US20080142065A1

US20080142065A1 - Light-duty structural shed or house with skylights

Info

Publication number: US20080142065A1
Application number: US11/897,673
Authority: US
Inventors: Nengsen Chen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-12-14
Filing date: 2007-08-31
Publication date: 2008-06-19
Also published as: CA2587970A1; CN200985646Y

Abstract

A light-duty structural shed or house with skylights includes walls and a roof supported by a beam, wherein the walls have openings for doors and/or windows, and the roof is constituted of a ridge and two inclined top panels. Each of the inclined top panels has a width that is smaller than an inclined roof face of the shed or house, and the ridge is made of a flexible material that is fixedly connected to the inclined top panels at spaced joining positions. Several propping poles are sheathed across the ridge laterally with respect to the beam at the positions that are staggered between the spaced joining positions. Each of the propping poles is supported over the beam in such a way that a portion of the ridge located at one of the staggered positions between said spaced joining positions is propped up by the propping pole, thus creating a skylight that is substantially triangular in shape.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present utility model relates to a light-duty structural shed or house, such as a greenhouse, a field work shed, a simply constructed garage, or the like.

BACKGROUND

Typically, a conventional light-duty structural shed or house has skylights on its roof to promote interior air circulation. A skylight of the prior art generally has a hinged design with a frame made of an aluminum alloy, as shown in Chinese Patent No. 200410056875.X. Although this design is both beautiful and practical, it has a complicated structure and, therefore, is very costly to manufacture. It is also difficult to reduce the volume of the packaging for this conventional shed or house because of its complicated structure.

SUMMARY

The object of the present utility model is to provide a light-duty structural shed or house with skylights that is both simple in structure and convenient to install.
The technical solution of the present utility model is a light-duty structural shed or house with skylights, comprising walls that have openings for doors and/or windows, and a roof supported by a beam, wherein the roof is constituted of a ridge and two inclined top panels. Each of the inclined top panels has a width that is smaller than the inclined roof face of the shed or house. The ridge is made of a flexible material that is fixedly connected to the inclined top panels at spaced joining positions. Several propping poles are sheathed laterally across the ridge with respect to the beam at positions that are staggered between said spaced joining positions where the ridge is connected to the inclined top panels. Each propping pole is supported over the beam in such a way that the portion of the ridge located at one of the staggered positions between said spaced joining positions is propped up by the propping pole, together with the portions on both sides where they are connected to the inclined top panels, forming a skylight that is substantially triangular in shape.
The above-mentioned walls, ridge, and inclined top panels may be made of fabric. Several fabric belts may be arranged laterally at intervals along the ridge so that the belts overlap the ridge. The fabric belts may be sewn onto the ridge at both side edges. Each of the propping poles is sheathed between the belt and the ridge.
Alternatively, the above-mentioned walls and inclined top panels may be made of plastic plates.
The above-mentioned propping poles may be made of metal or plastic pipes.
In the present utility model, the roof of the shed or house is constituted of a ridge and inclined top panels, which are fixedly connected at spaced joining positions. Several propping poles are sheathed laterally across the ridge with respect to the beam at positions that are staggered between said spaced joining positions. Each propping pole is supported over the beam in such a way that the portion of the ridge located at one of the staggered positions between said spaced joining positions is propped up by the propping pole, together with the portions on both sides where they are connected to the inclined top panels, forming a skylight that is substantially triangular in shape.
Because this shed or house has a simple structure and has fewer parts that need to be connected, a user may be able to install it more easily and conveniently using fewer steps.
In addition, if the walls and the roof of the present utility model are made of different materials, it may be used in various applications. For example, if the walls and the roof are made of transparent materials, such as plastic or glass, the present utility model may be used as a greenhouse for flowers, vegetables, or the like. If the walls and the roof are made of corrugated plates or waterproof canvas, the present utility model may be used as a simply constructed garage, a field work shed, a tent, or the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The preferred embodiment is a simply constructed garage in which the walls and the roof are made of waterproof canvas.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of part D in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As shown in the accompanying drawings, in a light-duty structural shed or house of the present utility model, a door of a roll-curtain type is placed on one of walls 8, and windows are placed on the other walls 8. The roof includes a beam 1, which may be made of a metal or plastic pipe extending between the eaves on both sides; a ridge 3, which extends along the length of beam 1; and two inclined top panels 7. Each of the inclined top panels 7 has a width that is smaller than the inclined roof face of the shed or house. Ridge 3 is fixedly connected to the inclined top panels 7 at spaced joining positions, by sewing or buckling by means of, for example, buttons or nylon hook-ring fasteners. Several fabric belts 4 are arranged laterally at intervals along ridge 3. Fabric belts 4 overlap ridge 3 and are sewn onto ridge 3 along both side edges thereof, as shown in FIG. 5. Reference number 5 denotes the portions that are sewn together. Propping poles 2, which may be made of plastic pipes, are sheathed across ridge 3 between belts 4 and ridge 3 and are secured on ridge 3. Alternatively, it is possible to arrange some fixing strip-rings laterally at intervals along ridge 3, and have the propping poles 2 pass through the strip-rings across ridge 3 and are secured on ridge 3. Propping poles 2 are supported over beam 1, such that the portions of ridge 3 located between the spaced joining positions are supported by propping poles 2, together with portions on both sides where they are connected to the inclined top panels 7 forming skylights 6 that are substantially triangular in shape.

Claims

1. A light-duty structural shed with skylights, comprising:

walls having openings for doors and/or windows;

a roof and a beam, wherein the roof includes a ridge and two inclined top panels, wherein each of the inclined top panels has a width that is smaller than an inclined roof face of the shed, and wherein the ridge is made of a flexible material that is fixedly connected to the inclined top panels at spaced joining positions; and

several propping poles that are sheathed across the ridge with respect to the beam at positions between said spaced joining positions, wherein each propping pole is supported over the beam such that a portion of the ridge supported by each of propping poles, forms a skylight that is substantially triangular in shape.

2. The light-duty structural shed with skylights according to claim 1, wherein said walls, ridge, and inclined top panels are made of fabric, and wherein fabric belts are sewn onto the ridge, such that each of the propping poles is sheathed between the belts and the ridge.

3. The light-duty structural shed with skylights according to claim 1, wherein said walls and inclined top panels are made of plastic plates.

4. The light-duty structural shed with skylights according to claim 2, wherein said propping poles are made of metal or plastic pipes.