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US 12,071,785 B1Granted
Above ground tornado shelter
OwnerSteve Galindoinventor
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Abstract
A tornado shelter and having a reinforced monolithic construction resulting from a single pour of concrete is described herein. Rebar extends upwardly from a base. The rebar is encased in concrete that forms the walls of the shelter. An upper portion of the rebar extend above a top surface of each of the walls. The upper portion of each of said rods are bent inwards and are also encased in the single pour of concrete for strengthening a ceiling portion of the shelter. A door, in-wall conduits, vent orifices and attached benches may also be provided.
Claims14
A tornado shelter comprising:
- a base defining sides, corners and a center;
- a plurality of rods extending upwardly from each of said sides;
- a plurality of walls comprising walls extending upwardly from each of said sides, each of said walls having a top surface, said plurality of walls comprising at least a first wall and a second wall;
- a roof structure supported on said top surface of said first wall and said top surface of said second wall;
- support beams that span from said top surface of said first wall to said top surface of said second wall, said roof structure and said support beams defining an attic space therebetween;
- concrete filling said attic space and encasing said support beams.
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A method of constructing a tornado shelter comprising the steps of:
- placing a base at a desired location, said base defining sides, corners and a center, said base having an outer angle iron extending upwardly at each of said corners and an inner angle iron extending upwardly at each of said corners;
- affixing rods extending upwardly from said sides of said base;
- placing an inside concrete form adjacent said inner angle iron, said inside concrete form having a top surface;
- placing an outside concrete form adjacent said outer angle iron, said outside concrete form having a top surface;
- wherein said rods are between said inside concrete form and said outside concrete form;
- placing a ceiling form on said top surface of said inside concrete form;
- placing support beams above said ceiling form;
- wherein an upper portion of said rods extend above said top surface of said inside concrete form and said outside concrete form;
- bending said upper portion of said rods towards said center of said base above said support beams;
- pouring a single pour of concrete for filling a space between said inside concrete form and said outside concrete form and for covering said upper portion of said rods and said support beams above said ceiling form.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.