Patent ID: 7442009

Claim:
A wind turbine assembly comprising: a wind turbine tower; a sleeve member slidably coupled to the tower; a wind turbine attached to the sleeve member; a driving device for moving the sleeve member relative to the wind turbine tower; a protective chamber having outer walls positioned around the wind turbine assembly near a lower end of the tower, wherein the wind turbine is positionable within the protective chamber; wherein the protective chamber further comprises a chamber lid positionable atop the outer walls to enclose the protective chamber; a guiding device for guiding the sleeve member longitudinally along an outer surface of the tower, the guiding device comprising: a linear guide member extending longitudinally along the outer surface of the tower; and a guide member slot in an inner diameter of the sleeve member wherein the guide member slot couples with and is slidable along the guide member in a linear path defined by the linear guide member.