Sandbag and sandbag kits
OwnerMichael Richardsoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a unique, elongated sandbag for use as the bottom layer(s) in a sandbag barrier wall and a kit containing such an elongated sandbag as well as a sufficient number of other, shorter, sandbags for forming a barrier wall for an opening, such as a doorway.
Claims10
A sandbag wall comprising a plurality of sandbags having a length and a width, wherein at least one of the plurality of sandbags is an elongated sandbag comprising a length that is substantially longer than the length of the other sandbags of the plurality of sandbags.
A kit comprising a predetermined number of sandbags for forming a barrier for an opening having a predetermined width, wherein each of the sandbags has a length and a width and wherein the kit comprises at least one elongated sandbag that has a longer length than the length of the majority of the other sandbags in the kit and wherein the length of the at least one elongated sandbag is at least as long as the predetermined width of the opening.
A method of forming a fluid barrier wall with sandbags comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a plurality of sandbags with each of the sandbags having a length and a width, wherein at least one of the plurality of sandbags is an elongated sandbag that has a longer length than the length of the majority of the other sandbags comprising the plurality of sandbags;
- b. placing the at least one elongated sandbag as the bottom layer of a wall of sandbags;
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- c. stacking the remaining sandbags in the plurality of sandbags on top of the at least one elongated sandbag to form a fluid barrier wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.