Modular-unit floodwall system
AssigneeSteele Flood Stop System LLC
InventorsDouglas Arnold Albrecht, Thomas J. Birkenmeier
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Abstract
A modular-unit floodwall system is disclosed. The system includes modular floodwall units configured for holding water and connecting and sealing devices for connecting the units together to form a barrier against floodwater. A method of constructing such a floodwall is also disclosed.
Claims24
A modular-unit floodwall system comprising
- modular floodwall units adapted for holding water, each unit having a bottom wall, opposite end walls and side walls, and
- connecting and sealing devices for connecting the units and sealing junctions between the units to form a barrier against floodwater,
- each connecting and sealing device comprising a footer configured for connecting two units together generally adjacent the bottom walls of the units, a header configured for connecting the two units together adjacent the top walls of the units, a generally vertical connecting member connecting the footer and the header and extending across a junction between the two units, and a seal on the connecting member for sealing the junction.
A modular floodwall unit comprising
- a rigid box-like structure having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposite end walls and opposite side walls,
- said structure having a water-holding capacity of at least 1800 cubic feet,
- at least one opening in the top wall, and
- a pump-guide system on the top wall for guiding a mobile pump along the top wall.
A modular floodwall unit for controlling flood water, comprising
- a rigid elongate structure having a bottom wall, opposite end walls, a pair of corner posts extending up from the bottom wall adjacent the end walls, a first generally vertical side wall extending up from the bottom wall and secured to the corner posts, and a second inclined side wall sloping up from the bottom wall to the first side wall, and
- openings in upper and lower ends of the corner posts for receiving connecting devices for connecting the modular floodwall unit end-to-end to adjacent modular floodwall units,
- said structure having a generally triangular shape as viewed from an end of the structure.
A method of constructing a floodwall from modular floodwall units comprising a first plurality of first modular units having a first water-holding capacity and a second plurality of second modular units having a second water-holding capacity less than said first water-holding capacity, said method comprising the steps of
- connecting a plurality of first modular units and a plurality of second modular units together, and
- sealing junctions between the modular units to form a floodwall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.