Plastic sectional shelter
AssigneePoli-Shelters Inc.
InventorsGerard W. Worms, Percy A. Eggerman
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Abstract
A sectional shelter is made of a set of panels of plastic material arranged side by side, along with a plastic roof cap. The panels are coupled by ribs projecting from one edge portion of each panel and a channel along the other edge portion. Retainers are pivotally mounted on the inside of the wall adjacent the channeled edge portion so that the edge portion carrying the ribs may be captured between the inside wall of the panel and the retainer. The shelter has curved and straight panels so that it may have various configurations. Door and window openings are formed in the wall panels and are closed by doors and windows fastened on the panels.
Claims8
A shelter comprising a plurality of panels of plastic material arranged side by side to form a shelter wall, and coupling means connecting adjacent panels, wherein:
- each panel comprises:
- inner and outer faces;
- and
- first and second edge portions extending along opposite side edges of the panel;
- and
- the coupling means comprise, for each panel;
- male fastener means projecting from the outer face of the panel, along the first edge portion of the panel,
- female fastener means extending into the inner face of the panel, along the second edge portion of the panel and being positioned and sized to receive therein the male fastener means of an adjacent panel, and
- resilient retainer means mounted on the inner face of the panel adjacent the second edge portion, overlying the second edge portion and capturing the first edge portion of an adjacent panel between the inner face and the retainer means.
A shelter comprising a plurality of panels of plastic material arranged side by side to form a shelter wall, and coupling means connecting adjacent panels, wherein:
- each panel comprises:
- inner and outer faces;
- and
- first and second edge portions extending along opposite side edges of the panel;
- and
- the coupling means comprise, for each panel;
- male fastener means projecting from the outer face of the panel, along the first edge portion of the panel,
- female fastener means extending into the inner face of the panel, along the second edge portion of the panel and being positioned and sized to receive therein the male fastener means of an adjacent panel, and
- resilient retainer means comprising a plurality of resilient plastic strips, each pivotally mounted on the inner face of the panel adjacent the second edge portion and overlying the second edge portion for movement between a disengaged position in which the second edge portion of the panel is unobstructed by the strip and an engaged position extending across the second edge portion and capturing the first edge portion of an adjacent panel between the inner face and the retainer means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.