Patent ID: 8205399

Claim:
A portable dwelling for use on ground, comprising: a rigid enclosure having an interior space so dimensioned to receive an adult human being in a reclined or laying position and in an upright sitting position within the interior space; the enclosure comprising a frame defined by a plurality of rigid panel surfaces between the interior space and an exterior space capable of maintaining dryness of the interior space in the event of a rainfall in the exterior space; a plurality of wheels attached to the enclosure that facilitate movement of the enclosure along the ground; the enclosure having a mass capable of being moved along the ground via the plurality of wheels by only one adult human being; and the enclosure having an exterior profile so dimensioned to allow the enclosure to be moved along a sidewalk of a city without completely obstructing a navigable portion of the sidewall; wherein the plurality of rigid panel surfaces comprises a floor portion and a plurality of wall portions, the plurality of wall portions being connectable to each other and being connectable to the floor portion via a knock-down interlock arrangement; the floor portion comprises at least one of a drainage trough and a drainage channel disposed in an area where a bottom edge of a respective one of the plurality of wall portions engages with the floor portion; and adjacent ones of the plurality of wall portions respectively include a mating projection and pocket arrangement to provide a weather-proof arrangement at outer comers of the enclosure.