Housing complex with portable housing units convertible into yachts

Abstract

A housing unit which is portable, easily movable, such as via a forklift. Preferably, the housing unit is selectively moveable back and forth between a housing complex on land and the water. The housing complex is configured to be quickly connected to and disconnected from one or more utilities. Preferably, the housing unit is configured to be locked onto a haul using quick-connect locks, such that the housing unit effectively becomes a yacht on the water. The housing unit may be configured to be powered via basically any appropriate technology, whether conventional gas and electric, or via any type of green energy, such as geothermal, solar, rechargeable batteries, etc., or really any type of energy whether available now or in the future.

1 . A housing complex for portable housing units, said housing complex comprising: a plurality of living spaces, each of said living spaces comprising a rack configured to receive one of said portable housing units, said racks of said housing complex being configured such that said portable housing units are selectively removable from, and placeable in, the racks of the housing complex, further comprising a multiple-level section aligned with the racks, said multiple-level section configured to accommodate a forklift to move the portable housing units into and out of the racks of the housing complex. 
     
     
         2 . A housing complex as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the housing complex comprises a plurality of floors of racks, wherein each floor of said housing complex comprises a plurality of racks. 
     
     
         3 . A housing complex as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the housing complex comprises space under the racks configured to receive automobiles. 
     
     
         4 . A housing complex as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one section which is configured such that the section is useable to move the portable housing units in and out of the racks of the housing complex. 
     
     
         5 . A housing complex as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each rack is configured to connect at least one utility to a portable housing unit. 
     
     
         6 . A portable housing unit configured for setting on a rack of a housing complex, said portable housing unit configured for connection to a haul, said portable housing unit comprising: at least one bedroom; at least one bathroom; and at least one lifting ring configured to facilitate lifting and moving of the portable housing unit. 
     
     
         7 . A portable housing unit as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising at least one connector configured to structurally secure the housing unit to the haul. 
     
     
         8 . A portable housing unit as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising at least one connector configured to connect to the housing unit at least utility at both the housing complex and the haul. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 a portable housing unit comprising a lifting structure, internal space, at least one structural connector, and at least one utility connector;   a housing complex comprising a rack configured to receive the portable housing unit, at least one common area, and at least one utility connector; and   a haul comprising at least one motor, at least one structural connector, and at least one utility connector, wherein the at least one utility connector of the portable housing unit is configured to connect to the at least one utility connector of both the housing complex and the haul, wherein the at least one structural connector of the portable housing unit is configured to connect to the at least one structural connector of the haul, wherein the lifting structure of the portable housing unit is configured to facilitate use of a forklift to port the portable housing unit directly from the rack of the housing complex to the haul and directly from the haul to the housing complex.   
     
     
         10 . A housing complex as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each portable housing unit comprises a top, and each portable housing unit comprises a plurality of lifting rings arranged along the top and configured to receive forks of the forklift. 
     
     
         11 . A system as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the lifting structure a top, and wherein the lifting structure comprises a plurality of lifting rings arranged along the top and configured to receive forks of the forklift. 
     
     
         12 . A method comprising using a multiple-level section of a housing complex aligned with racks of the housing complex to move a portable housing unit into and out of the racks of the housing complex, said method further comprising using a forklift on the multiple-level section to move the portable housing units into and out of the racks of the housing complex.