US 12,214,710 B1
Deployable laboratory environment
Phillip C. Miller, Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed by Phillip C. Miller, Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/761,214.
Int. Cl. E04B 1/346 (2006.01); B60P 3/14 (2006.01); B60P 3/42 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 3/14 (2013.01) [B60P 3/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A deployable laboratory environment, comprising:
a foundation comprising a movement corridor;
a first module and a second module that are each a partial shell with an interior and an exterior, the first module comprising a first longitudinal axis and a first junction side having at least one opening framed by a first interface, and the second module comprising a second longitudinal axis and a second junction side having at least one opening framed by a second interface;
wherein the first module is rotatably coupled to the foundation through a first swivel joint, the second module is rotatably coupled to the foundation through a second swivel joint, and at least one of the first swivel joint and the second swivel joint is moveably coupled to the foundation and able to translate linearly along the movement corridor;
wherein the first module and the second module are movable between a travel configuration and an intermediate configuration, and between the intermediate configuration and a deployed configuration;
wherein the travel configuration comprises:
the first longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis, and the movement corridor being substantially parallel to each other;
the at least one opening of the first junction side being covered such that the interior of the first module is enclosed; and
the at least one opening of the second junction side being covered such that the interior of the second module is enclosed;
wherein the intermediate configuration comprises:
the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis both being substantially perpendicular to the movement corridor;
the first junction side and the second junction side facing each other;
the interior of the first module and the second module being exposed;
wherein the deployed configuration comprises the first module being releasably coupled to the second module such that the first interface is joined with the second interface and the interiors of the first module and the second module are combined and partitioned into a measurement compartment and an instrumentation compartment which are both shielded sufficient to meet an EMC testing standard.