Modular Complexing Shelters

Abstract

Expandable shelters housing displaceable cassettes configured to provide an allocated resource are disclosed. Techniques of complexing the expandable shelters housing displaceable cassettes are also disclosed. The displaceable cassettes may deploy from a stowed position in an interior of the expandable shelter to a use position removeably coupled in an expanded interior portion of a displaceable side of the expandable shelter. In the use position, the cassettes are configured to provide an allocated resource, and provide a hallway between other interconnected expandable shelters.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An expandable shelter system comprising:
 a first container defining an interior and including a top, bottom, front, back, and two sides, at least one of the sides being displaceably attached to the first container to deploy from a stowed position adjacent to the first container to a use position out and away from the first container, wherein when the displaceable side is in the use position, the displaceable side defines an expanded interior portion interconnected to the interior of the first container;   a cassette displaceably housed in the interior of the first container to deploy from a stowed position in the interior of the first container to a use position removeably coupled in the expanded interior portion of the displaceable side, wherein the cassette is configured to provide an allocated resource when the cassette is in the use position; and   a second container defining another interior and including a top, bottom, front, back, and two sides, wherein at least one of the front or the back of the second container is removeably interconnected to the at least one of the front, back, or sides of the first container displaceably housing the cassette.   
     
     
         2 . The expandable shelter system of  claim 1 , wherein the first container, the second container, or both are formed of intermodal shipping containers. 
     
     
         3 . The expandable shelter system of  claim 1 , wherein the first container, the second container, or both are about one third size of an intermodal shipping container. 
     
     
         4 . The expandable shelter system of  claim 1 , wherein the allocated resource of the cassette comprises a power resource, a water resource, a telecommunication resource, a computing resource, a medical resource, a forensic resource, a kitchen resource, a latrine resource, a bath resource, or a bedding resource. 
     
     
         5 . The expandable shelter system of  claim 1 , wherein the cassette is configured for a particular climate or particular geographic location. 
     
     
         6 . The expandable shelter system of  claim 5 , wherein the particular climate comprises a frigid climate, temperate climate, or a torrid climate. 
     
     
         7 . The expandable shelter system of  claim 5 , wherein the cassette is further configured based at least in part on an annual season of the particular geographic location. 
     
     
         8 . An expandable shelter comprising:
 an enclosure defining an interior and including at least one side that is displaceable to deploy from a stowed position adjacent to the enclosure to a use position out and away from the enclosure, wherein when the displaceable side is in the use position, the displaceable side defines an expanded interior portion interconnected to the interior of the enclosure; and   a cassette displaceably housed in the interior of the enclosure to deploy from a stowed position in the interior of the enclosure to a use position removeably coupled in the expanded interior portion of the displaceable side, wherein the cassette is configured to provide an allocated resource when the cassette is in the use position.   
     
     
         9 . The expandable shelter of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 another cassette displaceably housed in the interior of the enclosure;   wherein another side of the enclosure is displaceable to deploy from the stowed position adjacent to the enclosure to the use position out and away from the enclosure opposite the displaceable side, and wherein when the other displaceable side is in the use position, the other displaceable side defines another expanded interior portion interconnected to the interior of the enclosure opposite the expandable interior portion; and   wherein the other cassette is configured to deploy from the stowed position in the interior of the container to the use position removeably coupled in the other expanded interior portion of the other displaceable side, wherein the other cassette is configured to provide another allocated resource when the other cassette is in the use position.   
     
     
         10 . The expandable shelter of  claim 8 , wherein the cassette is mounted on casters, rails, or tracks that enable the cassette to be displaced from the stowed position to the use position. 
     
     
         11 . The expandable shelter of  claim 8 , wherein the cassette includes a base, the base including one or more quick connect fittings configured to connect to one or more cooperating quick connect fittings arranged in the expanded interior portion. 
     
     
         12 . The expandable shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more quick connect fittings comprise one or more electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, or air conditioning quick connect fittings. 
     
     
         13 . The expandable shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more quick connect fittings are standardized across cassettes. 
     
     
         14 . The expandable shelter of  claim 8 , wherein the enclosure includes an identification and tracking tag. 
     
     
         15 . The expandable shelter of  claim 14 , wherein the tag comprises a global positioning system tracking unit, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) unit, a bar code, or a quick response (QR) code. 
     
     
         16 . The expandable shelter of  claim 8 , further comprising a wall displaceable from a stowed position adjacent to the enclosure to a use position in the interior of the enclosure, wherein when the displaceable wall is in the use position, the displaceable wall partitions the interior of the enclosure from the expandable interior of the displaceable side. 
     
     
         17 . The expandable shelter of  claim 16 , wherein the wall is removeably coupled to the enclosure in the stowed position and the use position via a zipper fastener, a hook-and-loop fastener, a button fastener, or an interference fit fastener. 
     
     
         18 . A cassette comprising:
 a base having a surface area smaller than a surface area of an interior of an expandable shelter, the base to deploy from a stowed position to a use position, wherein
 when in the stowed position the base is housed in the interior of the expandable shelter, and 
 when in the use position the base is housed in an expanded interior portion of the expandable shelter, out and away from the interior of the expandable shelter; 
   a fitting arranged in the base, the fitting configured to connect to a cooperating fitting arranged in the expanded interior portion of the expandable shelter; and   an allocated resource fixed to the base, wherein when the base is in the use position, the allocated resource is provided for use.   
     
     
         19 . The cassette of  claim 18 , further comprising casters fixed to the base opposite the allocated resource to enable the base to deploy from the stowed position to the use position. 
     
     
         20 . The cassette of  claim 18 , further comprising a slideable rail fixed to the base opposite the allocated resource to enable the base to deploy from the stowed position to the use position. 
     
     
         21 . The cassette of  claim 18 , further comprising a bearing surface fixed to the base opposite the allocated resource to enable the base to deploy from the stowed position to the use position. 
     
     
         22 . The cassette of  claim 18 , wherein the allocated resource comprises a power resource, a water resource, a telecommunication resource, a computing resource, a medical resource, a forensic resource, a kitchen resource, a latrine resource, a bath resource, or a bedding resource. 
     
     
         23 . The cassette of  claim 18 , wherein the cassette is configured for a particular climate or particular geographic location. 
     
     
         24 . The cassette of  claim 23 , wherein the particular climate comprises a frigid climate, temperate climate, or a torrid climate. 
     
     
         25 . The cassette of  claim 23 , wherein the cassette is further configured based at least in part on an annual season of the particular geographic location.