Foldable building system and methods of use

Abstract

Various embodiments provide a flat pack structure configured to be stored and shipped in a stacked configuration having the roof and a pair of side walls stacked onto the base. The flat pack structure is configured to be transformed from the stacked or folded configuration into a built configuration, then reduced from the built configuration back into the stacked or folded configuration.

1 . A foldable building system comprising:
 a base;   a pair of side walls, each of the side walls coupled to the base; and   a pair of roof panels, each roof panel coupled to one of the side walls.   
     
     
         2 . The folding building system according to  claim 1 , further comprising four corner members coupled to the base, each corner member comprising a slot positioned above a floor plane of the base and orthogonal to the floor plane of the base. 
     
     
         3 . The folding building system according to  claim 2 , further comprising a pair of pins configured to engage the slots at opposite corners of the base, the pair of pins integrated into the side wall and positioned distal to each other. 
     
     
         4 . The folding building system according to  claim 3 , wherein the pins are configured to couple the side walls to the base. 
     
     
         5 . The folding building system according to  claim 3 , wherein the pins are permanently engaged in the slots, whereby the side wall cannot be uncoupled from the base. 
     
     
         6 . The folding building system according to  claim 3 , wherein the pins are configured to move up and down in the slots and are configured to rotate within the slots. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable building system according to  claim 1 , wherein the foldable building system is configured to move between a folded configuration to a built configuration without uncoupling the side wall from the base or uncoupling the roof panels from the side walls. 
     
     
         8 . The foldable building system according to  claim 1 , wherein the foldable building system is configured to move between a built configuration to a folded configuration without uncoupling the side wall from the base or uncoupling the roof panels from the side walls. 
     
     
         9 . A method of folding a foldable building system, the method comprising:
 providing foldable building system comprising:
 a base; 
 a pair of side walls, each of the side walls coupled to the base; and 
 a pair of roof panels, each roof panel coupled to one of the side walls; 
   folding a first side wall in onto a base;   rotating a first roof panel coupled to the first side wall;   placing the first roof panel on top of the first side wall;   folding a second side wall onto the first roof panel;   rotating a second roof panel coupled to the second side wall; and   placing the second panel on top of the second side wall.   
     
     
         10 . A method of erecting a foldable building system, the method comprising:
 providing foldable building system comprising:
 a base; 
 a pair of side walls, each of the side walls coupled to the base; and 
 a pair of roof panels, each roof panel coupled to one of the side walls; 
   rotating a first side wall from a position parallel to the base, wherein the first side wall is coupled to a first roof panel;   affixing the first side wall perpendicular onto the base;   rotating a second side wall coupled to a second roof panel, wherein the second side wall is coupled to a second roof panel;   affixing the second side wall perpendicular onto the base; wherein the second side wall faces the first side wall on distal sides of the base;   rotating the first roof panel toward a center point between the first side wall and the second side wall;   rotating the second roof panel toward the center point between the first side wall and the second side wall; and   connecting the first roof panel to the second roof panel at the center point between the first side wall and the second side wall.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein a roof peak is formed at the connection of the first roof panel to the second roof panel at the center point between the first side wall and the second side wall. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising locking the first side wall and the second side wall orthogonally onto the base.