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US 5,956,903 AGranted
High-wind velocity building protection
OwnerFred Parkerinventor
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In many storms, high-wind velocity can cause severe damage to building structures by virtue of differential pressures caused by high-wind velocity winds traversing the structure, creating differential inside-outside pressures. Extremely low pressure on the downwind side of the structure causing higher internal pressures inside the structure to lift the roof or burst out windows and the like on the downwind side of the structure. The destructive effects of high-velocity winds on building structures are avoided by providing the building with controlled openings on the various surfaces of the building. Air pressure sensing devices sense pressure differentials caused by high-velocity winds on the upwind and downwind sides of the building and controlling the pressure control opening such that the high-pressure surface opening is closed and the low-pressure surface control opening is opened.
A system for protecting a building having various surfaces from the differential pressure affects caused by high-velocity winds comprising:
A system for protecting a building from the differential pressure effects between internal and ambient pressures caused by high-velocity winds comprising:
A method of preventing the destructive effects of high-velocity winds on building structures, said building structures having various external surfaces, comprising providing the building with controlled openings on the various surfaces of the building, sensing air pressure differentials caused by high-velocity winds on the various external surfaces of the building and controlling the controlled openings such that the surface control opening on a high-pressure side is closed and the surface control opening on a low-pressure side is opened when the air pressure differential exceeds a predetermined level.
A building having upwind and downwind external surfaces and controlled openings on the external surfaces of the building,
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