Emergency shelter

Abstract

An emergency shelter including a support frame and an outer covering. The covering includes an upper panel positioned on top of the frame, and a side panel wrapped around the frame. The upper panel has at least one downwardly extending flap with one or more fasteners. The side panel has an upper edge portion with one or more fasteners removably fastened to the fastener(s) of the at least one downwardly extending flap. Optionally, a lower panel having at least one upwardly extending flap with one or more fasteners is positioned under the frame. The side panel may have a lower edge portion with one or more fasteners removably fastened to the fastener(s) of the at least one upwardly extending flap of the lower panel. One or more packs configured to change a temperature inside the shelter relative to a temperature outside the shelter may be placed inside the shelter.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention is directed generally to temporary shelters used in emergency situations, such as natural disasters.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Many situations, such as natural disasters, like floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes, result in power outages. Often, power outages leave homes intact but without electricity to run heaters and / or air conditioners. If the temperature in the area is sufficiently hot or sufficiently cold, residents may be unable to stay in their homes. The power outage may last for days or even weeks. Often, this results in a need for temporary and / or emergency housing.[0005]Unfortunately, physical space is needed for such temporary and / or emergency housing. This can be difficult when the power outage was caused by an event that devastated a large area. Conventional solutions for providing temporary and / or emergency housing can be expensive to deploy. Further, vacating homes l...

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Problems solved by technology

Many situations, such as natural disasters, like floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes, result in power outages.

Often, power outages leave homes intact but without electricity to run heaters and / or air conditioners.

If the temperature in the area is sufficiently hot or sufficiently cold, residents may be unable to stay in their homes.

The power outage may last for days or even weeks.

Often, this results in a need for temporary and / or emergency housing.

Unfortunately, physical space is needed for such temporary and / or emergency housing.

This can be difficult when the power outage was caused by an event that devastated a large area.

Conventional solutions for providing temporary and / or emergency housing can be expensive to deploy.

Further, vacating homes leaves them vulnerable to looters.

In addition to unplanned power outages, some people may wish to reduce their power consumption voluntarily by reducing the temperature in their homes in cold weather, and / or increasing the temperature in their homes in hot weather.

However, if the house is too hot or too cold, it may be difficult to sleep.

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