Temporary shelter and method of making same

A method of providing a temporary shelter having a closeable door-shaped opening for allowing access into the shelter with the door-shaped opening being installable by a user at a desired selectable location, comprising the steps of:

• (a) defining an inner shelter space with a flexible sheet;
• (b) attaching a pair of self-applying zipper structures to an outside surface of the flexible sheet in a spaced apart upright relationship from one another by peeling away protective strips removably secured to the pair of self-applying zipper structures to expose adhesive strips disposed on a back portion of the zipper structures and pressing the adhesive strips in confronting engagement with the outside surface of the flexible sheet;
• (c) cutting a pair of spaced apart parallel slits in the flexible sheet which are parallel to and in alignment with the zipper structures to provide the closeable door-shaped opening and form a closeable door flap in the flexible sheet defined by the pair of parallel slits and a door flap edge of the flexible sheet for allowing access into the inner shelter space, the door flap having a width selectable by the user;
• (d) fastening a pair of eyeling screws to a floor;
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• (e) locking the temporary shelter with a pair of locks, each of said locks securing a pull tab from each zipper structure to one of said eyeling screws.

A method of providing a temporary shelter entry and exit system, the temporary shelter defining an inner shelter space with a flexible sheet having a closeable door-shaped opening for allowing access into the shelter with the door-shaped opening being installable by a user at a desired selectable location, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) attaching a pair of self-applying zipper structures to an outside surface of the flexible sheet in a spaced apart relationship from one another by peeling away protective strips removably secured to the pair of self-applying zipper structures to expose adhesive strips disposed on a back portion of the zipper structures and pressing the adhesive strips in confronting engagement with the outside surface of the flexible sheet;
• (b) cutting a pair of spaced apart slits in the flexible sheet which are parallel to and in alignment with the zipper structures to provide the closeable door-shaped opening and form a closeable door flap in the flexible sheet defined by the pair of slits and a door flap edge of the flexible sheet for allowing access into the inner shelter space, the door flap having a width selectable by the user;
• (c) attaching mated hook and loop type fastening surfaces to a bottom edge of the flexible sheet between the zipper structures and to a floor for detachably securing the bottom edge to the floor;
• (d) fastening a pair of eyeline screws to a floor;
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• (e) locking the temporary shelter with a pair of locks, each of said locks securing a pull tab from each zipper structure to one of said eyeling screws.

A method of providing a temporary shelter having a closeable door-shaped opening for allowing access into the shelter with the door-shaped opening being installable by a user at a desired selectable location, comprising the steps of:

• (a) defining an inner shelter space with a flexible sheet;
• (b) attaching a pair of self-applying zipper structures to an outside surface of the flexible sheet in a spaced apart upright relationship from one another by peeling away protective strips removably secured to the pair of self-applying zipper structures to expose adhesive strips disposed on a back portion of the zipper structures and pressing the adhesive strips in confronting engagement with the outside surface of the flexible sheet;
• (c) cutting a pair of spaced apart parallel slits in the flexible sheet which are parallel to and in alignment with the zipper structures to provide the closeable door-shaped opening and form a closeable door flap in the flexible sheet defined by the pair of parallel slits and a door flap edge of the flexible sheet for allowing access into the inner shelter space, the door flap having a width selectable by the user;
• (d) attaching an additional pair of self-applying zipper structures to an outside surface of the flexible sheet in a spaced apart upright relationship from one another;
• (e) cutting a window flap into the flexible sheet which includes pair of spaced apart parallel slits in the flexible sheet which are parallel to and in alignment with the additional zipper structures to provide a window opening;
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• (f) attaching mated hook and loop type fastening surfaces to a bottom window flap edge and a window ledge for detachably securing the bottom window flap edge to the window ledge of an existing frame structure.