Patent ID: 6085475
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: E04H,Y02A

Abstract:
A portable severe weather storm shelter comprising:a reinforcement cage including a first rod and a second rod disposed in spaced-apart parallel fashion, said cage also including a third rod attached to said first rod and said second rod, and a fourth rod attached to said first rod and said second rod and spaced apart from said third rod to form a substantially rectangular opening;a thin-walled tank having sidewalls, a top and a bottom, said sidewalls having a first aperture and a second aperture therein, said thin-walled tank disposed in said substantially rectangular opening of said reinforcement cage;a concrete layer formed about said tank and said reinforcement cage and including a first and second apertures aligned with the first and second apertures of said tank and a latch receiving means for receiving a latch mechanism;a hinged door attached to said concrete layer and disposed over said first aperture of said concrete layer, said hinged door including latch means for securing said hinged door to said latch receiving means; anda ventilation conduit disposed in and through the second aperture of said thin-walled tank and the second aperture of said concrete layer.