EXPANDABLE ISO SHELTERS

摘要

An expandable shelter having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration in which the shelter has the approximate dimensions of a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container. The expandable shelter includes first and second substantially parallel corner posts disposed at a first end of the shelter. The expandable shelter also includes a ramp coupled with hinges at the first end of the shelter and is configured to fit securely on the interior of the first and second corner posts when in a closed configuration in which the ramp is disposed between the first and second corner posts. The expandable shelter has sufficient strength to withstand the forces of at least eight similar shelters stacked on top of the shelter.

主权项

1. An expandable shelter having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the shelter comprising:
first and second substantially parallel corner posts disposed at a first end of the shelter, the first and second corner posts having first and second ends, and third and fourth substantially parallel corner posts disposed at a second end of the shelter, the third and fourth corner posts having first and second ends; a first upper frame support extending between the first ends of the first and second corner posts and a second upper frame support extending between the first ends of the first and third corner posts; a first lower frame support extending between the second ends of the first and second corner posts and a second lower frame support extending between the second ends of the first and third corner posts; a first displaceable panel hinged at the first end of the shelter and configured to fit securely on the interior of the first and second corner posts and the first lower and upper frame supports when in a closed configuration in which the first displaceable panel comprises substantially all of a first end wall of the shelter, wherein the first displaceable panel is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis extending through the shelter, and a second displaceable panel configured to fit securely on the interior of the first and third corner posts and the second lower and upper frame supports when in a closed configuration in which the second displaceable panel comprises substantially all of a wall of the shelter that is adjacent to the first end wall of the shelter, and wherein the shelter has sufficient strength to withstand the forces of at least eight similar shelters stacked on top of the shelter.