COMBINATION HOUSE TRAILER AND AIRPLANE HANGAR

• US 3,708,200 A
• Filed: 12/17/1970
• Issued: 01/02/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Daniel E. Richards
• Original Assignee: Daniel E. Richards
• Inventors: Richards, Daniel E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodman, Philip
• Application Number:
  US05/099,056
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 296/23,24,27 52/27,29,64,65,71,143
• US Class Current: 296/173
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/42 convertible from one use to a different one vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media, rail-and-road vehicles B60F
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/08 comprising adjustable means B62D33/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 52/14 Shelter shaped to article configuration

Abstract

An elongated trailer capable of being towed by a vehicle stores disassembled portions of a sectional and collapsible framework. When the trailer arrives at a location to rendevous with a small aircraft the framework portions may be assembled together and with the front portion of the trailer so the trailer and assembled framework may jointly constitute an aircraft hangar to completely enclose the aircraft. The collapsible framework may be rearranged and partially inverted from one position to another to selectively accommodate high wing aircraft and low wing aircraft.

Claims

1. A combination trailer and aircraft hangar, comprising:

a. an elongated housing with top, bottom and side walls, mutually arranged to constitute a shelter for one portion of an aircraft;

b. wheels mounted to the housing; and

, c. a collapsible framework coupled to the housing and having;

c 1. a top covering coupled to the housing top wall and including a roof panel coupled to the housing top wall, and, a pair of upper wing panels extending laterally of the housing and coupled to opposing sides of the roof panel;

c 2. a bottom covering coupled to the housing bottom wall and including a floor panel coupled to the housing bottom wall, and a pair of lower wing panels extending laterally of the housing and coupled to opposing sides of the floor panel with the upper and lower wing panels being oriented in superposed relationship with their corresponding outer tips connected together;

c 3. a front covering coupled to the framework to and/or bottom covering and including a pair of laterally spaced flap panels coupled to corresponding forward edges of the upper and lower wing panels, and, a ramp panel positioned between the flap panels and coupled to the floor panels; and

, c 4. a rear covering coupled to the housing side walls and including a pair of rear wing panels hinged to the front edges of corresponding housing side walls so they may be swung between positions folded backwardly against the housing side walls and positions folded forwardly into engagement with the upper wing panels and lower wing panels, wherein the bottom, top, front and rear coverings are mutually arranged to constitute a shelter for another portion of the aircraft, and, when the framework is collapsed the ramp panel, floor panel and roof panel are stacked together upright constituting A front wall for the elongated housing.

2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein;

the ramp panel and floor panel are mutually hinged, the floor panel is hinged to housing bottom wall and the roof panel is hinged to the housing top wall, wherein the roof panel may be swung downwardly into erect position and the ramp panel may be folded backwardly onto the floor panel in which condition they may be swung together upwardly into erect position.

3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein;

the upper wing panels and lower wing panels are mutually joined by detachable couplings and are also joined by detachable couplings with the roof panel and floor panel respectively.

4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein;

the upper wing panels, lower wing panels and flap panels are sized so that they may be uncoupled and placed as a stack in the housing for storage and transportation purposes.

5. The structure according to claim 3, wherein;

at least some of the detachable couplings are constituted by interfitting eyelets carried on adjacent edges of the panels and a hinge pin inserted through the eyelets.

6. The structure according to claim 5, wherein;

the collapsible framework panels are structured so that some may be rearranged for selectively accommodating high wing aircraft and low wing aircraft by switching the relative positions of corresponding upper wing panels and lower wing panels, and, inverting the rear wing panels.

7. The structure according to claim 1, including:

a track for guiding an aircraft into and out of sheltered position, the track including runners carried by the floor panel that are aligned with runners carried by the housing bottom wall.

8. The structure according to claim 1, including:

stabilizing means for stabilizing a selected position of the housing and framework.

9. The structure according to claim 8, wherein the stabilizing means includes;

plural vertically aligned sets of retaining rings mounted on the housing and the framework, anchoring stakes arranged through corresponding sets of retaining rings for penetration into the ground, and, pins extending through the stakes to fix their positions relative to the retaining rings.

10. The structure according to claim 1, including:

a workshop built into the housing and having at least one overhead cabinet mounted to an interior wall of the housing and at least one movable work bench mounted to the interior wall of the housing.

11. The structure according to claim 1, including:

a trailer hitch mounted to the housing bottom wall.

12. The structure according to claim 1, including:

tandemly aligned sets of wheels, the end-to-end width of each set of wheels being smaller than the lateral distance between the housing side walls.

13. The structure according to claim 1, wherein;

when the framework is fully assembled for operation the combination trailer and aircraft hangar is of general T-shape and capable of completely confining an aircraft without assistance from additional objects.

14. A combination trailer and aircraft hangar, comprising:

a. an elongated housing with top, bottom and side walls, mutually arranged to constitute a shelter for one portion of an aircraft;

b. wheels mounted to the housing; and

, c. a collapsible framework coupled to the housing and having;

c 1. a top covering coupled to the housing top wall;

c 2. a bottom covering coupled to the housing bottom wall;

c 3. a front covering coupled to the framework top and/or bottom covering; and

, c 4. a rear covering coupled to the housing side walls, wherein, the bottom, top, front and rear coverings are mutually arranged to constitute a shelter for another portion of the aircraft, and, wherein the top, bottom, rear and front coverings are coupled together in such a manner that portions of the coverings may be inverted to selectively accommodate high wing aircraft anD low wing aircraft, and, portions of the top covering and bottom covering may be uncoupled and interchanged with one another to constitute a shelter of different cross sectional shape.