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US 4,375,929 AGranted
Protective flood barrier
OwnerTravis B. Clarkinventor
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Abstract
A protective flood barrier comprising panels sealingly attachable to one another to form a continuous barrier around a building structure and sealingly attachable to a fixed foundation surrounding the structure.
Claims10
A protective flood barrier to protect a building from flood waters which comprises:
- (a) a continuous, water-tight, foundation positioned in close proximity to said building;
- (b) rigid panal members sealingly attachable to their lower end to said foundation with sealing material between said panel members and said foundation, and with said panel members being abuttingly positioned at their vertical edges adjacent one another;
- (c) sealingly assemblies comprising:
- (i) first and second gasket strips positionable across and on opposite sides of said abutting vertical edges,
- (ii) first and second plates positionable across and exteriorly of said first and second gasket strips, respectively, said plates and gasket strips sealingly attachable to said abutting adjacent panels by attaching means;
- and,
- (d) support means attachable to said panels and having an arm member abutting against said building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.