Scaffolding shelter

Abstract

A scaffolding shelter having at least one wall and at least partially enclosing a scaffolding made of scaffolding sections. The scaffolding shelter comprises a plurality of self-supporting wall panels, each wall panel defining edges and being adapted to form at least a portion of a wall of the scaffolding shelter; and connectors adapted to provide engagement of the wall panels side by side, and one atop another; whereby the width and the height of the wall is adaptable by adjoining and superposing the wall panels side by side and one above another, respectively.

1 . A kit for providing a scaffolding shelter having at least one wall and at least partially enclosing a scaffolding made of scaffolding sections, the kit comprising: 
 a plurality of self-supporting wall panels, each wall panel defining edges and being adapted to form at least a portion of a wall of the scaffolding shelter; and    connectors adapted to provide engagement of the wall panels side by side, and one atop another;    whereby the width and the height of the wall is adaptable by adjoining and superposing the wall panels side by side and one above another, respectively.    
   
   
       2 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein the each wall panel has a rectangular frame, and a membrane secured to the frame; whereby each wall panel is adapted to support the weight of a superposed wall panel.  
   
   
       3 . The kit of  claim 2  wherein the wall panels are of the length and height of a scaffolding section of the scaffolding, the rectangular frame is of one of aluminum, plastic, graphite, wood and steel tubing, and the membrane is of one of a plastic material, a fabric material, and a sheet of laminated polyethylene weave, and is secured to the rectangular frame by adhesion.  
   
   
       4 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein the height of the wall panels is of 5 feet, and the length of the wall panels is of 10 feet.  
   
   
       5 . The kit of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of fasteners, and wherein the panels are adapted to be fastened to the scaffolding by the fasteners to be kept from tipping over.  
   
   
       6 . The kit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one base member adapted to provide a leveled support to a wall panel against the ground.  
   
   
       7 . The kit of  claim 6  wherein the at least one base member includes at least two adjustable height levelers opposite to the wall panel support and spaced apart along the length thereof; and the wall panel support is adapted to receive the wall panel in mating engagement.  
   
   
       8 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein the connectors have opposed engagement portions, each adapted to receive a wall portion; whereby engagement of the wall portions is provided by the connectors used between adjacent wall panels.  
   
   
       9 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein the connectors are provided as oppositely mating edges such that one mating edge of one panel will engage with an opposite mating edge of another panel in a substantially air-tight manner.  
   
   
       10 . The kit of  claim 1  further comprising at least one elongated L connector having a transversal L shape defined by two flanges, and at least one attachment located at the junction of the flanges, whereby the L connector can secure two perpendicular wall panels from tipping over by an edge of each one of the two wall panels being engaged between a respective flange of the L and the scaffolding, and the at least one attachment being fastened between to the scaffolding between the two wall panels.  
   
   
       11 . The kit of  claim 1  further comprising at least two roof frames, each roof frame being of right angled triangular shape and having a base and an hypotenuse, the two frames being adapted to be secured to spaced apart locations along a scaffolding section; and at least one roof panel adapted to be secured at each opposite end to the hypotenuse of an opposite roof frame, to define at least a portion of an angled roof of shelter.  
   
   
       12 . The kit of  claim 11  comprising a roof panel connector adapted to be engaged onto a wall panel on one side, and to receive the angled roof panel at the other side to create a longitudinal connection between the shelter wall and the roof panel.  
   
   
       13 . A method of providing a shelter at least partially covering a scaffolding, the method comprising the steps of: 
 erecting a wall panel on a substantially horizontal support surface, by supporting it from below, the erected wall panel defining at least a portion of a wall of the shelter; and    attaching the erected wall panel to the scaffolding.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the step of leveling a base member on the ground to provide a substantially horizontal support surface, and wherein the step of erecting includes engaging a wall panel onto the support surface of the base member.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising the steps of securing at least two angular roof frames to the scaffolding; engaging a roof panel with the erected wall panel and securing the engaged roof panel to the at least two secured angular roof frames.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the steps of securing at least two angular roof frames to the scaffolding; engaging a roof panel with the erected wall panel and securing the engaged roof panel to the at least two secured angular roof frames.  
   
   
       17 . In combination with a scaffolding, a scaffolding shelter at least partially enclosing the scaffolding, the scaffolding shelter comprising: 
 at least one shelter wall having a plurality of self-supporting wall panels supported from the bottom and mating with one another in a substantially air-tight manner and covering the scaffolding, the wall panels being adapted to be disassembled and reassembled in different configurations to adapt to different scaffolding configurations.    
   
   
       18 . The scaffolding shelter of  claim 17  wherein the shelter further comprises a roof including a plurality of roof frames adapted to mate with the scaffolding, and a plurality of roof panels secured to the roof frames and covering the upper portion of the scaffolding in a substantially air-tight manner.  
   
   
       19 . The scaffolding shelter of  claim 18  wherein the at least one shelter wall completely surrounds the scaffolding and mate in a substantially air-tight manner, further comprising tarpaulins covering remaining gaps between the shelter walls and roof, and a ground and a structure to work on.  
   
   
       20 . The scaffolding shelter of  claim 17  wherein the lowermost wall panels of the at least one shelter wall are levelably mounted to the ground via levelers.