Resin building
OwnerLance T. Hampelinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a multi-use building structure and method of assembling same. The building has its major components preferably made of twin sheets of plastic resin, each sheet formed to define different inner and outer surfaces. The building includes unique fasteners and connections facilitating quick and easy assembly for use and disassembly for shipping. The building may be used for different purposes with simple modifications, including a portable toilet, ticket booth, shelter, and storage shed.
Claims21
A plastic resin building having a base, panels, and a roof, said panels being connected at a bottom end to said base, at a top end to said roof and to each other at first and second longitudinal edges, wherein:
- said base includes lateral fasteners having a body and a head of increased diameter than said body, said fasteners spaced apart and extending outward from said base;
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- said panels having a first wall and a second wall, said first wall defining downwardly opening fittings spaced along the bottom end so that said panels can be mounted to said base by sliding said fittings onto said fasteners and tightening said fasteners, wherein said fittings include raised surfaces that can engage said fasteners when tightened to prevent vertical dislocation of said panels from said base.
A plastic resin building having a base, side panels, a door panel, and a roof, the side panels being connected at a bottom end to said base, at a top end to said roof and to each other and said door panel at longitudinal edges, wherein said door panel defines a living hinge formed as a unitary part of said door panel and joining a first door jamb half and a second door jamb half, said living hinge being flexible so that said first and second door jamb halves can move from an initial molded position to a frame position.
A plastic resin building having a base, side panels, a door panel, and a roof, the side panels being connected at a bottom end to said base, at a top end to said roof and to each other and said front panel at longitudinal edges, further comprising:
- a door having a free edge and an opposing hinged edge at which said door is pivotally attached to said door panel, said door having a first wall and a second wall, said first wall defining a recess adjacent to said free edge and concentric with a pivot axis, said recess defining projecting open and closed stop surfaces;
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- a latch centered about said pivot axis and having a unitary base sized to fit within said recess, said base having projecting open and closed catches respectively matable with said open and closed stop surfaces, said open and closed catches radially spaced apart so as to limit the pivot of said latch to approximately 90 degrees;
- said latch having a handle with a latching end extending beyond said free edge when said latch is closed.
A plastic resin building having a base, side panels, a door hinged to a front panel, and a roof, the side panels being connected at a bottom end to said base, at a top end to said roof and to each other and said front panel at longitudinal edges, wherein at least one of said door, said front panel and said side panels has first and second walls wherein said first wall defines a frame having a recess sized to receive a sign, said recess having longitudinal walls containing slats spaced apart and sized to receive tabs of a transparent cover sized to fit within said recess.
A plastic resin building having a base, side panels, and a roof, said side panels being connected at a bottom end to said base, at a top end to said roof and to each other at first and second longitudinal edges, said resin building further comprising a corner connector extending longitudinally approximately the length of said side panels, wherein said first and second longitudinal edges terminate at respective first and second flanges angling from said side panels such that adjacent side panels form substantially a right angle when said first longitudinal edge of one of said adjacent side panels is joined to said second longitudinal edge of the other of said adjacent side panels by said corner connector.
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