Robert F. Peoples
Engineering in Atlanta, GA
License number
Louisiana PE.0017834
Issued Date
Apr 3, 1979
Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2004
Category
Civil Engineer
Type
Civil Engineer
Address
Address
Atlanta, GA 30328
Professional information
Movable Sloped Panels To Modify Building Profiles And Reduce Wind Resistance, To Protect Buildings During High Winds
US Patent:
2008014, Jun 19, 2008
Filed:
Dec 19, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/613188
Inventors:
Patrick D. Kelly - St. Louis MO, US
Robert Peoples - Atlanta GA, US
Robert Peoples - Atlanta GA, US
International Classification:
E04B 2/74
US Classification:
52 23
Abstract:
Sloping panel assemblies are disclosed, for protecting coastal homes and other buildings against hurricanes or very high winds. Long waterproof panels with widths up to 12 feet, made with fibers from recycled carpets, can be rapidly affixed to anchoring devices that have been shallowly buried around the periphery of a building. After anchoring, the panels will lean against the eave of a building, creating an enclosed pyramid-like structure capped by the roof of the building. Wedge-shaped nose and tail sections can similarly be affixed to the ends of A-frame buildings. Hinged cover panels, over drainage trenches, can be raised and locked at a sloped angle, to provide windbreaks and floodwater drainage on the windward sides of coastal buildings.