Containment dike
AssigneeP.V. Flood Control Corp.
InventorPaul Vickers
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Abstract
Flexible containment tubes form sections of a dike for fluid containment. For example, multiple vinyl-coated polyester tubes with a 19-inch diameter may be filled with water and stacked on top of each other to create a temporary diversion dike. Multiple sections of dike may be abutted together to form longer sections of dike. A vapor barrier or plastic membrane may wrap over dike sections and/or weaved through the flexible containment tubes as they are placed prior to filling. Configurations of the vapor barrier and associated anchoring mechanisms improve the utility of dike sections by reducing hydrostatic pressure of contained fluid on the dike, harnessing the weight of fluid columns, and mitigating seepage through the dike sections.
Claims13
An apparatus for containing a fluid within a containment area, the apparatus comprising:
- a first containment tube on a ground surface having a first end;
- a second containment tube on a ground surface having a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are not rolled together;
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- a water-tight vapor sleeve extending over at least the first end and the second end, wherein the water-tight vapor sleeve prevents water from entering a cavity, the cavity being an area within the water-tight vapor sleeve and including a space between the first end and the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.