Storage shed
AssigneeSuncast Technologies, LLC
InventorRichard Gilbert
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Abstract
A storage shed including one or more extruded wall uprights, one or more blow-molded wall panels, one or more extruded corner uprights including a first corner upright a second corner upright, a blow-molded first door jamb panel, and a blow-molded second door-jamb panel. Some of the extruded corner uprights, some of the one or more extruded wall uprights, and some of the one or more blow-molded wall panels are collectively configured to, when assembled, directly attach to one another to form a sidewall or a rear wall of the storage shed. The blow-molded first door-jamb panel is configured to directly attach to the first corner upright and the blow-molded second door-jamb panel, spaced apart from the first door-jamb panel, and configured to directly attach to the second corner upright.
Claims13
A storage shed comprising:
- one of more extruded wall uprights;
- one or more blow-molded wall panels;
- one or more extruded corner uprights including a first corner upright and a second corner upright, wherein some of the extruded corner uprights, some of the one or more extruded wall uprights, and some of the one or more blow-molded wall panels are collectively configured to, when assembled, directly attach to one another to form a sidewall or a rear wall of the storage shed;
- a blow-molded first door-jamb panel configured to directly attach to the first corner upright;
- a blow-molded second door-jamb panel spaced apart from the first door-jamb panel and configured to directly attach to the second corner upright;
- a blow-molded header including a first end region provided with a first tongue, the first tongue configured to, when assembled, be inserted into a first groove defined by the first corner upright;
- a blow-molded first roofline panel including a front portion and a rear portion, the roofline panel tapered from the front portion to the rear portion such that the rear portion is narrower than the front portion;
- a blow-molded second roofline panel forming a portion of the sidewall, wherein the sidewall is configured to be positioned opposite another sidewall, and wherein top portions of the first and second roofline panels each define a notch;
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- a first lateral roof beam configured to extend between the first and second roofline panels so that a first portion of the first lateral roof beam is at least partially disposed in the notch defined by the top portion of the first roofline panel and a second portion of the first lateral roof beam is at least partially disposed in the notch of the top portion of the second roofline panel.
A storage shed comprising:
- a blow-molded floor panel configured to form a floor of the storage shed;
- a number of uprights configured to be fixed directly to the blow-molded floor panel, the number of uprights including a wall upright;
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- a first blow-molded side panel and a second blow-molded side panel, wherein the wall upright is configured to be disposed between the first blow-molded side panel and the second blow-molded side panel so that the first and second blow-molded side panels are fixed to one another to form at least a portion of a wall of the storage shed;
- a blow-molded header including a first end region provided with a first tongue, the first tongue configured to, when assembled, be inserted into a first groove defined by the first corner upright;
- a blow-molded first roofline panel including a front portion and a rear portion, the roofline panel tapered from the front portion to the rear portion such that the rear portion is narrower than the front portion;
- a blow-molded second roofline panel forming a portion of the sidewall, wherein the sidewall is configured to be positioned opposite another sidewall, and wherein top portions of the first and second roofline panels each define a notch;
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- a first lateral roof beam configured to extend between the first and second roofline panels so that a first portion of the first lateral roof beam is at least partially disposed in the notch defined by the top portion of the first roofline panel and a second portion of the first lateral roof beam is at least partially disposed in the notch of the top portion of the second roofline panel.
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