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US 7,442,949 B2Granted
Portable nuclear radioactive fallout shelter and preservation of potable water storage system
OwnerStanley Earl Fosterinventor
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The Portable Nuclear Radioactive Fallout Protection Shelter & Preservation of Potable Water Storage System is comprised of self-supporting interlocking stackable radiation shielding watertight jugs having the dual purpose of being used to rapidly assemble fallout shelters and to store drinking water. The jugs are made of rigid neoprene, plastics, or similar substances that when filled with water and properly assembled omits radioactive gamma and X-rays. Wooden or metal support beams may be required when ceiling supports are necessary. The jugs may be filled using a common garden hose and be emptied by pouring water out of the water spouts that are also an integral part of the self supporting interlocking mechanisms and be drained by pouring water from the spouts or using a siphon hose or water pump. The system implements the construction of walls, modules, and complete protective shelters inside or outside of existing buildings.
A portable, versatile, self supporting and weight bearing means and system for construction of Portable Nuclear Radioactive Fallout Protection Shelters & Preservation and storage of Potable Water Storage that effectively prevents nuclear radioactive rays (more technically referred to as electromagnetic radiation that includes X-rays and gamma rays) from penetrating through water filled jugs that comprise walls, barriers, and shelters, said means comprising:
The system relative to any of the preceding claims wherein the weights and measures of each individual “jug” are:
The system claimed in any of the preceding claims and further comprising support beams, and/or vertical support posts, of sufficient strength and plywood of sufficient thickness that will be placed across the top of barrier walls or shelters leaving enough space between any existing ceiling and the top of the beams and plywood for the placement of three layers of “jugs” or fewer layers if the existing ceiling offers protective radiation blockage that will make up the difference for less than three layers being applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.