Flood wall protection system

A non-self-standing cellular wall comprising woven fabrics that comprise;

• at least cells shaped by three parallel vertical walls with the center wall being common to both cells;
• the overall cell shape being pentagonal;
• with one vertical wall determining the overall height of the cell;
• one horizontal wall determining the bottom length of the cell;
• one wall opposite the vertical wall that is also vertical but is at least 50% smaller in height than the opposing vertical wall;
• one top wall that is open and unobstructed so filler materials can be added;
• and
• one angled wall connecting the short vertical wall to the open top wall;
• the width of each cell being variable but with a preferred width of 30 inches;
• the cellular wall having fabric sleeves at the top of each parallel separating wall that are used to support the wall during the filling process;
• and
• such sleeves being designed to hold temporary support bars that maintains the cellular wall's weight during the filling process.

A delivery system for filling chambers of a continuous cellular flood wall, comprising:

• a machine comprising a sled portion, the sled further comprising a hopper on top so that front end loading equipment is capable of dropping at least two cubic yards of dirt, sand or stones thereinto;
• and
• the sled further including an empty cellular wall section on the front side, with an empty cellular wall hung in a collapsed condition by using sleeves, with each sleeve having a steel bar placed within that is longer than the sleeve, with the steel bars extending across the width of the bottom of the hopper and resting on two steel rails;
• means for allowing the filled bags to travel with ease from beneath a hopper on the sled to be deposited for use as a flood wall component.

An apparatus for filling chambers of a continuous cellular flood wall, comprising:

• a sled portion;
• bulk bags connected to one another along common walls, each bag comprising an empty cellular wall section on the front side, with an empty cellular wall hung in a collapsed condition by using sleeves, with each sleeve having a steel rod placed within the sleeves that is longer than the sleeves, with the steel rods extending across the width of the bottom of the hopper and resting and travelling on two steel rails;
• a hopper on top of the sled portion so that dirt, sand or stones may be deposited into the empty bulk bags to fill each back beneath the hopper;
• means for allowing the filled bags to travel with ease from beneath the hopper on the sled to be deposited for use as a flood wall component.

A method of constructing any desired length or height linear cellular chain for use as a protective wall system, made of flexible materials, comprising the following steps:

• providing an end panel shaped such that it will provide a specified shape to a main panel;
• the specified shape shall have a vertical wall that will define the final height of each cell, a bottom wall that is longer than the height of the vertical wall, a second vertical wall that is sized to allow for the final wall that will slope upward to have at least a 45 degree angle up to an opening for filling that is defined by the top of the vertical wall and the top of the sloped wall;
• providing a sleeve of similar flexible materials at the top of each end panel that are essentially the full length of the defined opening and tall enough to accept a support rod for filling;
• providing a main panel section made of essentially the same flexible material that equals the length of the enclosed dimensions of a completed cell by sewing one edge of the main panel along the edge of the end panel, starting at the top of the vertical side and sewing around the entire perimeter, ending at the top of the sloped side;
• repeating the above steps by adding additional end panels and main panels until the desired length of chain is achieved.