Personal, relocatable protective enclosure
View Patent ↗The application relates to a standalone portable protective enclosure that forms a complete envelope surrounding and protecting its contents from the extreme forces of nature and man. The invention can have other uses other than a protective enclosure and will not be out of place in a living room of a home. The invention pertains to a protective enclosure that is resistant to high velocity projectiles and massive blunt forces. More particularly, this invention relates to a protective enclosure that can be site assembled from matching parts and may be disassembled and relocated to different locations.
1. A protective enclosure comprised of:
a. an enclosure top, enclosure bottom, and at least three enclosure side panels removably sealed together such that when constructed the enclosure top and enclosure bottom are substantially parallel and separated apart wherein at least one female interconnect opening equipped with a securable hatch is mounted in at least one of the enclosure top or enclosure bottom and at least one of the foregoing side panels;
i. wherein the enclosure top, enclosure bottom, enclosure side panels, and securable hatches are constructed of at least two laminated engineered cementitious composite sheets with at least one interior elastomeric layer adhesively adhered in between them that controls the splay and spall created when a penetrating impact article impacts the enclosure top, enclosure bottom, or enclosure side panel;
i. wherein at least one securable hatch is equipped with an air flow system; and
b. one externally exposed grounding eye mounted at one corner of the enclosure bottom having attached a rope, strap or metal rod such that when the enclosure is installed and tethered from the exposed grounding eye to an earthen anchor point via the rope, strap or metal rod, and the enclosure is subsequently exposed to a lateral force from the wind, the corner where the exposed grounding eye is installed becomes aligned pointing into the wind and the linear force of the wind does not impinge perpendicularly on any side of the enclosure.
2. A protective enclosure of claim 1 further comprising a second secured hatch installed in at least one female interconnect.
3. A protective enclosure of claim 1 further comprising at least one translucent plastic panel sealed in an aperture interconnect.
4. A protective enclosure of claim 1 further comprising a mechanism for pulling a cord to remove a securable hatch.
5. A protective enclosure of claim 1 further comprising a mechanism for turning a handle to remove a securable hatch.