Patent ID: 8707631

Claim:
A modular housing system, comprising: at least one panel having an eave hinge configured thereupon for expanding the at least one panel to form a bent of a housing unit, the eave hinge comprising a plurality of conduit sections including a first section and a second section, a coupler connecting the plurality of conduit sections, a first attachment mechanism and a second attachment mechanism spaced apart from the first-attachment mechanism, wherein the first attachment mechanism connects the first section of conduit sections to only the at least one panel and the second attachment mechanism only connects the first section of the conduit sections to another panel, the eave hinge permitting selection of an angle in the bent and the at least one panel configured to be connectable to another adjacent panel with the coupler therebetween, the panels held in place by a tensioning system running through the eave hinge to form a housing unit or a portion thereof; and wherein the eave hinge receives the tensioning system axially through its length.