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US 2015/0089888 A1Published application
Flood control
AssigneeJohnson & Nicholson (M) Sdn Bhd
InventorsKien Ming Chew, Joon Yip Chew
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Abstract
The present invention provides a panel, a flood control assembly, a flood control device and a flood control barrier.
Claims20
A collapsible panel, the panel comprising:
- a planar member wherein a pair of planar members are adapted to a frame having lug and coupling means made of soft material, the pair of planer members filled with an object in between the planar members enables inflating.
A flood control assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a panel having a base devised to lock with a rail, the rail adapted to a base of the panel;
- a tube at the base of the panel;
- and
- means for fastening the rail to a surface, wherein the panel rests on the tube when the panel bends under a force of flowing water, the bending is counter balanced by water force exerted on the rail, the balance of forces enabling the assembly to remain in position.
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A flood control device comprising:
- a pair of panels connected on sides of a frame to form an enclosed cabinet;
- at least one opening on a top plate of the frame;
- at least one opening each on the panels;
- an inflating lug on a first side plate of the frame, the side plate being adjacent to the top plate of the frame;
- and
- a coupling slot on a second side plate of the frame, the second side plate being opposite to the first side plate;
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A flood control barrier comprising:
- a plurality of flood control devices coupled in series to form a channel, the devices are coupled when a coupling slot of a first device engages with an inflating lug of a second device;
- at least one supporting rail configured to retain the channel of control devices;
- a pair of opposite bars having means for accommodating a plurality of channels;
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- a plurality of fastening means for fixing the barrier to ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.