Patent ID: 6393776
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: E04H,Y02A

Abstract:
A protective shelter for installation above and in the ground, comprising:a superstructure including a top, a side, and a base connecting an above ground shelter portion and a below ground shelter portion; the above ground portion including a shelter roof deck supported on the top of the superstructure and a shelter wall attached to the side of the superstructure; the below ground portion including a tub encased about the outside and underside with a concrete foundation encasement which secures the superstructure base in the ground and provides resistance against upward and lateral forces; the superstructure including column legs secured in the concrete foundation encasement; wall top framing elements attached to the column legs, wherein the wall top framing elements form an outside edge of the shelter roof deck and an upper support for the shelter wall; and wall bottom framing elements at the interface between the concrete foundation encasement and the shelter wall, wherein the wall bottom framing elements form a bottom support for the shelter wall.