Floating house with cover

Abstract

A flood and wind resistant structure includes a building cover which includes a guide beam, and a building structure which includes a buoyant material structure positioned proximate to a floor of the building structure. The building structure is within an inner volume of the building cover. The building structure moves between raised and lowered positioned in response to being engaged by water. The building cover is shaped to deflect incident wind upwardly.

1 . A flood and wind resistant structure, comprising:
 a building cover; and   a building structure which is repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions within an inner volume of the building cover;   wherein the building structure moves between the raised and lowered positioned in response to being engaged by water.   
   
   
       2 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the building cover is shaped to deflect incident wind upwardly. 
   
   
       3 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the building cover includes a guide beam which guides the building structure. 
   
   
       4 . The structure of  claim 3 , wherein the guide beam includes a corner which engages the building structure. 
   
   
       5 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the building cover includes a bottom platform and an intermediate platform. 
   
   
       6 . The structure of  claim 5 , wherein the building cover includes a plurality of guide beams which extend between the bottom and intermediate platforms. 
   
   
       7 . The structure of  claim 6 , wherein the guide beams guide the building structure between the raised and lowered positions. 
   
   
       8 . A flood and wind resistant structure, comprising:
 a building cover which includes a guide beam; and   a building structure which includes a buoyant material structure positioned proximate to a floor of the building structure, the building structure being within an inner volume of the building cover;   wherein the building structure moves between raised and lowered positioned in response to being engaged by water.   
   
   
       9 . The structure of  claim 8 , wherein the building cover is shaped to deflect incident wind upwardly. 
   
   
       10 . The structure of  claim 8 , wherein the building cover includes a plurality of guide beams which guide the building structure. 
   
   
       11 . The structure of  claim 10 , wherein each guide beam includes a corner which engages the building structure. 
   
   
       12 . The structure of  claim 11 , wherein the buoyant material structure is a single integral piece. 
   
   
       13 . The structure of  claim 11 , wherein the buoyant material structure moves along the guide beams in response to movement of the water. 
   
   
       14 . The structure of  claim 8 , further including guide beams positioned at opposed sides of the building structure. 
   
   
       15 . The structure of  claim 14 , wherein the buoyant material structure extends between the guide beams. 
   
   
       16 . The structure of  claim 15 , wherein the buoyant material structure engages the guide beams. 
   
   
       17 . The structure of  claim 8 , wherein the building cover includes a bottom platform and an intermediate platform. 
   
   
       18 . The structure of  claim 5 , wherein the buoyant material structure moves between the bottom and intermediate platforms in response to movement of the water.