Observation shelter
AssigneeIndustrial Design Research, Inc.
InventorDavid Stollery
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Abstract
An observation shelter includes a plurality of generally upright walls including a first wall having a first window opening positioned therein and a second wall having a second wall positioned therein. First and second shutters are movable between respective raised and closed positions. The first and second shutters have respective shapes configured such that the shutters when in their respective raised positions meet at a joint extending from said corner to provide substantially continuous shelter from the sun for the first window opening and second window opening, and wherein with the first and second shutters in their respective closed positions, an extension portion of the first shutter is received in a pocket portion of the second shutter.
Claims22
An observation shelter, comprising:
- a roof structure;
- a plurality of walls including a first wall having a first window opening positioned therein and a second wall having a second window opening positioned therein, the first and second walls meeting at a shelter corner;
- a first shutter movable between a raised position for sheltering the first window opening from the sun and a closed position for covering the first window opening, the first shutter including an extension portion;
- a second shutter movable between a raised position for sheltering the second window opening and a closed position for covering the second window opening, the second shutter including a pocket portion;
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- wherein the first and second shutters have respective shapes configured such that the shutters when in their respective raised positions meet or are positioned adjacent one another at a joint extending from said corner to provide substantially continuous shelter from the sun for the first window opening and second window opening, and wherein with the first and second shutters in their respective closed positions, the extension portion of said first shutter is received in the pocket portion of the second shutter.
An observation shelter, comprising:
- a roof structure;
- a first wall having a first window opening positioned therein;
- a second wall having a second window opening positioned therein, the first and second walls meeting at a first shelter corner;
- a third wall having a third window opening positioned therein, the first and third walls meeting at a second shelter corner;
- a first shutter movable between a raised position for sheltering the first window opening from the sun and a closed position for covering the first window opening, the first shutter including an extension portion;
- a second shutter movable between a raised position for sheltering the second window opening and a closed position for covering the second window opening, the second shutter including a first pocket portion;
- a third shutter movable between a raised position to shelter the third window opening from the sun and a closed position to cover the third window opening, the third shutter including a second pocket portion;
- wherein the first, second and third shutters have respective shapes configured such that the shutters when in their respective raised positions meet or are positioned adjacent one another at first and second respective joints extending from said first and second corners to provide substantially continuous shelter from the sun for the first window opening and second window opening, and wherein with the first, second and third shutters in their respective closed positions, the first, second and third window openings are covered, the first extension portion of said first shutter is received in the first pocket portion of the second shutter, and the second extension portion of said first shutter is received in the second pocket portion of the third shutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.