Protective shelter

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-01-17
SURVIVAL CAPSULE
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The patent describes protective shelters that can be used to enclose people and animals. These shelters have a spherical shell made of waterproof material with a frame inside. They have an entry door that can be sealed to keep out air and other substances. This makes them suitable for protecting people and animals from weather and other hazards.

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However, adequate protection in normal situations or conditions may be inadequate in situations or conditions that are not normal.
For example, human shelters may not protect humans and / or animals in an emergency (e.g., hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, flood, etc.).
Human shelters do not provide adequate protection against a tsunami, even if these shelters are not damaged by one or more earthquakes that may precede the tsunami.
Human shelters are not designed to protect humans and / or animals against the forces and volume of water encountered during a tsunami event.

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[0016]The subject matter described herein is taught by way of example embodiments. Various details have been omitted for the sake of clarity and to avoid obscuring the subject matter. Examples shown below are directed to structures and functions of protective shelters. To avoid obstructing the features of the drawings, if there is more than one of the same feature (e.g., three legs), not all of the same features are identified or labeled with a reference numeral (e.g., a reference numeral identifies only one or two of the three legs).

[0017]FIGS. 1A-1C show different views of an example protective shelter 100. FIG. 1A shows the side view of the example protective shelter. FIG. 1B shows the isometric view of the example protective shelter. FIG. 1C shows the top view of the example protective shelter. A shelter (e.g., shelter 100) may be referred to as a capsule, container, cabin, enclosure, or the like. Shelter 100 includes shell 110, one or more doors 120, and optional base stand 130...

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Protective shelters for enclosing one or more persons and / or animals are described. A capsule can be a spherical or substantially spherical, water-tight shell surrounding a frame and forming an interior portion which accommodates the one or more persons and / or animal; and at least one sealable entry door configured to seal at least one opening formed in the shell.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority and benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 506,536, filed on Jul. 11, 2011. The entire contents of the abovementioned application are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The subject matter discussed herein relates generally to shelter and, more particularly, to protective shelters.[0004]2. Background Information[0005]Human shelters (e.g., houses) are designed for utility and comfort with adequate protection against various weather-related elements, such as wind, rain, sun, snow, sand storm, flood, etc.[0006]However, adequate protection in normal situations or conditions may be inadequate in situations or conditions that are not normal. For example, human shelters may not protect humans and / or animals in an emergency (e.g., hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, flood, etc.). Human shelters do not provide adequate protection against a tsunami, even if these shelters...

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IPC IPC(8): E04H9/00E04H15/02E04H15/10E04H15/14E04H15/36E04H15/26
CPCE04H9/145E04H9/028Y02A10/30Y02A50/00
InventorHILL, SCOTT PATRICKSHARPE, JULIAN STEPHEN
OwnerSURVIVAL CAPSULE