Patent ID: 9016001
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A portable two story housing structure, said structure being dimensioned as a standard intermodal transportation container when in a collapsed state, the structure comprising: a pair of rigid first vertical end frames to support a second story of the portable two story housing structure and to stack one or more portable two story housing structures upon each other during transportation, the rigid first vertical end frames having upper and lower distal end portions and a length being equal to the height of a standard intermodal transportation container; a pair of rigid second vertical end frames to support the second story of the portable two story housing structure and to stack one or more portable two story housing structures upon each other during transportation, the rigid second vertical end frames having upper and lower distal end portions and a length being equal to the height of a standard intermodal transportation container; a pair of upper longitudinal members having a length being equal to the depth of a standard intermodal transportation container and attached to the upper distal end portions of the pairs of first and second vertical end frames; a pair of lower longitudinal members having a length being equal to the depth of a standard intermodal transportation container and attached to the lower distal end portions of the pairs of first and second vertical end frames; a pair of upper lateral members having a length being equal to the width of a standard intermodal transportation container and attached to the upper distal end portions of the pairs of first and second vertical end frames; a pair of lower lateral members having a length being equal to the width of a standard intermodal transportation container and attached to the lower distal end portions of the pairs of first and second vertical end frames; corner castings fitted on the upper and lower distal end portions of the pairs of first and second vertical end frames, wherein the corner castings are positioned so that the portable two story housing structure may be transported through a standard intermodal transportation system; at least one door disposed between at least one of the pairs of vertical end frames; a floor panel attached to the lower longitudinal and lower lateral members; a horizontal panel attached to the upper longitudinal and upper lateral members; first, second, and third top panels disposed adjacent to the horizontal panel, the top panels being traversable upward so as to form a roof of the portable housing structure, wherein the second and third top panels are rotatably attached to the first top panel; an elevating mechanism attached to the first top panel, wherein the elevating mechanism is configured to traverse the top panels upward and lock in an extended position; upper panels pivotally attached to the upper longitudinal members, the upper panels being rotatable into position to form the floor and side walls of the second story of the structure; and lower panels pivotally attached to the lower longitudinal members, the lower panels being rotatable into position to form the floor and side walls of the first story of the structure, wherein the vertical frames, lateral members, and longitudinal members define the outer envelope of the structure when in a collapsed state.