Mobile habitable container
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1. A mobile habitable container, said container to be functional in two mutually exclusive modes, the transformation between said modes requiring 90 degree rotation about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of said container comprising:
- A. A set of highway wheels attached to one long side whose dimensions are less than or equal to maximum legal highway width X length;
B. A highway trailer mode as one of said two mutually exclusively modes conforming to all dimensional and weight limit restrictions for legal use on U.S. Highways without the need for an oversize permit;
C. A habitat mode as the other of said two mutually exclusive modes, in which a wide habitat width dimension is less than or equal to the maximum legal highway height dimension, in which said wide habitat'"'"'s height dimension is less than or equal to the maximum legal highway width dimension and in which said wide habitat'"'"'s length dimension is less than or equal to the maximum legal highway length dimension;
D. Means for rotating said container back and forth 90 degrees about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of said container the purpose of said 90 degree rotation to be to change back and forth between two said mutually exclusive modes; and
E. A composite outer shell for said container to be watertight and buoyant.
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Abstract
A mobile habitable container is suitable for use as a houseboat or highway trailer with a land use only mode. The mobile habitable container can be moved over Class I, Class II or Class III highways without oversize permit when mobile and can be rotated 90° to provide the largest practical living space within legal highway limits.
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1. A mobile habitable container, said container to be functional in two mutually exclusive modes, the transformation between said modes requiring 90 degree rotation about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of said container comprising:
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A. A set of highway wheels attached to one long side whose dimensions are less than or equal to maximum legal highway width X length; B. A highway trailer mode as one of said two mutually exclusively modes conforming to all dimensional and weight limit restrictions for legal use on U.S. Highways without the need for an oversize permit; C. A habitat mode as the other of said two mutually exclusive modes, in which a wide habitat width dimension is less than or equal to the maximum legal highway height dimension, in which said wide habitat'"'"'s height dimension is less than or equal to the maximum legal highway width dimension and in which said wide habitat'"'"'s length dimension is less than or equal to the maximum legal highway length dimension; D. Means for rotating said container back and forth 90 degrees about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of said container the purpose of said 90 degree rotation to be to change back and forth between two said mutually exclusive modes; and E. A composite outer shell for said container to be watertight and buoyant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A houseboat, said houseboat to be functional in two mutually exclusive modes, the transformation between said modes requiring 90 degree rotation about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of said houseboat comprising:
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A. A set of highway wheels attached to a first long side of said houseboat, the dimensions of said first long side to be less than or equal to legal highway width for said first long side width dimension and less than or equal to legal highway length for said first long side length dimension; B. A wide habitat mode as one of said two mutually exclusive modes, in which the overall width of said houseboat including said highway wheels shall be equal to ore less than the legal highway height dimension and in which the overall height of said houseboat including the bottom which is below the water surface shall be equal to or less than the legal highway width dimension and in which the length of said houseboat shall be equal to or less than the legal highway length limit; C. And a highway trailer mode as the other of said two mutually exclusive modes of said houseboat when said houseboat is on its highway wheels in which the overall dimensions of height, width, length and weight of said houseboat are less than or equal to the legal highway height, width, length and weight dimension limits; D. Means for rotating said houseboat back and forth 90 degrees about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said houseboat, the purpose of said 90 degrees rotation being to change back and forth between said two mutually exclusive modes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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