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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360813 | Mobile first aid post A mobile first aid post comprising a road vehicle having a compartment of an openable enclosure for housing medical supplies and equipment, the compartment including a fixed structure and at least one rigid panel pivotally movable relative to the fixed structure bet... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7117645 | Rapid deployment shelter system A shelter for the protection of for the protection of persons, animals, equipment, materials, property, and similar things of value from potentially damaging environmental conditions is disclosed. Various embodiments include the use of a frame structure and hinged p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6997495 | Mobile assembly hall A trailer, such as a conventional full trailer or semi trailer used for hauling freight, is convertible into an assembly hall by folding its sidewalls upwardly to define ceiling extensions extending from the trailer roof. Additional floor extensions which are pivota... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959513 | Deck covering apparatus A deck covering apparatus for selectively covering a portion of a deck from the elements. The deck covering apparatus includes a pair of support assemblies each having a base portion and a rail member. The base portion is designed for coupling to a support structure... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6453627 | Skirt assembly for manufactured housing units A skirt assembly system for use on a mobile home. The skirt assembly system includes a plurality of telescoping studs. The skirt assembly system also includes a plurality of tracks wherein the stud are secured within the tracks with an edged of the stud f... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6253498 | Self-contained, modular building systems Self-contained, modular building systems that create temporary structures consisting of various panels that fold compactly for shipping, but that deploy into complete building segments, such that a large surface area of panels sufficient to provide a stru... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6243992 | Arrangement of a mobile accommodation An expandable and collapsible mobile structure is provided that includes a central structure having a floor, a roof, front and rear end walls, and at least one longitudinal side wall that is movable out from the central structure. Foldable floor sections ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6223479 | Extendable and retractable building and mechanism for extending and retracting An extendable and retractable building includes floor and roof assemblies, each having a number of components movable between respective stowed and extended positions. A support structure may be provided to couple the floor assembly and the roof assembly.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6161341 | Simulated time ship dining and entertainment arrangement A simulated time ship dining and entertainment arrangement includes a building structure shaped like a dome and having outer side walls hingedly connected to a roof, inner side walls spaced from the outer side walls and forming display chambers therebetwe... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6108982 | Folding play structure A collapsible, folding play structure including wall members which are integrally connected to each other and roof members which are integrally connected to the wall members. Two end roof members lend support to two side roof members which connect to end ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6079163 | Rear mounted retractable weather shield A retractable weather shield for protecting an outdoor structure from the elements, the weather shield having a base panel; a mounting bracket for mounting the structure to a substrate; the base panel being slidably mounted to the mounting bracket; the mo... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5921033 | Expandable retractable portable structure with hinged roof An expandable retract able portable structure is provided having a stationary portion and a movable portion. The movable portion pivotally encloses the stationary portion in the retracted configuration. A hydraulic, pneumatic or gear driven actuator carri... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5829204 | Arrangement for openable roof An arrangement for openable roofs, especially for glazed verandas and balconies. The arrangement is a horizontal supporting section (10) which defines an elongated guiding channel (11) having an elongated side opening (12), and a horizontal roofing panel ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5815988 | Expandable retractable portable structure An expandable retractable portable structure having a movable portion hingedly connected to a stationary portion and wherein the movable portion pivotally encloses the stationary portion of the structure in its retracted position and wherein, in its expan... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5765316 | Building module, collapsible for transport and expandable for use A building module collapsible for transport and expandable for use, includes an elongated core section which has substantially vertical, lateral and longitudinal walls and a core floor section which together define a partially enclosed interior area. A fl... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5761854 | Collapsible portable containerized shelter Currently portable industrial camp shelters will be either wood frame construction or fabric tents. The former have restriction on size and require special skills and equipment to install on site. The latter require plumbing and electrical installation to... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5701705 | Prefabricated modular portable livestock shelter A prefabricated modular portable livestock shelter shipped unassembled includes a pair of end walls 22 and 24 attached to a side wall 26. In addition a roof 28 is attached to the end walls 22 and 24, and the side wall 26. The end walls 22 and 24 are conne... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5649392 | Wind-power plants An improvement for allowing service jobs to be performed on and around the tower top of wind-power plants, where it is very important that sufficient space is available to the personnel for the tools and the machine parts during service and maintenance jo... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5596844 | Foldable portable building A foldable portable building can be collapsed to fit within the outside dimensions of an internationally standardized (ISO) goods container to facilitate mechanical handling and transportation. The building comprises a rigid main support having a main flo... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5502929 | Combination wind and sun barrier A wind and sun barrier includes a barrier panel with a barrier screen effective to reduce wind velocity and to produce shade, the barrier panel pivotally mounted between a pair of support posts. The barrier panel may be pivoted from a vertical position, f... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5400551 | Mobile erectable stage and sound shell A mobile erectable stage. In one preferred embodiment, in a stored condition, the stage has the form of a trailer which can be transported from one location to another. At least one bell crank assembly is used to erect the stage by raising at least one si... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5327698 | Mobile erectable stage and sound shell A mobile erectable stage. In one preferred embodiment, in a stored condition, the stage has the form of a trailer which can be transported from one location to another. At least one bell crank assembly is used to erect the stage by raising at least one si... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5252641 | Process for production of bituminous compositions containing polymeric residues The invention relates to a process for the production of bituminous compositions containing residues of polymers and in particular sterile car waste resulting mainly from the crushing and cutting into small pieces of car bodies. The process involves five ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5148646 | Convertible enclosure for hot tubs and the like A convertible enclosure particularly adapted to cover an outside hot tub installation. The enclosure includes a tubular frame with sliding cross-pieces. A cover is attached to the cross-pieces such that the cover may be extended to encompass one side and ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4887402 | Structural glazing system A structural glazing system for obtaining continuous glazed facades, comprising a supporting structural framing including a plurality of uprights and transoms securable to the supporting structure of a building to be glazed, a plurality of panels, conceal... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4780996 | Folding house The invention relates to improved means used to fold and/or unfold a portable building of the type in which members are hingedly connected to a rigid central section to reduce its external volume and facilitate transportation of the building. The rigid ce... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4742653 | Collapsible structures A collapsible structure for use as temporary accommodation is in modular form, with a base upon which fold the walls and roof of the structure. The roof is hinged to one side wall and supported by the opposite side wall during erection of the structure, e... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4726158 | Transportable structure, to build houses or other dwellings A transportable structure to form houses and the like, for immediate use in case of calamities and for other uses, comprises a supporting framework made up of closed longitudinal frames, floor platform, roof covering and head walls, all of which delimitin... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4683689 | Modular reinforced building structure and method A modular reinforced concrete building is in a generally elongated hexagonal shape, with a roof having peaks at both ends of the building and sloping downwardly toward the central portion of the building from such peaks to form a concave ridge. The buildi... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4534141 | Transportable pre-fabricated building structure A supporting framework is formed by an arrangement including closed longitudinal frames (3,9,12,14) integral with base beams (16A) forming support and sliding runners, with a floor panel (9), a roof panel (14), and end walls (10,12), all defining a usable... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4464868 | Building construction A building comprising a main structure with its own walls and roof, a secondary roof structure located with respect to at least portion of one wall of the structure so that it can be moved between a position in which it extends outwardly to form the roof ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4035965 | Collapsible combination fence and garage structure A structure which can be easily and readily converted between a solid vertical structure, functioning as a fence, and a structure enclosing a space and fuctioning as a shed, vehicle garage or the like whereby a rear wall engages a pair of parallel rails f... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3998013 | Collapsible mansard roof structure for transportable building A collapsible mansard roof structure for a transportable building, especially for a mobile home, in which the mansard roof structure includes panels along the upper portions of the side walls of the building hingedly connected at the upper edges to the bu... | 12/21/1976 |
