US3815298A - Rotatable multi-purpose building - Google Patents
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- a rotatable storage building consisting of a'roof supported in part at its center on a vertical post, and a surrounding wall depending from the periphery of the roof and extending downwardly approximately to a fixed floor or ground where its lower edge rests on wheels which co-operate with the: central post to sup port the load of theroof-andwall and loads on a horizontal hoist which extends from the center of the building to and'outwardly' from the wall through a door inthe wall.
- the building' may be rotated by manual or power means to position the door and hoist at any desired location.
- the rotatable building provided by the invention has demonstrated by technical and commercial success that it does not suffer from the deficiencies of the rotatable buildings of the prior art.
- the building according to the invention comprises a rotatable unitary structure consisting of a roof which is supported in part at its center on a pole extending upwardly from a fixed floor or ground surface and a wall depending from the entire periphery of the roof to adjacent the fixed floor or ground surface where its lower periphery is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced wheels which rest on the fixed floor or ground surface and cooperate with the pole to support the load of the rotatable structure.
- An access opening is provided in the wall adjacent the ground surface and a door is mounted on the wall adjacent the opening.
- a power or manually operated hoist extends horizontally from the central part of the building to, and outwardly of, the access opening for facilitating the movement of goods into and out of the building.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rotatable storage building provided by the invention
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the building, showing its use for storage, and
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the building, partly in section.
- a storage building constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and comprises, first, a generally flat, fixed floor surface 2, which may be the ground surface, and which supports a fixed vertical pole 4. At its upper end 2 the pole 4 rotatably supports an array of radially outwardly extending beams or trusses 6 which support a conical roof 8. To the periphery of the roof there is' connected a depending wall 10 which is continuous throughout the periphery of the roof and which has an opening or doorway 12 adjacent the ground or floor surface 2 which provides access to the interior of the building.
- One or more doors 14 are provided for this opening and may be moved from positions opening or closing the doorway, and may be suitably supported for sliding or other movement.
- the rotatable assembly of roof 6, 8 and wall l0 is supported by the central post 4 and also by wheels 20 which are attached to and extend downwardly from the lower edge of the wall 10 and are located at spaced intervals about the wall. These wheels rest on the ground or floor surface 2 and may, if desired, ride in a circular track (not shown) which surrounds or forms part of the fixed floor surface beneath the rotatable building.
- a heavy article 40 such as a packing case
- the building may be rotated with the load 40 to any desired azimuthal position after which the load'may be moved along the hoist 30 to a position within the building at which it may be stored.
- the reverse operation may be accomplished at anytime in order to move an article stored within the building to a position outside the building by suspending it on the hoist, after which the building and hoist may be rotated to a desired position at which the load A may be loaded on a truck or otherwise disposed of. It will be seen that when a heavy weight is carried by the hoist the load on -the rotatable building will be unbalanced and the wheels adjacent the hoist location act to prevent tipping of the building.
- FIG. 2 The use of the building for general storage is shown in FIG. 2, and it will be seen that in the use of the building any type of article or load, such as packing cases 40, aircraft 42 or vehicles 44 which are outside the building may be lifted there by the hoist traveler 32 and moved into the building along the hoist 30, after which the building may be rotated until the load is above a desired floor space onto which the load may be deposited. Obviously, the reverseoperation may be performed to remove articles from the building.
- any type of article or load such as packing cases 40, aircraft 42 or vehicles 44 which are outside the building may be lifted there by the hoist traveler 32 and moved into the building along the hoist 30, after which the building may be rotated until the load is above a desired floor space onto which the load may be deposited.
- the reverseoperation may be performed to remove articles from the building.
- a storage building comprising a fixed floor surface, a support pole extending vertically upwardly from the fixed floor surface, a roof rotatably supported at its center at or adjacent the upper end of the support pole, a substantially continuous vertical wall extending downwardly from the periphery of the roof with its lower edge adjacent the fixed floor surface, a plurality fixed floor surface, and a door for such opening supported by the wall adjacent the wall opening and mounted for movement to open or close such opening.
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FR2639665A1 (en) * | 1988-11-09 | 1990-06-01 | Madaule Jean Pierre | Movable roof device for adapting a building to the wind, temperature and light conditions of its environment |
US4979869A (en) * | 1987-10-06 | 1990-12-25 | Outboard Marine Corporation | Method for storing boats in a storage building |
DE4240577A1 (en) * | 1992-12-04 | 1994-06-09 | Rolf Disch | Building with section rotatable w.r.t foundation - has rotatable part having round plan view and light entry opening in outer circumference for room temp. control |
US5755160A (en) * | 1994-07-21 | 1998-05-26 | Blufordcraving; Charles Nathaniel | Rotating floor for motor vehicles |
US5896707A (en) * | 1997-07-03 | 1999-04-27 | Pope; Ralph E. | Roller assembly for rotatable building |
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US7013607B1 (en) * | 2003-09-12 | 2006-03-21 | South David B | Monolithic dome structure having unitary contoured laterally moveable access door |
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US4850160A (en) * | 1987-10-06 | 1989-07-25 | Outboard Marine Corporation | Circular dry boat storage building |
US4979869A (en) * | 1987-10-06 | 1990-12-25 | Outboard Marine Corporation | Method for storing boats in a storage building |
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DE4240577A1 (en) * | 1992-12-04 | 1994-06-09 | Rolf Disch | Building with section rotatable w.r.t foundation - has rotatable part having round plan view and light entry opening in outer circumference for room temp. control |
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US5896707A (en) * | 1997-07-03 | 1999-04-27 | Pope; Ralph E. | Roller assembly for rotatable building |
US6155003A (en) * | 1999-08-30 | 2000-12-05 | Smith; Clark W. | Vehicle storage building |
GB2391558A (en) * | 2002-08-01 | 2004-02-11 | Tony Bliss | Rotatable screened deck |
GB2391558B (en) * | 2002-08-01 | 2006-04-19 | Tony Bliss | Rotatable screened deck |
US20060228196A1 (en) * | 2002-11-06 | 2006-10-12 | Li Jiong L | Car park |
US20050016081A1 (en) * | 2003-05-30 | 2005-01-27 | Gomree Jean Francois | Workspace habitat |
US7013607B1 (en) * | 2003-09-12 | 2006-03-21 | South David B | Monolithic dome structure having unitary contoured laterally moveable access door |
CN105908842A (en) * | 2016-04-29 | 2016-08-31 | 唐平 | Rotating building |
CN105908842B (en) * | 2016-04-29 | 2018-07-06 | 唐平 | A kind of rotary building |
US20200023998A1 (en) * | 2016-12-20 | 2020-01-23 | Barton Francis PAWLUSKI | Apparatus for storing airplanes |
US20200102733A1 (en) * | 2017-04-04 | 2020-04-02 | Mauro Gregori | Covering installation |
US20210269175A1 (en) * | 2017-04-27 | 2021-09-02 | Flyon Aerosystems Ltd. | High Traffic-Rate Aerial Transportation System with Low-Footprint Vertiport |
US11603210B2 (en) * | 2017-04-27 | 2023-03-14 | Flyon Aerosystems Ltd. | High traffic-rate aerial transportation system with low-footprint Vertiport |
US11939069B2 (en) * | 2017-04-27 | 2024-03-26 | Flyon Aerosystems Ltd. | Vertiport with handling robots and a turntable |
CN108560727A (en) * | 2018-05-09 | 2018-09-21 | 钟利芬 | A kind of rotation building structure |
US20230143610A1 (en) * | 2021-11-10 | 2023-05-11 | Khaled Elbehiery | Rotating Building Assembly |
US11987976B2 (en) * | 2021-11-10 | 2024-05-21 | Khaled Elbehiery | Rotating building assembly |
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Owner name: ROLEY, RICHARD G., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E., JR.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0640 Effective date: 19900206 Owner name: GUTHRIE, ROBERT C., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0611 Effective date: 19890203 Owner name: BRIGGS, ROBERT J., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0645 Effective date: 19890718 Owner name: ROLEY, JANICE K., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E., JR.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0640 Effective date: 19900206 Owner name: GUTHRIE, SCOTT C., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E., JR.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0613 Effective date: 19900101 Owner name: YOUNG, DEWEY V., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0643 Effective date: 19890612 Owner name: GUTHRIE, ROBERT C., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E., JR.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0615 Effective date: 19890321 Owner name: YOUNG, DEWEY V., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0609 Effective date: 19890203 Owner name: GUTHRIE, STACIE L., GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:POPE, RALPH E., JR.;REEL/FRAME:007613/0637 Effective date: 19900206 |