Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular enclosure with living hinges
- Patent Title (中): 带活动铰链的模块化外壳
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Application No.: US11091606Application Date: 2005-03-28
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Publication No.: US07926227B2Publication Date: 2011-04-19
- Inventor: Barry D. Mower , Brent Steed , Jay Calkin , Neil Watson , Robert A. Astle , L. Curtis Strong , Rich Howe , David C. Winter , Kent Ashby
- Applicant: Barry D. Mower , Brent Steed , Jay Calkin , Neil Watson , Robert A. Astle , L. Curtis Strong , Rich Howe , David C. Winter , Kent Ashby
- Applicant Address: US UT Clearfield
- Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Clearfield
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Main IPC: E04H1/00
- IPC: E04H1/00

Abstract:
A modular enclosure, such as a shed, may include a plurality of corner panels that are constructed from blow-molded plastic. Each of the corner panels may include a living hinge that generally divides the corner panel in half and allows the corner panel to be moved between a generally planar position to facilitate packaging of the shed and an angled position. The shed may also include a plurality of wall panels constructed from blow-molded plastic and disposed between the corner panels. The living hinge is preferably generally vertically positioned when the corner panels are used to construct the shed and the living hinge preferably extends generally from a top portion of the corner panel to a lower portion of the corner panel. Advantageously, the living hinge may be used to construct other portions of the shed such as shelves, skylights and roof caps.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050223652A1 Modular enclosure with living hinges Public/Granted day:2005-10-13
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