Patent ID: 8615934

Claim:
A modular portable shelter for efficient transport and assembly comprising: a) a foundation having a plurality of base pads, and at least three support planks, placed upon said plurality of base pads; b) a floor, placed atop said foundation, said floor having a frame and a top surface; c) a plurality of arched half-wall assemblies attached to said floor, each of said half-wall assemblies having at least two rib members, each of the at least two rib members having an upper portion and an outer face; d) an outer sheath, having a top portion, attached to said at least two rib members, wherein the upper portion of said at least two rib members and the top portion of said outer sheath forms a roof structure; e) further wherein, two of said arched half-wall assemblies, being oppositely disposed, form an arched full-wall section, wherein said shelter comprises a plurality of said full-wall sections; f) a first gasket attached to one of said at least two rib members such that the first gasket is positioned on said outer face of one of said rib members; g) a second gasket attached to the other of said at least two rib members such that the second gasket is positioned on said outer face of the other of said rib members; h) a front gable panel, attached to said floor and to one of said arched full-wall sections; i) a rear gable panel being attached to said floor and to another one of said arched full-wall sections; j) wherein, when a second one of said half-wall assemblies is attached to said floor, the second gasket on a first one of said half-wall assemblies contacts the first gasket on said second one of said half-wall assemblies, thereby forming a seal between said first one of said half-wall assemblies and said second one of said half-wall assemblies; k) each of said rib members includes a roof joint bolt flange; and l) wherein a first one of said roof joint bolt flanges is connected to a second, oppositely disposed one of said roof joint bolt flanges.