Method for building a protective structure and kit therefor

A system for building a protective structure, comprising:

• a container comprising storage rails;
• a group of panels disposed vertically parallel to one another in a storage position in the container, bearing on said storage rails;
• a set of components configured to build a carrying structure including a plurality of parallel carrying rails, and a transfer device which includes transfer rails;
• the transfer device being configured to be put in place in such a manner that the transfer rails directly link the storage rails to the carrying rails;
• and
• the panels and the carrying structure being configured such that the panels are engaged on the carrying rails and supported by the carrying rails, and then slide along the carrying rails along a direction of assembly;
• and
• wherein the panels are transferred from the storage position to a final position wherein all of said panels are supported by the carrying rails, by performing the following operations in such a way as to transfer all the panels:
• d1) transfer of at least one of the panels from the storage position to an insertion position wherein said at least one panel is bearing on the carrying rails;
• the transfer being performed using the transfer device lifting said at least one of the panels upward;
• the transferred panels being placed one after the other bearing on the carrying rails;
• and
• d2) movement of at least one panel along the carrying rails along the direction of assembly;
• during the transfer of said at least one panel from the storage position to the final position, said at least one panel moves while being continuously supported successively by the storage rails, the transfer rails and the carrying rails;
• and
• said at least one panel is of rectangular shape;
• and in one or more of the insertion position and the final position, or else continuously during a movement of said at least one panel in step d2) from the insertion position to the final position, each angle of said at least one panel rests directly or indirectly on the carrying rails via at least one bearing point located at a short distance from the angle under consideration and is disposed under a fly-off prevention part of a respective said carrying rail to prevent the panel from flying off of the respective carrying rail during windy conditions.

A method of building a protective structure, comprising the following steps:

• a) providing a carrying structure, including a plurality of parallel carrying rails;
• b) providing a group of panels, stored parallel to one another in a container, in a storage position;
• the panels bearing, in the storage position, on storage rails of said container, the panels being disposed vertically side by side in the storage position;
• the panels and the carrying structure being configured such that the panels are engaged on the carrying rails and supported by the carrying rails, and then slide along the carrying rails along a direction of assembly;
• c) providing a transfer device which includes transfer rails that are put in place;
• while the transfer device is being put in place, the transfer rails are disposed such that the transfer rails directly link the storage rails to the carrying rails;
• and
• d) transferring the panels from the storage position to a final position wherein all of said panels are supported by the carrying rails, by performing the following operations in such a way as to transfer all the panels:
• d1) at least one of the panels is transferred from the storage position to an insertion position wherein said at least one panel is bearing on the carrying rails;
• the transfer being performed using the transfer device lifting said at least one of the panels upward;
• the transferred panels being placed one after the other bearing on the carrying rails;
• and
• d2) at least one panel is moved along the carrying rails along the direction of assembly;
• and wherein,
• in the storage position, front sides of the panels are disposed on an upper side of the group of panels, a respective said front side of a respective said panel being a side of the panel which is at front of the panel during transfer of the panel from the storage position to the final position;
• during the transfer of said panels from the storage position to the final position, said panels are moved while being continuously supported successively by the storage rails, the transfer rails and the carrying rails;
• the transfer device includes a bearing secured to the structure;
• and
• during the transfer of said panels from the storage position to the final position, said panels come into contact with said bearing which forces said panels to rotate and to be lifted.