| CPC E04H 9/14 (2013.01) [E04B 1/34384 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
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1. A transportable storm shelter for providing shelter from tornadoes, hurricanes, straight line winds and high wind weather events, the transportable storm shelter forming an interior space and comprising:
a plurality of removable frames, wherein each of the plurality of removable frames has in whole or in part a unitary planar geometry having an interior planar surface, an exterior planar surface and a perimeter and further comprises a flange extending radially from the perimeter;
a plurality of removable skins, wherein each of the plurality of removable skins has an interior surface and is removably receivable on or within one of the plurality of removable frames;
at least one removable fastener that is not bolted in place and is configured to hold at least one of the plurality of removable skins in assembled configuration with at least one of the plurality of removable frames, wherein the removable fastener is secured to the interior surface of the at least one of the plurality of removable skins; and the at least one of the plurality of removable skins is configured to be removed from the at least one of the plurality of removable frames from the interior space of the transportable storm shelter by release of the removable fastener; and
at least one removable roof skin comprising a unitary planar geometry, in whole or in part, and having an interior planar surface, an exterior planar surface, a perimeter and a flange extending radially from the perimeter of the removable roof skin;
wherein the transportable storm shelter forms a rectangular prism having two opposing sides, each having a length, and two opposing ends, each having a length;
the length of the two opposing sides is longer than the length of the two opposing ends; and
the plurality of removable frames is configured to form the opposing sides of the transportable storm shelter.
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