Patent ID: 8381452
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A convertible structure comprising: a fixed frame including an elongated first support positioned at a peak of the convertible structure and an elongated second support downwardly and laterally offset from the first support, the first and second supports having lengths that are generally parallel; the convertible structure including first and second side wall regions positioned on opposite sides of the elongated first support, the second side wall region being positioned adjacent the elongated second support, the convertible structure also including a first roof region positioned between the elongated first support and the first side wall region, and the convertible structure further including a second roof region positioned between the elongated first support and the elongated second support; a plurality of combined side wall and roof units each including a first side wall panel and a first roof panel which are integrated together so as to be movable together as a unit, the combined side wall and roof units being movable relative to one another along the length of the elongated first support between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, the combined side wall and roof units enclosing the first side wall region and the first roof region when in the extended configuration, and the combined side wall and roof units substantially overlapping one another when in the retracted configuration such that the first side wall region and the first roof region are open; a plurality of second roof panels that each span a distance between the first elongated support and the second elongated support, the second roof panels being movable relative to one another along the lengths of the elongated first and second supports between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, the second roof panels being movable between the extended and retracted configurations independent of the combined side wall and roof units, the second roof panels enclosing the second roof region when in the extended configuration, and the second roof panels substantially overlapping one another when in the retracted configuration such that the second roof region is open; and a plurality of second wall panels mounted beneath the second elongated support, the second wall panels being movable relative to one another along the length of the elongated second support between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, the second wall panels being movable between the extended and retracted configurations independent of the second roof panels, the second wall panels enclosing the second side wall region when in the extended configuration, and the second wall panels substantially overlapping one another when in the retracted configuration such that the second side wall region is open.