Patent ID: 7464502

Claim:
A modular folding shelter for use in seismic or weather disturbances, comprising: a first force transferring member having a first plurality of lateral supports, said first plurality of lateral supports including crossmembers, at least one upper articulation point, and at least one lower articulation point; a second force transferring member having a second plurality of lateral supports, said second plurality of lateral supports including crossmembers, at least one upper articulation point, and at least one lower articulation point; a top member for receiving said at least one upper articulation point of said first plurality of lateral supports and said at least one upper articulation point of said second plurality of lateral supports; a foldable base member for receiving said at least one lower articulation point of said first plurality of lateral supports and said at least one lower articulation point of said second plurality of lateral supports; and at least one panel attachment member having at least one upper articulation point, at least one lower articulation point, and at least one panel attachment point.