US2009293412A1PendingUtilityA1

Method for alleviating terrors and fears and lack of rest during short and prolong periods of warnings and dangerous winds; and a shelter located in a bedroom for practicing said method

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 2, 2008Filed: Jun 2, 2008Published: Dec 3, 2009
Est. expiryJun 2, 2028(~1.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
E04H 9/06E04H 9/14
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Abstract

A wind protection shelter that may be installed over a bed in a home. The shelter includes side walls anchored at the bottom to an immovable object, such as a concrete slab, and one or more access doors hinged to the top of the shelter and covering a portion of the top and a portion of at least one side of the shelter. The access doors may be rotated from their horizontal closed position to a vertical open position enabling the bed in the shelter to be used in a regular manner during normal weather conditions. Side walls and side portions of access doors of the shelter are equipped with escape hatches.

Claims

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1 . A method for alleviating occurrences of fatigue and confusing terrors and fears of death on the minds of persons during short and long periods of warnings of dangerous winds and during dangerous winds, comprising; the persons resting and sleeping in a familiar bed located in a familiar shelter sitting on a house floor during the periods of warnings and the dangerous winds; whereby the occurrences of fatigues, confusing terrors and fears of deaths on the minds of the persons are diminished and almost eliminated. 
   
   
       2 . The method recited in  claim 1 , wherein;
 the shelter further comprises a shield of; at least one side of the shelter on the house floor, at least one access door in the at least one side, a top of the shield connected to the top portion of the at least one side, not including a bottom to the shield, and the at least one side further arranged around and protecting the at least one person from harm during the dangerous winds, not including disastrous tornado center winds.   
   
   
       3 . The shelter recited in  claim 2 , further comprising;
 means for stabilizing the shield by anchoring the shield to immovable soils for stability during the dangerous winds; and the at least one side of the shield comprises four sides of the shield surrounding the at least one person.   
   
   
       4 . The shield recited in  claim 2 , wherein;
 the at least one access door further comprises a door opening in the shield top and at least one of the sides is covered with a door overlapping the sides of the at least one access door opening.   
   
   
       5 . The shield recited in  claim 2  wherein;
 the shield sides are modified to comprise means for rotating the shield up from its normal horizontal posture to a vertical posture for increased freedom of use of bed, and means for proving adequate power multiplication advantage by one person using conventional arrangements of cable and pulleys.   
   
   
       6 . A wind protection shelter, said shelter comprising:
 a plurality of side walls anchored at their bottoms to an immovable object and enclosing an area sufficient for placement of a regular bed;   a top connected at its perimeter to upper edges of said side walls;   at least one access door hinged to said top and covering a portion of said top and a portion of at least one side wall, whereby said access door may be rotated from its horizontal closed position to a vertical open position enabling said bed to be used in a regular manner during normal weather conditions.   
   
   
       7 . A wind protection shelter of  claim 1 , wherein said side walls and access doors are equipped with a plurality of escape hatches covering their respective hatch openings.

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