Foldable expandable shelter
OwnerThomas Roden, Carl Folsom +2inventors
InventorsThomas Roden, Carl Folsom, John Russell, JR., Erik Stambaugh
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Abstract
A foldable shelter can have several wall sections joined to form a cylindrical lattice, and a roof section coupled to the wall sections. The wall sections each have a first member pivotally joined to a second member at near their respective midpoints. The shelter is foldable from an expanded state by inverting the roof segment into the interior of the shelter and pivoting the first and second members of the wall sections towards a parallel orientation. The shelter can have fixed length or extendable vertical and horizontal supports to enhance overall rigidity. The shelter can withstand wind loads without external bracing or cable support.
Claims29
A foldable shelter comprising:
- a plurality of wall sections, each wall section comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member pivotally connected to the first member at an approximate midpoint of the first member;
- and
- a roof section comprising:
- a plurality of roof beams, each roof beam having a first end pivotally connected to at least one wall section and a second end pivotally coupled to at least one other roof beam;
- wherein the shelter is foldable between a stowed configuration in which the first member and the second member defining each wall section are pivoted towards a substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other and an expanded configuration in which the first member and the second member defining each wall section are transverse to each other.
A foldable enclosure comprising:
- a plurality of wall sections, each wall section comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member pivotally connected to the first member at an approximate midpoint of the first member;
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- wherein the enclosure is foldable between a stowed configuration in which the first member and the second member defining each wall section are pivoted towards a substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other and an expanded configuration in which the first member and the second member defining each wall section are transverse to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.