Portable building and roof structure for it

Abstract

The present invention discloses, in certain aspects, a roof structure and a portable building with such a roof structure, the roof structure in certain aspects including a top, a plurality of interconnected roof side walls defining an inner space between the roof side walls that is covered by the top, each roof side wall having an interior surface within the roof structure, and a support connected to or formed of and projecting inwardly from at least part of the interior surface of at least one of the roof side walls, the support for supporting at least one wire-like item and/or at least one hollow tubular.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A roof structure for a building, the roof structure comprising 
 a top,    a plurality of interconnected side walls defining an inner space between the side walls that is covered by the top, each side wall having an interior surface within the roof structure,    a support connected to and projecting inwardly from at least part of the interior surface of at least one of the side walls, the support for supporting at least one wire-like item.    
     
     
         2 . The roof structure of    claim 1    wherein the support extends continuously around the inner space of the roof structure, projecting inwardly from all of the side walls.  
     
     
         3 . The roof structure of    claim 1    further comprising 
 at least one wire-like item supported by the support.  
 
     
     
         4 . The roof structure of    claim 3    wherein the at least one wire-like item is from the group consisting of electrical or electronic wires, lines, conduits, and cables; and hollow tubulars.  
     
     
         5 . The roof structure of    claim 1    wherein the plurality of interconnected sides is four sides with the shape of a rectangle as viewed from above.  
     
     
         6 . The roof structure of    claim 1    wherein 
 the support comprises a channel member with a lower part for supporting the at least one wire-like item.  
 
     
     
         7 . The roof structure of    claim 1    wherein the at least one wire-like item is a plurality of wire-like items.  
     
     
         8 . The roof structure of    claim 1    further comprising 
 closure apparatus for enclosing a space defined by the support and the closure apparatus.  
 
     
     
         9 . The roof structure of    claim 8    wherein 
 the closure apparatus includes part of a ceiling connected to the roof structure and a closure member extending from the ceiling to the support.  
 
     
     
         10 . The roof structure of    claim 1    further comprising 
 a ceiling extending within and between the plurality of side walls beneath and spaced-apart from the top.  
 
     
     
         11 . The roof structure of    claim 10    further comprising 
 insulation material between the top and the ceiling.  
 
     
     
         12 . The roof structure of    claim 1    further comprising 
 at least two building walls beneath the roof structure,  
 each building wall having a top on which a support of the roof structure rests so that the at least one wire-like item is above the top of the building wall.  
 
     
     
         13 . The roof structure of    claim 12    further comprising 
 a floor, each of the at least two building walls having a lower end at the floor.  
 
     
     
         14 . The roof structure of    claim 12    wherein 
 each of the at least two building walls is made from a monolithic single piece of material.  
 
     
     
         15 . The roof structure of    claim 14    wherein 
 the monolithic single piece of material comprises a sandwich with two spaced-apart wood panels with foam material therebetween.  
 
     
     
         16 . The roof structure of    claim 15    further comprising 
 at least one opening cut out from at least one of the two building walls.  
 
     
     
         17 . The roof structure of    claim 16    wherein 
 the at least one opening includes at least one opening for mounting a window and at least one opening for mounting a door.  
 
     
     
         18 . The roof structure of    claim 17    further comprising 
 a window in the at least one opening for mounting a window, and  
 a door in the at least one opening for mounting a door.  
 
     
     
         19 . The roof structure of    claim 12    wherein the at least two building walls include bullet-resistant material.  
     
     
         20 . The roof structure of    claim 18    wherein the window and door are made of bullet-resistant material.  
     
     
         21 . The roof structure of    claim 12    wherein 
 the floor is made from a monolithic single piece of material.  
 
     
     
         22 . The roof structure of    claim 12    wherein the floor includes bullet-resistant material.  
     
     
         23 . The roof structure of    claim 1    further comprising 
 the support comprising two spaced-apart inwardly projection members.  
 
     
     
         24 . A portable building comprising 
 a plurality of interconnected building walls defining an interior space therebetween,    a floor on which the building walls are positioned,    a roof structure connected on top of the building walls, the roof structure comprising 
 a top,  
 a plurality of interconnected roof side walls defining an inner space between the roof side walls that is covered by the top, each roof side wall having an interior surface within the roof structure, and  
 a support connected to and projecting inwardly from at least part of the interior surface of at least one of the roof side walls, the support for supporting at least one wire-like item,  
   at least one wire-like item supported by the support,    wherein the at least one wire-like item is from the group consisting of electrical or electronic wires, lines, conduits, and cables; and hollow tubulars,    closure apparatus for enclosing a space defined by the support and the closure apparatus,    a ceiling extending within and between the plurality of roof side walls beneath and spaced-apart from the top    at least two building walls beneath the roof structure,    each building wall having a top on which a support of the roof structure rests so that the at least one wire-like item is above the top of the wall,    each of the at least two building walls is made from a monolithic single piece of material, and    the floor is made from a monolithic single piece of material.    
     
     
         25 . Any invention disclosed herein.