Patent ID: 8511005

Claim:
An in-ground storm shelter comprised of a sliding door, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front side, a back side, a top side, a removable back door, a plurality of V-crimped side ribs formed by the left side and the right side, wherein the sliding door is supported in a manner such that when the sliding door is in the open position the sliding door is positioned under the removable back door, wherein the removable back door is supported by a rear angle iron flange and affixed to the top of the in-ground storm shelter by a plurality of bolts accessible from the interior of the in-ground storm shelter wherein the plurality of bolts are located completely interior to the in-ground storm shelter such that the occupant of the in-ground storm shelter can remove the removable back door by removing the plurality of bolts and the removable back door and exiting through the opening once occupied by the removable back door.