Method and system for a rising floodwall system
AssigneeRSA Protective Technologies, LLC
InventorRichard Steven Adler
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a retractable floodwall system comprising a floodwall panel installed in a housing unit. The floodwall panel is connected with a counter-balance weight. The floodwall panel is capable of being raised from the housing unit and being lowered into the housing unit. The present invention also relates to a method of flood prevention comprising providing a floodwall panel in a housing unit; connecting the floodwall panel with a counter-balance weight; raising the floodwall panel from the housing unit for flood prevention; and lowering the floodwall panel into the housing unit.
Claims20
A retractable floodwall system comprising:
- a housing unit enclosing a support frame formed by a plurality of steel members;
- a floodwall panel supported by the support frame of the housing unit;
- a counter-balance weight connected with the floodwall panel and supported by the support frame;
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- an actuation mechanism including an electric motor that is attached to the support frame and connected with the floodwall panel to raise the panel from the housing unit,
- wherein both the housing unit and the support frame are disposed below a grade level, and the support frame includes a first compartment and a second compartment, and, at a stowed position, the floodwall panel and counter-balance weight are held in the first compartment and the second compartment, respectively.
A method of providing flood protection comprising:
- providing a floodwall panel in a housing unit;
- supporting the floodwall panel by a support frame of the housing unit, the support frame being formed by a plurality of steel members;
- connecting the floodwall panel with a counter-balance weight that is supported by the support frame;
- connecting the floodwall panel to an actuation mechanism that includes an electric motor attached to the support frame;
- actuating the actuation mechanism to raise the floodwall panel from the housing unit for flood protection;
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- actuating the actuation mechanism to lower the floodwall panel into the housing unit,
- wherein both the housing unit and the support frame are disposed below a grade level, and the support frame includes a first compartment and a second compartment, and, at a stowed position, the floodwall panel and counter-balance weight are held in the first compartment and the second compartment, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.