Patent ID: 6493997
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable garage mountable on the surface of a site, said portable garage for protecting an automobile parked therein comprising:a base having a lower face adapted for emplacement upon said surface, in turn, comprising: a plurality of wall bases, each being an elongated body and having a lower base portion with a cavity adapted to receive ballast therewithin and an upper base portion extending longitudinally beyond said lower base portion thereof; a plurality of base connectors, each mountable adjacent to and interlockable with at least one of said wall bases, extending below said upper base portion, each one of said base connectors, upon ballast being added to said interlockable one of said wall bases, disposed to being held down thereby; a bore in each of said base connectors, each said bore upon erection of said portable garage, extending substantially vertically through the respective one of said base connectors; a plurality of support members, each one disposed in a respective bore, said support members for supporting walls and a roof structure; a roof extending between said support members adapted to protect said automobile parked thereunder; and whereby, upon filling one or more of said wall bases with ballast, the structure becomes stabilized without requiring an excavated foundation.