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US 10,294,715 B1Granted
Methods of forming a temporary seal for flood protection
OwnerDiana L. Hertelinventor
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Abstract
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes positioning a plurality of individual sections of a moldable material adjacent one another and adjacent a structure to be sealed, and forcing the individual sections against one another and at least the structure so as to deform the plurality of individual sections and thereby form a substantially contiguous temporary seal comprised of the moldable material between the structure and at least a portion of the opening in which the structure is positioned.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- positioning a plurality of individual sections of a moldable material adjacent one another and adjacent a first structure to be sealed, the first structure being operatively coupled to a second structure comprising an opening wherein the first structure to be sealed is adapted to be moved from an open position to a closed position, and vice versa, relative to the opening in the second structure and wherein the moldable material comprises one of a modeling compound, plastilina or plastilina clay;
- moving the first structure to be sealed to the closed position relative to the opening in the second structure;
- with the first structure to be sealed in the closed position relative to the opening in the second structure, forcing the individual sections of moldable material against one another and at least the first structure so as to deform the plurality of individual sections and thereby form a substantially contiguous temporary seal comprised of the moldable material between the first structure and at least a portion of the opening in the second structure;
- removing the substantially contiguous temporary seal;
- and
- after removing the substantially contiguous temporary seal, and while the first structure remains operatively coupled to the second structure, moving the first structure from the closed position relative to the opening to the open position relative to the opening.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning a plurality of individual sections of a moldable material adjacent one another and adjacent a first structure to be sealed, the first structure being operatively coupled to a second structure comprising an opening, wherein the first structure to be sealed is adapted to be moved from an open position to a closed position, and vice versa, relative to the opening in the second structure and wherein the moldable material comprises one of a modeling compound, plastilina or plastilina clay;
- moving the first structure to be sealed to the closed position relative to the opening in the second structure;
- with the first structure to be sealed in the closed position relative to the opening in the second structure, manually forcing the individual sections of moldable material against one another and at least the first structure so as to force at least some of the moldable material between at least a portion of the first structure and at least a portion of the opening in the second structure so as to thereby form a substantially contiguous temporary seal comprised of the moldable material between the first structure and at least a portion of the opening in the second structure, wherein the contiguous temporary seal has a substantially horizontally oriented portion and at least one substantially vertically oriented portion;
- removing the substantially contiguous temporary seal;
- and
- after removing the substantially contiguous temporary seal, and while the first structure remains operatively coupled to the second structure, moving the first structure from the closed position relative to the opening to the open position relative to the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.