Portable, self-contained movie theatre

Claim 1

A portable, self-contained childrens'' movie theatre comprising: a rectangular box-shaped theatre housing of unitized construction having a ceiling and floor, first and second oppositely opposed end walls, and a pair of oppositely opposed sidewalls; a plurality of seats within said housing, said seats being secured at their base to said floor and being arranged in a plurality of rows aligned to face said second end wall; a horizontally disposed rectangular opening in at least one of said sidewalls, said opening extending upwardly from said floor and being offset towards said first end wall at one end of said housing to shield the inner surface of said second end wall from light, said opening being coextensive in length with the seating area within the theatre to provide direct access to each of said rows of seats and to afford an unobstructed view of the theatre interior from the outside; a movie projection screen mounted within said theatre housing adjacent said second end wall, and lying in a plane parallel with the plane of said end wall; and, projector receiving means for supporting a movie projector within said theatre housing for movie projection onto said movie screen.