Patent ID: 7913460

Claim:
An observation shelter, comprising: a roof structure; a first wall having a first window opening positioned therein; a second wall having a second window opening positioned therein, the first and second walls meeting at a first shelter corner; a third wall having a third window opening positioned therein, the first and third walls meeting at a second shelter corner; a first shutter movable between a raised position for sheltering the first window opening from the sun and a closed position for covering the first window opening, the first shutter including an extension portion; a second shutter movable between a raised position for sheltering the second window opening and a closed position for covering the second window opening, the second shutter including a first pocket portion; a third shutter movable between a raised position to shelter the third window opening from the sun and a closed position to cover the third window opening, the third shutter including a second pocket portion; wherein the first, second and third shutters have respective shapes configured such that the shutters when in their respective raised positions meet or are positioned adjacent one another at first and second respective joints extending from said first and second corners to provide substantially continuous shelter from the sun for the first window opening and second window opening, and wherein with the first, second and third shutters in their respective closed positions, the first, second and third window openings are covered, the first extension portion of said first shutter is received in the first pocket portion of the second shutter, and the second extension portion of said first shutter is received in the second pocket portion of the third shutter.