Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Barrier or major section mounted for in situ repositioning;... – Roof movable as entity relative to its substructure
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-15
2002-03-26
Stephan, Beth A. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Barrier or major section mounted for in situ repositioning;...
Roof movable as entity relative to its substructure
C052S072000, C052S174000, C052S023000, C135S097000, C135S124000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06360492
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to light weight and portable shelters and more particularly to an enclosure for sheltering a small aircraft.
2. Description of Related Art
The following art defines the present state of this field:
Ahlborn, U.S. Pat. No. D75,199 relates to the ornamental design for an airplane hanger.
Clark, U.S. Pat. No. D138,436 relates to the ornamental design for an implement shed.
Goodrich, U.S. Pat. No. 1,350,493 describes a knock down building, including joists, supports, and a connecting member for securing the supports to the joists comprising a body portion, wings extending along the longitudinal edges of the body portion and bent at right angles thereto to form a socket for the reception of the end of a joist and spaced apart wings at one end of the body portion bent at right angles thereto and spaced from the first mentioned wings and lying in a plane at right angles to the planes of said first wings and forming a socket for the reception of the end of the supports.
Merritt, U.S. Pat. No. 2,532,456 describes an in door construction, a door member, an inwardly projecting frame carried by said door member, means for pivotally mounting the inner end of said frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, and arcuate extension movably bodily with said door member and forming a component part thereof, a vertically disposed cantilever-type supporting post structure having one end thereof secured to a stationary foundation and disposed immediately adjacent to said door member extension in concentric relation about the axis of turning movement of said door member, an arcuate guide formed by said post structure, antifriction devices carried by said extension and engageable in the guide of said post structure, and counterbalancing means for said member carried by said extension.
McKee et al., U.S. Pat. No. 2,610,366 describes a building having a wall formed substantially horizontally disposed cylinder, said wall having an opening to form a doorway therein, a door for closing said opening, said door also being formed as a portion of a cylinder and being located within said building and behind said wall, said door being sufficiently rigid to be self-supporting, a single horizontal pivot to the rear of said door and adjacent each end thereof, supports for said pivots, a pair of arms attached to the door at each end thereof and rotatably mounted on the adjacent pivot whereby said door can be swung into an overhead position about an axis established by said pivots, sealing means on the peripheral edges of the front face of said door and cooperating curved jambs bordering said doorway opening, the vertically extending peripheral edges of said door and said sealing means conforming in curvature to the curvature of the jambs to adapt the door to be brought into sealing engagement with said jambs when the door is in its lowermost position, one arm of each pair being shorter than the other whereby said pivots are eccentrically located relative to the axis of curvature of said doorjamb so as to break the bond between said sealing means and said jamb upon initial upward movement of the door from closed position.
McKee et al., U.S. Pat. No. 2,664,597 describes a counterbalanced door for a building having a wall formed substantially as a portion of a substantially horizontally disposed cylinder, and wherein the wall has an opening to form a doorway therein, said door being located within the building and behind said wall, said door being sufficiently rigid to be self-supporting and having rearwardly extending A-shaped supporting arms at opposite ends thereof, said arms having horizontal pivot points adjacent their apices whereby said door can be swung into an overhead open position about an axis established by said pivot points, a pair of counterweights, a cable attached to each counter weight, and overhead pulley for each cable, and means attaching each cable to one of said arms intermediate its apex and said door, said means being constructed so that the total weight of the counterweights multiplied by their effective lever arm about said pivotal axis is equal to the total weight of the door times its effective lever arm about said pivotal axis for all positions of the door.
Younger, U.S. Pat. No. 2,837,780 describes an airplane hangar having a floor level and a door opening above said floor level, a door panel adapted to register with said opening when said panel is closed, a compartment below said floor level for receiving said panel when the latter is open, said door panel being curved along its vertical extent to a circular arc, said panel being provided with a rigid extension extending into said compartment when said panel is closed, a pair of rollers in said compartment and respectively engaging opposite side of said extension for providing a couple resisting the couple due to the action of gravity on said panel when said panel is closed, means for swinging said panel through its circular arc about the center of curvature of said panel between said open and closed positions with said rollers in rolling engagement with said panel at all times.
Ray, U.S. Pat. No. 3,766,691 describes a swimming pool enclosure comprising a plurality of arched supporting beams which extend from ground level up over an area to be enclosed, and a series of panel members arranged between each adjacent pair of supporting beams and hinged to one another for movement along such beams between extended enclosing positions and retracted open positions, the panels in the latter positions being folded and stacked relative to one another.
Pierce, U.S. Pat. No. 3,818,652 describes a portable apparatus for shelter and protection of small airplanes which may be utilized with standardized mooring ring arrays existing at small craft mooring areas of airports. The apparatus is of inexpensive, light-weight pre-fabricated design such that it is capable of rapid assembly and disassembly, ease of tranport, yet strudy weather-resistant stability; the components of the pre-fabricated structure are constructed along essentially planar design with rectangular/parallel bracing, and in assembled form they constitute a main housing for receiving the fuselage of the airplane and oppositely extending wind coverage nacelles extending on each side of the main housing in position to receive the wings of the airplane. The structure is readily adaptable to receive any of the many types of small aircraft or it may be converted with aid of special accessory structure to receive the larger twin engine aircraft.
Brown, U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,133 describes a greenhouse structure for growing vegetables, flowers, and like plants inside under good conditions particularly in the fall, winter, and early spring portions of the year includes a building structure having a rear wall and opposite end walls and a roof defining an enclosed space having an open front side and a closure member movable between an open position and a closed position with the closure member being adapted to close the open front side of the building structure. Power means are operatively connected to the closure member for moving same between the open position and the closed position in response to temperature measurement within the building structure for controlling some growing conditions of the plants.
Kumode, U.S. Pat. No. 4,175,361 describes an openable canopy housing having a series of movable, telescoping transparent arched panels which form the combination roof and sides. Part of the roof of the housing is formed by a horizontal beam which runs the length of the structure. The transparent panels can be selectively opened or closed to provide a structure which can be used for indoor as well as outdoor use.
Milinic, U.S. Pat. No. 4,280,306 describes a convertible tennis-court enclosure, comprising a plurality of parallel supporting beams and two closure elements between two of the supporting beams to be extended simultaneously along the supporting beams, each element including a series of purlins ar
Dorsey Dennis L.
Gene Scott-Patent Law & Venture Group
Stephan Beth A.
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