Patent ID: 9587394
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04H,Y02A,Y10T

Claim:
1. A portable shelter, comprising: a single-piece rigid, exterior, three-dimensional shell that comprises a curved profile and defines at least a portion of a human-occupiable volume therein, the curved profile comprising a rigid wall that comprises at least four sides, at least two of the sides being tapered from a bottom edge of the rigid wall to a top of the rigid wall such that the four sides of the rigid wall meet the top of the rigid wall with a radius, the shell defining at least one door opening; a rigid frame attached to an interior surface of the shell and comprising a substantially same size and shape as the shell; a rigid base attachable to the single-piece rigid exterior shell, the single-piece rigid exterior shell configured to detach from the rigid base and stack and load into a human-occupiable volume of another single-piece rigid, exterior, three-dimensional shell for transportation of the shells; and a furniture member pivotally attached to the rigid frame to adjust between a deployed position with the furniture member extending toward a center of the human-occupiable volume, and a stored position with the furniture member extending against the rigid exterior shell to expose the human-occupiable volume to receive another rigid exterior shell therein, wherein the furniture member comprises a first bunk bed, the portable shelter further comprising a second bunk bed pivotally attached to the rigid frame below the first bunk bed.