SEAT STRUCTURE COMPRISING A FRAME, A SEATING PLATFORM MOUNTED ON THE FRAME, SEATS CARRIED BY THE SEATING PLATFORM AND WHEEL MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE FRAME, (B) THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE SEAT STRUCTURE BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS (1) AND (2) BEING SUBSTANTIALLY IN LINE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE HORSESHOE, AND (C) SAID MOVABLE SEAT STRUCTURE INCLUDING MEANS FOR TILTING SAID SEATING PLATFORM FIRST ONE WAY AND THEN THE OTHER INTO ALTERNATIVE OPPOSITELY INCLINED POSITIONS FOR VIEWING THE STAGE FROM ONE DIRECTION AND THE CENTRAL PERFORMING AREA FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, BY VIRTUE OF ALL OF WHICH THE STRUCTURE CAN BE CONVERTED FROM A THEATER HAVING FULL ORCHESTRA SEATING WITH ALL SEATS GENERALLY CONFRONTING A STAGE AT ONE SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE TO AN ARENA HAVING A CENTRAL PERFORMING AREA SUBSTANTIALLY SURROUNDED BY SEATS ON ALL SIDES WITH ALL SEATS CONFRONTING SAID CENTRAL PERFORMING AREA, WITH PROVISION FOR FAVORABLE VIEWING FROM THE MOVABLE SEAT STRUCTURE IN THE ALTERNATIVE OPPOSED DIRECTIONS WITHOUT TURNING THE SEAT STRUCTURE BODILY AROUND.