Patent ID: 8763560

Claim:
A shelter, comprising: a base member; and an upper member combined with the base member; wherein: the base member includes a bottom wall panel, a rear wall panel pivotally coupled to the bottom wall panel, and a front wall panel pivotally coupled to the bottom wall panel; each of the rear wall panel and the front wall panel of the base member has a periphery provided with a plurality of first reinforcing ribs for reinforcing purposes; each of the first reinforcing ribs of the base member has an arcuate concave surface; the upper member includes a top wall panel and two opposed side wall panels each pivotally coupled to the top wall panel; each of the top wall panel and the side wall panels of the upper member has a periphery provided with a plurality of second reinforcing ribs for reinforcing purposes; each of the second reinforcing ribs of the upper member has an arcuate concave surface; each of the second reinforcing ribs of the upper member overlaps a respective one of the first reinforcing ribs of the base member when the upper member and the base member are combined together; the second reinforcing ribs of the upper member cooperate with the first reinforcing ribs of the base member to reinforce the strength of the upper member and the base member and the strength of the shelter; each of the first reinforcing ribs of the base member is inclined to the rear wall panel and the front wall panel, with an inclined angle of about forty-five degrees (45°) being defined between each of the first reinforcing ribs and each of the rear wall panel and the front wall panel; and each of the second reinforcing ribs of the upper member is inclined to the top wall panel and the side wall panels, with an inclined angle of about forty-five degrees (45°) being defined between each of the second reinforcing ribs and each of the top wall panel and the side wall panels.