Self-actuating water containment barrier
OwnerCharles B. Goodsteininventor
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Abstract
A stanchion is constructed and designed so as to be emplaced near a body of water, with its upper pivotally mounted portion in a lowered position, and with the rising of the water, the pivotal section self-actuates and rises with the water level to form a water containment barrier which will redirect the waterflow and protect property disposed on the other side of the barrier. With the receding of the water level, the upper section of the stanchion is self-lowered, thus providing an aesthetically acceptable appearance. A plurality of such stanchions with interconnected flexible sheeting provides a continuous barrier which can contour a land mass adjacent to a body of water.
Claims8
A barrier comprising a rigid stanchion;
- means to mount said stanchion in a body of water so that said stanchion is pivotally upwardly movable;
- said stanchion comprising floatation means mounted therewith so as to float on said body of water;
- further comprising a plurality of said stanchions, and sheeting, and means to mount said sheeting to said stanchions so as to form a continuous barrier;
- further comprising means to anchor said sheeting along said stanchions, and wherein said sheeting extends substantially along the length of said stanchions, so that said sheeting moves together with the stanchions, whereby as said body of water rises, said stanchions together with the sheeting move upward to form a barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.