Below-grade expandable shelter
OwnerMatthew McReynoldsinventor
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Abstract
A shelter system having a stationary section configured to be positioned below grade and having a plurality of perimeter walls forming a stationary frame. A plurality telescoping sections are nested within the stationary section. A roof panel is attached to a top telescoping section of the plurality telescoping sections. A lift system is configured to provide a vertical force to the top telescoping section such that the plurality of telescoping sections are selectively positionable between an idle configuration below grade and a raised configuration above grade.
Claims20
A shelter system, comprising:
- a stationary section configured to be positioned below grade and having a plurality of perimeter walls forming a stationary frame, the stationary frame having a first perimeter;
- a plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections with each telescoping section having a plurality of joint walls forming a frame, the frame having a perimeter less than the first perimeter, the nested and linked telescoping sections configured to be nested within the stationary section;
- a roof panel attached to a top telescoping section of the plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections;
- and,
- a lift system configured to provide a vertical force to the top telescoping section such that the plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections are selectively positionable between an idle configuration below grade and a raised configuration above grade.
A shelter system, comprising:
- a stationary section configured to be positioned below grade, the stationary section including:
- a plurality of perimeter walls forming a stationary frame with a lower end and an upper end, the stationary frame having a first perimeter;
- and,
- at least one overhang attached to at least one perimeter wall of the plurality of perimeter walls at the upper end of the stationary frame;
- a plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections having a plurality of joint walls forming a frame, the frame having a perimeter less than the first perimeter such that at least one telescoping section is configured to be nested within the stationary section;
- a roof panel attached to a top telescoping section of the plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections;
- and,
- a lift system connected to the top telescoping section and configured to provide a vertical force to the top telescoping section such that the plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections are selectively positionable from below grade in an idle configuration to above grade in an expanded configuration with the stationary section remaining below grade, the nested and linked telescoping sections surrounding a room in the expanded configuration.
A method of using a shelter system, comprising:
- positioning the shelter system in an idle configuration, the idle configuration having at least one stationary section of the shelter system having a plurality of perimeter walls forming a stationary frame, and a plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections positioned below grade with each nested and linked telescoping section having a plurality of joint walls forming a frame, the plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections nested within the stationary section;
- and
- lifting a top telescoping section and the plurality of telescoping sections of the plurality of nested and linked telescoping sections to an expanded configuration above grade such that the plurality of joint walls of the plurality of telescoping sections form a room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.