A Flood Barrier
AssigneeParafoil Design & Engineering Pte Ltd
InventorJwee Thiam QUEK
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Abstract
A flood barrier (100) is disclosed, which comprises at least two supporting posts (104a, 104b) for positioning at an entrance (102) of a building; and at least one panel (108) removably arranged intermediate a pair of the supporting posts to form the flood barrier, wherein the panel includes a plurality of seals having corrugated surfaces to interface with the supporting posts to provide a water-tight arrangement against entry of flood waters into the building. A method of operating said flood barrier is also disclosed.
Claims22
A flood barrier comprising:
- at least two supporting posts for positioning at an entrance of a building;
- and
- at least one panel removably arranged intermediate a pair of the supporting posts to form the flood barrier,
- wherein the panel includes a plurality of seals arranged at opposing edges of the panel, said plurality of seals having corrugated surfaces to interface with the supporting posts to provide, upon compression of the plurality of seals, a water-tight arrangement against entry of flood waters into the building.
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A method of operating a flood barrier which includes at least two supporting posts and at least one panel, the method comprising:
- arranging the two supporting posts to be positioned at an entrance of a building;
- and
- removably arranging the panel intermediate a pair of the supporting posts to form the flood barrier,
- wherein the panel includes a plurality of seals arranged at opposing edges of the panel, said plurality of seals having corrugated surfaces to interface with the supporting posts to provide, upon compression of the plurality of seals, a water-tight arrangement against entry of flood waters into the building.
A flood barrier comprising:
- at least two supporting posts for positioning at an entrance of a building;
- at least one panel removably arranged intermediate a pair of the supporting posts to form the flood barrier;
- and
- a pair of fasteners, each fastener includes a lever portion movably coupled to a hook portion,
- wherein in use the fasteners are arranged at opposing ends of the panel and the respective hook portions are engaged with respective hooking plates of the associated supporting posts, and the lever portions are operated to tension the hook portions to secure the panel to the supporting posts.
A method of operating a flood barrier which includes at least two supporting posts, at least one panel and a pair of fasteners, each fastener includes a lever portion movably coupled to a hook portion, the method comprising:
- arranging the two supporting posts to be positioned at an entrance of a building;
- removably arranging at least one panel intermediate a pair of the supporting posts to form the flood barrier;
- arranging the fasteners at opposing ends of the panel and engaging the respective hook portions with respective hooking plates of the associated supporting posts;
- and
- operating the lever portions to tension the hook portions to secure the panel to the supporting posts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.