Dwelling assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10301811-B2
Application number	US-201314055524-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2013
Priority date	May 27, 2011
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

A dwelling assembly that has a continuous sidewall and an opening for a door and a window. A roof assembly is provided with first and second roofs that are spaced apart such that the outer roof acts as a heat shield for the inner roof to ensure the interior of the dwelling is a minimum temperature. In addition, ballast boxes are utilized in order to provide additional weight to the dwelling and a planting area in association with the dwelling assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dwelling assembly, comprising:
a sidewall having at least one opening for a door disposed there through;
a roof assembly secured to the sidewall and covering an interior formed by the sidewall;
a plurality of ballast boxes surround and are secured to the exterior of the sidewall;
each ballast box having a plate element that at least partially forms a bottom of each of the plurality of ballast boxes and engages a top surface of a ground surface; and
materials positioned within the plurality of ballast boxes that add weight to the dwelling assembly such that the dwelling assembly is held to the ground and resists high winds.

2. The dwelling assembly of claim 1 wherein the ballast box has a hollow interior surrounded by a corrugated sidewall.

3. The dwelling assembly of claim 2 wherein the corrugated sidewall is arcuate in shape.

4. The dwelling assembly of claim 1 further comprising connection members secured between the sidewall of the dwelling and the ballast box.

5. The dwelling assembly of claim 1 further comprising soil placed on top of the materials such that plants for food may be planted.

6. The dwelling assembly of claim 1 wherein the materials are selected from a group consisting of rock and sand.

7. The dwelling assembly of claim 1 wherein the sidewall has a generally arcuate shape.

8. The dwelling assembly of claim 1 wherein the sidewall is continuous.

9. A dwelling assembly, comprising:
a sidewall having at least one opening for a door disposed there through;
a roof assembly secured to the sidewall and covering an interior formed by the sidewall;
a plurality of ballast boxes surround and are secured to the exterior of the sidewall;
each ballast box having a plate element that at least partially forms a bottom of each of the plurality of ballast boxes and engages a ground surface; and
materials positioned within the plurality of ballast boxes that add weight to the dwelling assembly such that the dwelling assembly is held to the ground and resists high winds;
wherein the dwelling assembly is configured as a transitional dwelling.

10. A dwelling assembly, comprising:
a continuous sidewall having at least one opening for a door disposed there through;
a roof assembly secured to the sidewall and covering an interior formed by the sidewall; and
a plurality of ballast boxes secured to the exterior of the sidewall, wherein the plurality of ballast boxes are configured to retain materials, such that the dwelling assembly is capable of withstanding high winds;
wherein the dwelling assembly is configured as a transitional dwelling, such that the dwelling assembly is capable of easy erection, disassembly, transport, and repeated reassembly.

Assignees

• Sukup Mfg

Inventors

• Nelson Brett A
• Sukup Eugene G
• Sukup Steven E
• Poppen Bradley A
• Sukup Charles E

Classifications

• E04B2001/0061

  Buildings with substantially curved horizontal cross-section, e.g. circular · CPC title

• E03B3/02

  from rain-water · CPC title

• E04B7/028 Primary

  consisting of structures of pyramidal or conical shape · CPC title

• E06B1/04

  Frames for doors, windows, or the like to be fixed in openings ({of curvilinear outline E06B1/006; } special adaptations for fixing in base frames E06B1/02; features relating solely to the mounting of glass panes or other sheets E06B3/00) · CPC title

• E04D13/17

  Ventilation of roof coverings not otherwise provided for (ventilation of rooms or spaces F24F) · CPC title