Patent ID: 6499260
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A01G,Y02A

Abstract:
A portable greenhouse structure comprising:a base in the shape of a right-polygonal cylinder having a top and a bottom, wherein the base comprises a plurality of wall panels connected along abutting edges; a hemispherical roof attached to the top of the base, wherein the hemispherical roof has a polygonal hole in an apex thereof, wherein the hemispherical roof is geodesic and includes a plurality of polygonal facets therein, and wherein the hemispherical roof further comprises a plurality of elongated flat areas formed therein between the polygonal facets; a polygonal panel having the same shape as the polygonal hole, wherein the polygonal panel is moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the polygonal panel sealably covers the polygonal hole when in the closed position; and one or a plurality of solar cells position on and attached to the elongated flat areas.