Systems and methods for forming water barriers
OwnerPhillip M. DeLaine, JR.inventor
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Abstract
The disclosed water barrier systems may include a first mobile water barrier, and adjacent second mobile water barrier, and a translation mechanism for translating the first mobile water barrier and the second mobile water barrier toward each other. Lowering mechanisms may be configured to lower sidewalls of the mobile water barriers. The mobile water barriers may include sealing elements to form water seals between the adjacent mobile water barriers and between the sidewalls and a surface. Related methods of forming a water barrier assembly are also disclosed.
Claims20
A water barrier system, comprising:
- a first mobile water barrier, comprising:
- a first sidewall;
- a first side sealing element positioned along an end of the first sidewall;
- a first bottom sealing element positioned along a first bottom edge of the first sidewall;
- and
- a first lowering mechanism for lowering the first sidewall to abut the first bottom sealing element against a surface to form a first bottom seal between the first sidewall and the surface;
- a second mobile water barrier, the second mobile water barrier connected to the first mobile water barrier with a coupler, the second mobile water barrier comprising:
- a second sidewall;
- a second side sealing element positioned along an end of the second sidewall;
- a second bottom sealing element positioned along a second bottom edge of the second sidewall;
- and
- a second lowering mechanism for lowering the second sidewall to abut the second bottom sealing element against the surface to form a second bottom seal between the second sidewall and the surface;
- and
- a translation mechanism for translating the first mobile water barrier and the second mobile water barrier toward each other to abut the first side sealing element against the second side sealing element to form an upper water seal between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
A method of forming a water barrier assembly, the method comprising:
- moving a first mobile water barrier and an adjacent, second mobile water barrier to a location in which to form a water barrier assembly, the first mobile water barrier comprising a first sidewall, a first side sealing element, and a first bottom sealing element, the second mobile water barrier comprising a second sidewall, a second side sealing element, and a second bottom sealing element;
- translating the first mobile water barrier toward the second mobile water barrier;
- abutting the first side sealing element against the second side sealing element to form an upper water seal between the first sidewall and the second sidewall;
- lowering the first sidewall of the first mobile water barrier and the second sidewall of the second mobile water barrier;
- and
- abutting the first bottom sealing element and the second bottom sealing element against a surface to form a lower water seal between the first sidewall and the surface and between the second sidewall and the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.