Shelter and shelter construction method

A shelter, comprising:

• a unitary first shell means for forming a unitary top wall, bottom wall, and first end wall;
• a unitary second shell means for forming a unitary second end wall, first side wall, and second side wall, the first and second shell means being complementarily positioned to create the shelter, the first and second shell means including:
• at least two metallic planar face plates;
• and
• a non-metallic honeycomb core, the core being adhesively bonded between the face plates;
• sealing means for sealingly engaging the first and second shell means, the sealingly means including welding means for facilitating the welding connection of the first shell means to the second shell means and for displacing the heat associated with making the weld away from the first and second shell means thereby allowing the weld to be made without deforming the first shell means, the second shell means, or the welding means;
• without delaminating the bonding within the first and second shell means;
• and without delaminating the bonding between the welding means and the first and second shell means;
• the welding means including:
• a first metallic member, in transverse cross-section the first metallic member having a bottom end bonded along the peripheral edge of the first shell means and having a top end;
• a second metallic member, in transverse cross-section the second metallic member having a bottom end bonded along the peripheral edge of the second shell means and having a top end;
• and
• wherein the top end of the first metallic member weld receivingly adjoins the top end of the second metallic member when the first and second shell means are complementarily positioned to form the shelter;
• and
• entryway means, located in at least one of the walls, for sealably allowing entry into and exit from the shelter.

A shelter, comprising:

• a unitary first shell means for forming a unitary top wall, bottom wall, and first end wall;
• a unitary second shell means for forming a unitary second end wall, first side wall, and second side wall, the first and second shell means being complementarily positioned to create the shelter;
• entryway means, located in at least one of the walls, for sealably allowing entry into and exit from the shelter;
• a first metallic member, in transverse cross-section the first metallic member having a bottom end bonded along the peripheral edge of the first shell means and having a top end;
• a second metallic member, in transverse cross-section the second metallic member having a bottom end bonded along the peripheral edge of the second shell means and having a top end;
• and
• wherein the top end of the first metallic member weld receivingly adjoins the top end of the second metallic member when the first and second shell means are complementarily positioned to form the shelter.

A shelter, comprising:

• a unitary first shell means for forming a unitary top wall, bottom wall, and first end wall;
• a unitary second shell means for forming a unitary second end wall, first side wall, and second side wall, the first and second shell means being complementarily positioned to create the shelter, the first and second shell means including:
• at least two metallic planar face plates;
• and
• a non-metallic honeycomb core, the core being adhesively bonded between the face plates;
• entryway means, located in at least one of the walls, for sealably allowing entry into and exit from the shelter;
• a first metallic member, in transverse cross-section the first metallic member having a bottom end bonded along the peripheral edge of the first shell means and having a top end;
• a second metallic member, in transverse cross-section the second metallic member having a bottom end bonded along the peripheral edge of the second shell means and having a top end;
• and
• wherein the top end of the first metallic member weld receivingly adjoins the top end of the second metallic member when the first and second shell means are complementarily positioned to form the shelter.

A method of constructing a shelter, comprising the steps of:

• making at least two bends in a unitary and formable first wall means in order to form a unitary top wall, bottom wall and first end wall;
• affixing the bottom end of a first metallic member to the peripheral edge of the bent first wall member, the first metallic member having a top end;
• making at least two bends in a unitary and formable second wall means in order to form a unitary second end wall, first sidewall and second side wall;
• affixing the bottom end of a second metallic member to the peripheral edge of the bent second wall member, the second metallic member having a top end;
• complementarily positioning the first and second bent wall members whereby the top ends of the first and second metallic members abut along their full lengths;
• welding the abutted metallic members along their full lengths;
• and
• forming a closeable entry passageway through one of the walls.