GB2225358A - Portable foldable shelter - Google Patents

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GB2225358A
GB2225358A GB8826190A GB8826190A GB2225358A GB 2225358 A GB2225358 A GB 2225358A GB 8826190 A GB8826190 A GB 8826190A GB 8826190 A GB8826190 A GB 8826190A GB 2225358 A GB2225358 A GB 2225358A
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Nisar Sayed
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Priority to AU44980/89A priority patent/AU4498089A/en
Priority to PCT/GB1989/001301 priority patent/WO1990005222A1/en
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Priority to GB9102974A priority patent/GB2243853B/en
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/343Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
    • E04B1/344Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport with hinged parts
    • E04B1/3445Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport with hinged parts foldable in a flat stack of parallel panels

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Abstract

A collapsible accommodation unit which is transportable and lightweight in construction so that it can be erected quickly and easily to provide semi-permanent relief accommodation. The unit comprises a floor (10), a roof (11), a first pair of opposed folding side walls (12) hinged to the floor and to the roof, and a further pair of side walls (13) hinged to opposite ends respectively of the floor (10). The unit may be raised from a flat collapsed condition to its fully erected condition very quickly requiring neither tools nor skilled personnel. Rigidity and weatherproofing are ensured by an open-bottom box formation of the roof (11) and by inter-engaging members (22, 33) at the side edges of the walls (12, 13).

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COUCPSIBLE AND FOLDING ACCOMMODATION UNIT This invention relates to an accommodation unit and, more particularly, to a collapsible and folding accommodation unit that can be erected quickly and easily to provide semi-permanent accommodation for example in disaster areas where more conventional habitation is not available.
It is known for the survivors of disasters involving the destruction of homes to be temporarily housed under canvas. There is however a need for a more permanent kind of accommodation unit which will make possible the resumption of normal living standards without awaiting a full rebuilding programme.
According to the present invention there is provided a knock-down accommodation unit comprising a floor, side walls and a flat roof with a depending rim providing an open-bottomed box in which the floor and side walls are stowed in the collapsed unit and which imparts dimensional stability to the erected unit.
The roof and floor are preferably interconnected by two opposed side walls each having a transverse fold-line enabling the wall to fold between the roof and the floor.
One embodiment of accommodation unit in accordance with the invention is illustrated in the accompanying informal drawings, in which: Figs. 1 to 4 illustrate stages in the erection of the unit; Fig. 5 shows a plurality of units combined to form a multiple room single storey house, and Fig. 6 is an artist's impression of the house shown in plan in Fig. 5.
The exemplary accommodation unit comprises a square roof and floor of approximately equal size interconnected by four side walls. A front side wall has a door opening therein and the opposite or rear side wall has a window opening (see Fig. 5). The front and rear side walls are permanently pivotally connected by their bottom edges to the front and rear edges respectively of the floor. In the collapsed condition of the unit these two walls lie flat on the floor as shown in Fig. 2. The remaining pair of side walls is permanently hinged to the floor and roof and each of these side walls has a central fold enabling the wall to fold inwardly between the floor and the roof as shown in Fig. 2.
The roof has a depending rim extending continuously around the periphery thereof. The roof thus has the form of a flat, open-bottomed box. The top edges of the two blank side walls are hinged to the roof internally of the rim.
The floor, roof and side walls are preferably made of heat-insulating material, e.g. a laminate comprising outer skins of glass-reinforced plastics or metal and an intermediate layer of closed cell foam material. The hinges between the various components may be formed in any desired way e.g. by the use of polypropylene or piamo metal strip.
For erection the unit is located on a level site while still in the knocked-down condition and with the roof uppermost (Fig. 1). The roof is then lifted away from the floor thereby unfolding the blank side walls (Fig. 2). The front and rear side walls are then raised into position (Fig. 3). The top edges of the front and rear side walls abut the inner surface of the roof rim and are fastened thereto by any suitable means e.g. studs and wingnuts.
The dimensional stability of the erected unit is due mainly to the structural rigidity of the roof box.
This roof construction has the additional advantages of providing for proper water run-off from the flat roof thereby avoiding leakage between the roof and the side walls. The roof rim is also useful in the mutual location and fixing of like accommodation units to form .a modular design as shown in Fig. 5.
In addition the roof box plays an important function in the collapsed condition of the unit. Thus, it also provides stowage space for the other components of the unit.
Guyropes (not shown) may also be provided to anchor the accommodation unit to the site.
Special clips are fixed to the edge of the collapsed unit to hold the components securely together. There is an additional advantage that the ropes will provide hand-holds on the collapsed unit which may be useful during transport.

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  1. CLAIM
    An accommodation unit, made up of a series of light-weight panels, hinged in such a manner that the unit may be folded down into a compact, easily transportable form and allowing for a number of units to be easily stacked one on top of another. The units can be immediately re-erected without the use of tools or additional unattached parts.
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GB8826190A GB2225358A (en) 1987-06-04 1988-11-09 Portable foldable shelter
AU44980/89A AU4498089A (en) 1988-11-09 1989-11-01 A collapsible accommodation unit
PCT/GB1989/001301 WO1990005222A1 (en) 1988-11-09 1989-11-01 A collapsible accommodation unit
GB9102974A GB2243853B (en) 1988-11-09 1991-02-12 A collapsible accommodation unit

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GB878713141A GB8713141D0 (en) 1987-06-04 1987-06-04 Collapsible & folding accommodation unit
GB8826190A GB2225358A (en) 1987-06-04 1988-11-09 Portable foldable shelter

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GB2250305A (en) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-03 Bramley Alexander Smith Portable, collapsible building
US5566514A (en) * 1995-03-03 1996-10-22 Freller; Walter Self-supporting building structure
WO2002085716A2 (en) * 2001-04-12 2002-10-31 Ikor B D.O.O. Rapidly collapsible multi-cellular mobile accommodation assembly
GB2425547A (en) * 2005-04-29 2006-11-01 Bamford Excavators Ltd Foldable building construction
WO2006133482A1 (en) * 2005-06-16 2006-12-21 Deployable Structures International Pty Ltd Prefabricated modular building
FR2988122A1 (en) * 2012-03-15 2013-09-20 Althome France Removable and transportable shelter for use by e.g. street vendors, has dihedron moved around articulation between folded up and back position and connected and unfolded position in which secondary wall is fixed by its free lower side
AT513853A4 (en) * 2013-01-31 2014-08-15 Johann Dipl Ing Gimplinger Mobile, multifunctional, foldable (convertible) room
JP2014163151A (en) * 2013-02-26 2014-09-08 Sus Corp Unit building
WO2017103324A1 (en) * 2015-12-15 2017-06-22 Intlog Oy Collapsible three-dimensional structure, method for erecting same and use
ES2680198A1 (en) * 2017-02-22 2018-09-04 Ignacio LAUWERS ALONSO Collapsible and aggregate survival cell (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
US20210396036A1 (en) * 2020-06-19 2021-12-23 Thomas Elhart Collapsible hunting blind apparatus
US20230106634A1 (en) * 2021-10-06 2023-04-06 Advanced Containment Systems, Inc. Rapid set shelter
US20230374774A1 (en) * 2022-05-20 2023-11-23 Ira R. Keys, Jr. Multi-panel foldable shelter system
US20240141672A1 (en) * 2018-06-14 2024-05-02 Wing Aviation Llc Unmanned aerial vehicle housing

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GB1076183A (en) * 1963-04-06 1967-07-19 Warren Holmes Improvements in and relating to collapsible boxes, crates, huts and similar constructions
GB1092641A (en) * 1965-01-22 1967-11-29 Terrapin Ltd Improvements in or relating to prefabricated building structures
US4166343A (en) * 1977-01-26 1979-09-04 Brian Edward D O Collapsible structures
GB1565497A (en) * 1976-12-31 1980-04-23 Portakabin Ltd Portable buildings
EP0139591A2 (en) * 1983-10-17 1985-05-02 Georges Alain Lando Collapsible device for lifting a vehicle or a housing
WO1986003243A1 (en) * 1984-11-26 1986-06-05 Alain Paul Victor Graillat Dwelling place of the foldable and/or dismountable type

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1076183A (en) * 1963-04-06 1967-07-19 Warren Holmes Improvements in and relating to collapsible boxes, crates, huts and similar constructions
GB1092641A (en) * 1965-01-22 1967-11-29 Terrapin Ltd Improvements in or relating to prefabricated building structures
GB1565497A (en) * 1976-12-31 1980-04-23 Portakabin Ltd Portable buildings
US4166343A (en) * 1977-01-26 1979-09-04 Brian Edward D O Collapsible structures
EP0139591A2 (en) * 1983-10-17 1985-05-02 Georges Alain Lando Collapsible device for lifting a vehicle or a housing
WO1986003243A1 (en) * 1984-11-26 1986-06-05 Alain Paul Victor Graillat Dwelling place of the foldable and/or dismountable type

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2250305A (en) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-03 Bramley Alexander Smith Portable, collapsible building
GB2250305B (en) * 1990-11-30 1995-01-11 Bramley Alexander Smith A readily portable and collapsible building
US5566514A (en) * 1995-03-03 1996-10-22 Freller; Walter Self-supporting building structure
WO2002085716A2 (en) * 2001-04-12 2002-10-31 Ikor B D.O.O. Rapidly collapsible multi-cellular mobile accommodation assembly
WO2002085716A3 (en) * 2001-04-12 2002-12-27 Ikor B D O O Rapidly collapsible multi-cellular mobile accommodation assembly
GB2425547A (en) * 2005-04-29 2006-11-01 Bamford Excavators Ltd Foldable building construction
GB2425547B (en) * 2005-04-29 2009-12-16 Bamford Excavators Ltd Improvements in or relating to building constructions
WO2006133482A1 (en) * 2005-06-16 2006-12-21 Deployable Structures International Pty Ltd Prefabricated modular building
US7647731B2 (en) 2005-06-16 2010-01-19 Deployable Structures International Pty Ltd Prefabricated modular building
FR2988122A1 (en) * 2012-03-15 2013-09-20 Althome France Removable and transportable shelter for use by e.g. street vendors, has dihedron moved around articulation between folded up and back position and connected and unfolded position in which secondary wall is fixed by its free lower side
AT513853A4 (en) * 2013-01-31 2014-08-15 Johann Dipl Ing Gimplinger Mobile, multifunctional, foldable (convertible) room
AT513853B1 (en) * 2013-01-31 2014-08-15 Johann Dipl Ing Gimplinger Mobile, multifunctional, foldable (convertible) room
JP2014163151A (en) * 2013-02-26 2014-09-08 Sus Corp Unit building
WO2017103324A1 (en) * 2015-12-15 2017-06-22 Intlog Oy Collapsible three-dimensional structure, method for erecting same and use
ES2680198A1 (en) * 2017-02-22 2018-09-04 Ignacio LAUWERS ALONSO Collapsible and aggregate survival cell (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
US20240141672A1 (en) * 2018-06-14 2024-05-02 Wing Aviation Llc Unmanned aerial vehicle housing
US20210396036A1 (en) * 2020-06-19 2021-12-23 Thomas Elhart Collapsible hunting blind apparatus
US11920363B2 (en) * 2020-06-19 2024-03-05 Thomas Elhart Collapsible hunting blind apparatus
US20230106634A1 (en) * 2021-10-06 2023-04-06 Advanced Containment Systems, Inc. Rapid set shelter
US20230374774A1 (en) * 2022-05-20 2023-11-23 Ira R. Keys, Jr. Multi-panel foldable shelter system
US11866927B2 (en) * 2022-05-20 2024-01-09 Ira R Keys, Jr. Multi-panel foldable shelter system
US20240287791A1 (en) * 2022-05-20 2024-08-29 Ira R Keys, Jr. Multi-panel foldable shelter system

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