Tube for preventing water from entering a basin
AssigneeP.V. Flood Control Corp.
InventorPaul Vickers
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Abstract
A flexible and waterproof containment tube sits within a basin and prevents objects from entering the basin. When placed inside the basin, the containment tube is filled with a filling fluid. The dimensions of the containment tube are similar to that of the basin such that the containment tube fits within and fills substantially all of the basin. The outward hoop stress of the side portion against the walls of the basin evenly distribute pressure and protect the basin from damage, such as debris, rain or flood, water, or other objects.
Claims20
An apparatus for preventing a fluid from entering a basin, the apparatus comprising:
- a containment tube configured to fit within the basin and receive a filling fluid, further comprising:
- a top portion that spans substantially all of a cross-section of an opening of the basin;
- a base portion assembled piecewise from a plurality of pieces of material and having waterproof seams that connect the plurality of pieces of material;
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- a side portion that connects the top portion and the base portion, wherein force applied to the top portion is distributed across the side portion when the containment tube is within the basin and filled by the filling fluid, wherein the containment tube is water-tight.
A method for creating a water-tight containment tube, the method comprising:
- creating a top portion that spans substantially all of a cross-section of an opening of a basin;
- creating a bottom portion assembled piecewise from a plurality of pieces of flexible and waterproof material and having waterproof seams that connect the plurality of pieces of material;
- creating a side portion from a third flexible and waterproof material;
- sealing the top portion to a first side of the side portion;
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- sealing the bottom portion to a second side of the side portion, wherein force applied to the top portion is distributed across the side portion when the water-tight containment tube is within the basin and filled by a filling fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.