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Description	Movie Theater Seating; Conventional low pitch viewing floors the preferred seating arrangement is to use staggered rows. While a less efficient use of floor space this allows a somewhat improved sight line between the patrons seated in the next row toward the screen, provided they do not lean toward one another.
Source	U.S. patent 06,164,018
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Author	USP06164018
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