Patent ID: 8511001
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: E04B,E04H

Abstract:
1. A modular utility shed construction system utilizing molded plastic structural panels comprising: a floor for enclosing a bottom of said utility shed, said floor including a plurality of like-configured floor panels, one of said floor panel members including a first lip extending along a longitudinal edge of said floor panel, another of said floor panel members including a second lip extending along a longitudinal edge of said another floor panel member, said second lip of said another floor panel member engaging said first lip of said one floor panel member thereby securing said one floor panel member to said another floor panel member, by engagement of a plurality of sockets located around a perimeter of said floor; a right side wall for enclosing a right side of said utility shed, a left side wall for enclosing a left side of said utility shed, said right side wall including a front panel and a rear panel, said right side wall front and rear panels being secured together in a coplanar relationship, said left side wall including a front panel and a rear panel, said left side wall front and rear panels being secured together in a coplanar relationship; at least three bosses along a lower edge of each of said right side wall front and rear panels and said left side wall front and rear panels, said bosses being a contoured key member of a substantially conjugate shape as said sockets, said bosses being constructed and arranged to fit into said plurality of sockets located on said floor when said right side wall and said left side wall are secured to said floor, said bosses constructed and arranged to slide transversely in relation to said sockets, whereby this motion interlocks said bosses into said corresponding sockets, said bosses locking said right and left side walls to said floor; a rear wall for enclosing a rear portion of said utility shed, said rear wall including a rear wall panel, at least two bosses along a lower edge of said rear wall panel, said bosses being constructed and arranged to fit into said plurality of sockets located on said floor, said bosses locking said rear wall panel to said floor and preventing removal of said rear wall panel from said floor; a roof for enclosing an upper portion of said utility shed, said roof including a plurality of roof panels secured to said left side wall, said right side wall and said rear wall to form said roof, said roof panels include a front roof panel and a back roof panel, said back roof panel is fixedly secured to said utility shed, said front roof panel is slidably secured to said utility shed, said front roof panel being slidable between a forward, closed position and a rearward, open position, said rearward position permitting ready access to said utility shed by an individual who is taller than the height of said utility shed; a plurality of roof guides secured to said right side wall and said left side wall, said rear roof panel fixedly secured to said plurality of roof guides; and a plurality of doors enclosing a front of said utility shed and permitting access to said utility shed, said doors including at least two door panels.