Patent attributes
A shelter for protecting occupants from the effects of high velocity winds and explosive blasts includes a steel framework mountable on a foundation. The steel framework includes a floor structure and a roof structure spaced apart by vertical columns. Each of the floor structure and the wall structure includes panels mounted on joists wherein each panel includes a sheet of non-combustible material laminated to a metallic sheet. Each panel is mounted to the joists with the metallic sheet adjacent to the joists. The shelter further includes walls that include vertical studs secured to the floor structure and the roof structure. Outer wall panels are secured to outer surfaces of the studs. Each outer wall panel includes a sheet of non-combustible material laminated to a metallic sheet. Each outer wall panel is mounted with the metallic sheet adjacent to the vertical stud.
