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US 5,237,784 AGranted
Shelter container fit for habitation with extendible inner volume
AssigneeLohr Industrie
InventorEric Ros
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Abstract
A habitable shelter/container with an extendable inner space, characterized in that it comprises unfolding lateral extensions, corner uprights (7) incorporating a retractable prop (51) for lateral extension, support and lifting, and a bottom structure or base-frame (11) provided on its undersurface with bearing and guide means for moving it on a surface or bearing track on a transport vehicle. The invention is of interest to builders of shelters for industrial use and for use as dwellings, for example, building-sites, camps and living quarters.
Claims22
A habitable shelter/container, comprising:
- a skeleton framework;
- fixed panel means and movable panel means mounted upon said framework so as to define an interior space which has a predetermined size when said movable panel means are disposed at first positions upon said framework and an enlarged size when said movable panel means are disposed at second positions upon said framework;
- a plurality of lifting and supporting props disposed within corner regions of said framework;
- means for moving said plurality of props laterally outwardly and laterally inwardly between extended and retracted positions with respect to said corner regions of said framework;
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- means for vertically moving said plurality of props between extended and retracted positions with respect to said corner regions of said framework so as to lift and support said shelter/container at predetermined elevations with respect to a support surface upon which said plurality of lifting and supporting props are disposed.
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