Emergency storm shelter assembly

An emergency storm shelter assembly comprising:

• a first panel having a base edge, a top edge, and a pair of end edges, said end edges extending between said base edge and said top edge;
• a pivotable anchor coupled to said base edge of said first panel wherein said first panel is configured for being pivotably coupled to a building structure adjacent to a wall of the building structure such that said first panel is selectively positionable parallel to the wall of the building structure;
• a second panel having a bottom edge, an upper edge, and a pair of end edges, said end edges of said second panel extending between said bottom edge and said upper edge, said upper edge of said second panel being pivotably coupled to said top edge of said first panel, said first panel and said second panel being positionable to extend outwardly from the wall of the building structure;
• a pair of end doors, each said end door having a coupled edge pivotally coupled to one of said first panel and said second panel, each said end door having a bearing edge positioned to abut one of said first panel and said second panel in said fully extended position, each said end door having a base edge configured to abut a support surface of the building structure wherein each said end door supports said first panel and said second panel in said fully extended position, said coupled edge of each said end door being positioned offset from an associated end edge of said one of said first panel and said second panel wherein said end door is positioned under said one of said first panel and said second panel in said fully extended position, said coupled edge of each said end door being coupled to a face of said first panel, each said end door pivoting inwardly wherein said end doors are positioned between said first panel and said second panel in said retracted position;
• a pair of tabs, each said tab extending from said bearing edge of an associated one of said end doors;
• a pair of grooves, each groove extending into one of said first panel and said second panel, each said groove being positioned to receive an associated one of said tabs in said fully extended position wherein said tabs restrict pivoting of said end doors while in said fully extended position;
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• a holding mechanism coupled to said first panel and said second panel, said holding mechanism securing said first panel and said second panel in a fully extended static position defining a sheltered space under said first panel and said second panel, said holding mechanism comprising
• a brace having a first end coupled to said first panel and a second end coupled to said second panel, said brace being selectively collapsible to permit positioning of said first panel and said second panel in a retracted position, said brace securing said first panel and said second panel in a fully extended static position defining a sheltered space under said first panel and said second panel, said second panel being substantially parallel to said first panel in said retracted position,
• a plurality of hinges coupling said top edge to said upper edge, each hinge having a pair of opposed plates, said plates pivoting with said hinge and abutting when said first panel and said second panel are in said extended position wherein said plates restrict further pivoting of said second panel relative to said first panel wherein said first panel and said second panel are held in said fully extended position by said plates,
• a chain having a first end coupled to said first panel and a second end coupled to said second panel, said chain having a length such that said chain restricts pivoting of said second panel relative to said first panel beyond said fully extended position wherein said chain holds said first panel and said second panel in said fully extended position, and
• a catch configured for coupling to a support surface of the building structure, said catch engaging said second panel in said fully extended position wherein said first panel and said second panel are held in said fully extended position.