Patent ID: 6086051
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A63C,E04B

Abstract:
A portable structure comprising, in combination:a plurality of wall sections each having a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween defined by a horizontally oriented linear top and bottom edge and a pair of vertically oriented linear side edges, each top and bottom edge having an elongated slot formed therein along an entire length thereof and in communication with the side edges, a pair of rectangular cut outs formed therein at opposite ends thereof, and a pair of vertically oriented square bores each with a square horizontal cross-section, the square bores formed in the top edge adjacent to the cut outs;a door assembly including a square opening formed in at least one of the wall sections which defines a bottom edge spacedly situated in parallel relationship with the bottom edge of the corresponding wall section and a pair of side edges which extend to the top edge, one of the side edges of the square opening having a flange extending along a length thereof and in coplanar relationship with an outer surface of the corresponding wall section and a tab mounted to the side edge to which the flange is mounted and in coplanar relationship with an inner surface of the corresponding wall section, the door assembly further including a square planar door pivotally coupled along a side edge thereof to one of the side edges of the square opening and further adapted to allow a slight vertical adjustment thereof, the door including a recessed handle formed in an inner surface thereof, a square cut out formed in one of the side edges opposite the pivotal coupling, a downwardly extending member mounted within the square cut out and a recess formed in an outer surface of the door along one of the side edges thereof, whereby the door is adapted to pivot between a closed orientation wherein the flange of the corresponding wall section resides within the recess of the door and the downwardly extending member is positioned between the tab and flange of the corresponding wall section for locking purposes and an open orientation upon the lifting and pivoting of the door;a plurality of lateral interconnects each including a plate with a pair of outwardly extending tabs mounted on each end thereof, whereby the lateral plates of the lateral interconnects are removable mounted within the elongated slot of a pair of wall sections such that the outwardly extending members remain within the square bores to maintain the relative orientation of the wall sections;an anchor assembly including a pair of spherical members mounted to a central extent of at least two of the lateral interconnects and extending outwardly therefrom, a frame including a horizontally oriented member with a first end and a second end, a telescoping angled member with a first end and a second end wherein the first ends of the horizontally oriented member and the angled member are hingably coupled and second ends of the members of the frame are equipped with a recess for snappily receiving the spherical members of the interconnects of the anchor assembly, the anchor assembly further including a hollow anchor with a lid for allowing an interior space thereof to be filled with sand, a bottom face of the anchor having a rectangular slot for receiving the horizontal member of the anchor assembly thereby maintaining the same level on a receiving surface to ensure that the wall sections remain vertically oriented;said lateral interconnects further including angled interconnects which are bisected by an elbow for allowing adjacent wall sections be coupled such that planes in which they reside intersect at various angles, an outer surface of the elbow of each angled interconnect having an eyelet for the removable coupling of rope for support purposes; anda plurality of longitudinal interconnects each including a planar plate with a pair of oblong cutouts formed therein at a central extent thereof, the longitudinal interconnects adapted to be removably inserted within slots associated with the top edge of a first wall section and the bottom edge of a second wall such that they are stacked vertically.