Patent ID: 6948281

Claim:
A storm shelter, comprising: a rectangular-shaped base member having a first end and second end and two sides, a thickness, and an upstanding flange along the length of each of the two sides; an enclosure defined by a top surface, a first end surface, a second end surface, and a first and second side surfaces; a rigid arch-shaped sheet member forming the top surface and the first and the second side surfaces of the storm shelter, the sheet member being fit over the base member such that the inner surface of the sheet member is proximal to the upstanding flange along the length of each of the two sides of the base member, the sheet member being permanently connected to the base member along the length of each upstanding flange; a first door forming the first end surface of the storm shelter, the first door being pivotally attached to the base member along the first end of the base member for providing a first access to the storm shelter, the first door having an upper aperture and a lower aperture therethrough; a second door forming the second end surface of the storm shelter, the second door being hingedly attached to the base member along the second end of the base member for providing a second access to the storm shelter, the second door having and upper aperture and lower aperture therethrough; a first louvered conduit disposed in and through the upper aperture in the first door; and a second louvered conduit disposed in and through the upper aperture in the second door.