Packaging system for a modular enclosure

US7779579B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Barry D. Mower · Layton, US
• Brent Steed · Syracuse, US
• Jay Calkin · Ogden, US
• Neil Watson · Layton, US
• Robert A. Astle · Kaysville, US
• L. Curtis Strong · Clearfield, US
• Rich Howe · Pleasant View, US
• David C. Winter · Layton, US
• Kent Ashby · Logan, US
• Troy W. Nye · West Point, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2005
• Grant date: Aug 24, 2010
• Expiry date: May 1, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E04B1/34317
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A modular enclosure may include a number of interlocking components, such as panels, that may be interconnected to form sidewalls, roof and/or floor. In particular, the modular enclosure may consist of a shed and the shed may be packaged within a container. For example, the shed may constructed from a number of outer wall panels and corner panels. The corner panels preferably include a living hinge that allows the corner panel to be moved between a generally planar position and an angled position. Advantageously, the wall panels and the corner panels may be capable of being stacked within the container to facilitate packaging of the shed when the corner panels are in the generally planar position.