Patent ID: 6289909
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A free standing shelter in the form of an arched structure that has the capability to lay on a flat surface and also bend around uneven terrain, comprising:a pair of bases having plurality of base leg segments including a top and a bottom attached together by hinging means on the top or bottom of adjoining segments depending on requirements relative to the terrain, said hinging means made of a nylon strap using attachment means to connect onto the leg segments, each base further including a plurality of rods that stem upwards perpendicular from said base for attachment purposes, said bases are made of a material that is resistant to rusting and rotting and said base is made out of meshed wood and plastic,a plurality of connecting straps formed of an elongated essentially thin material connecting the bases together in a parallel manner, wherein said thin material is made out of woven thermoplastic the form of a nylon strap,a plurality of bendable pipe segments disposed upon said rods on each end forming curved ribs between the bases with the rods maintaining the ribs position and the connecting straps taut under the outward urging of the pipe segments, wherein each bendable pipe segment is comprised of a plurality of smaller segments that use means of attachment in the form of a coupling,a plurality of longitudinal support pipes juxtaposed underneath said bendable pipe segments to hold said curved ribs in a fixed position, wherein each support pipe can be broken into segments, wherein an end of each support pipe includes a wider element to stop said support pipe from sliding out of place,connective means to attach said bendable pipe segments to said support pipes defined as crisscrossing material positioned at each point where said longitudinal support pipes and said bendable pipe segments intersect,a covering in the form of a substantially thin flexible material disposed upon the bendable pipe segments and support pipes, wherein said covering can be used to form any combination of openings and closings in said shelter, anda plurality of loop screws distending outward from each base such that a number of shelters can be used as a portable garage by attaching one or more shelters side by side through the loops.