Patent ID: 6817144
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: A47K,E06B

Abstract:
A method for forming an enclosure of the type having a plurality of enclosure panels and at least one door, comprising:a) providing a first flexible profile element, said profile element having two side walls connected by an axially-extending web dividing said element into an upper channel bounded by a pair of spaced-apart, upwardly extending arms of unequal height, and a lower channel bounded by a pair of spaced-apart downwardly extending legs, each of said legs being provided with an inwardly directed flange for receiving and retaining at least one rigidifying second metallic strip element in said lower channel, said upper arms having inwardly directed interfacing portions for receiving and retaining an enclosure panel inserted therein; b) providing a rigid metallic strip of a length and configuration commensurate with at least a portion of the walls of the enclosure to be formed; c) inserting said rigid metallic strip into said lower channel formed in said flexible profile element to form a rigid composite base element of a length and configuration commensurate with the enclosure panels and doors of the enclosure to be formed, wherein said rigid metallic strips preconfigured to serve as a rigid template defining the shape of the flexible profile element when inserted therein and provides a rigidified perimeter base which serves as a template for the construction of the enclosure wall panels; and d) inserting a plurality of enclosure panels in said upper channel of said first profile element between said inwardly directed interfacing portions thereof to form the walls of said enclosure, while further rigidifying said first profile and creating a waterproof seal between said rigid composite base element and a smooth floor surface on which it is erected.