Instant emergency shelter

Claim 1

A shelter, comprising in combination: (a) a plurality of trapezoidal panels divided in at least three trapezoidal sections and comprising a base section (12), almost rectangular in shape with the wider part of the section being at the bottom, a trapezoidal middle section (13), and an almost triangular top section (14), said sections being along defined transverse seams; (b) a ring (24) acting as the locus of the top sections (14) of all the trapezoidal panels, said top sections having a top flange (25) adapted to be coupled to said ring, said ring being divided into resilient teeth-like tabs (26) corresponding in number to said panels, said tabs (26) being adapted and designed to engage said top flange (25) so as to hold the panels; (c) first and second lateral vertical flanges (20, 21) on said panels, the first flange (20) having a U-shaped cross-section, while the second flange (21) has a straight vertical shape, designed to enter the U-shape and be held therein; (d) clips (22) designed to fit over the U-shape of the first flanges (20) to firmly hold the first and second flanges together; (e) a horizontal bottom flange (23) at the lower end of the base panel section (12) to be used in pinning the shelter to the ground; (f) a door-like opening defined in at least one of said panels; and, (g) a window-like opening defined in at least one of side panels.