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US 2014/0208667 A1Published application
Aboveground safety shelter
OwnerKeith Thompson, Clint Algoodinventors
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Abstract
A mobile aboveground safety shelter to provide protection from dangerous events such as storms, tornadoes and similar occurrences is provided. The shelter includes a pallet and a room connected to the pallet. The pallet has a generally planer base and a wall extending upward from the base. The wall and base form a cavity suitable for containing a weighting material.
Claims19
An aboveground safety shelter comprising:
- a pallet having a generally planer base and a wall extending upward from said base wherein said base and said wall form a cavity suitable for containing a weighting material;
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- a room connected to said pallet wherein said pallet and said cylindrical room are configured such that, when said weighting material is added to said cavity, the weight of said shelter and said weighting material provides the primary resistance against movement of said shelter resists movement in storms without additional without reliance on anchoring means or belowground components such as poured ground foundations, in-ground anchors or stabilizing arms.
A mobile aboveground safety shelter comprising:
- a pallet composed of steel and having a generally planer base and a wall extending upward from said base;
- a weighting material wherein said base and said wall form a cavity suitable for containing said weighting material and said pallet with said weighting material comprise at least 80% of the weight of the safety shelter;
- a cylindrical room composed of steel and comprising a cylindrical wall connected to said pallet, a floor and a roof, wherein said roof is in the form of spherical cap and wherein said pallet, cylindrical room and weighting material are configured such that the weight of said shelter and said weighting material provides the primary resistance against movement of said shelter resists movement in storms without reliance on anchoring means or belowground components such as poured ground foundations, in-ground anchors or stabilizing arms;
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- a door for accessing the interior of said cylindrical room wherein said door opens inward into said cylindrical room, wherein the height of said pallet is from 20% to 30% of the height of said shelter, and the length of said pallet is more than 175% of the diameter of said cylindrical room.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.