Expandable shelter system
US7418802B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B1/34305
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A side expandable shelter system having a transport mode in which a side expandable section(s) is completely nested within an (ISO-style) main shelter section, and a deployment mode in which the side expandable section is completely protracted from the main shelter section. The side expandable shelter system comprises a flooring structure for the side expandable section provided by a hinged flooring panel assembly consisting of at least two floor panels hinged together so that they can be stacked compactly in a vertical direction when the side expandable section is retracted within the main shelter section, in a nested manner, so as to be completed contained therewithin its transport mode, and extended in horizontal direction when the side expandable section is projected from the main shelter section during the deployment mode. Both single and double side expandable shelter systems are provided.
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