Barrier for containing floods
OwnerRobert C. Coffeyinventor
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Abstract
A fluid containing barrier having a frame with a plurality of legs and a flexible container supported by the frame. The flexible container has a high point vent and a low point drain. The flexible container is capable of holding a fluid. A series of individual frames and flexible containers interlock to form a wall or flood barrier which is used as a dam structure.
Claims23
A barrier for containing floods comprising a plurality of interlocked portable liquid barriers, each said portable liquid barrier comprising:
- a structural frame having at least two A-frame structures, each said structural frame being collapsible by each said A-frame structure having a front leg and a back leg hingedly mounted with respect to each other at an apex section of each said A-frame structure, at least one cross support secured between apex sections of said at least two A-frame structures, at least one horizontal support secured between said front leg and said back leg of each said A-frame structure;
- a flexible container supported by said structural frame, said flexible container having drain means and vent means, said flexible container capable of holding a fluid;
- frame interlock means for interlocking adjacent said legs of each said A-frame of said portable liquid barriers, and flexible container fastening means for fastening adjacent said flexible containers;
- and at least two of said front legs and said back legs of each said structural frame each having downwardly telescoping means for adjusting said structural frame to an irregular terrain.
A barrier for containing floods comprising a plurality of interlocked portable fluid barriers, each said portable fluid barrier of the type having a frame, the improvement comprising:
- a plurality of flexible containers each supported by each of the frames, each said flexible container having drain means and vent means, each said flexible container capable of holding a liquid;
- frame interlock means for interlocking adjacent legs of a plurality of legs of each of the frames, and flexible container fastening means for fastening adjacent said flexible containers;
- and at least two said legs of each of the frames each having downwardly telescoping means for adjusting the frames to an irregular terrain.
A barrier for containing floods comprising a plurality of interlocked portable liquid barriers, each said portable liquid barrier comprising:
- a structural frame having at least two A-frame structures, each said structural frame being collapsible by each said A-frame structure having a front leg and a back leg hingedly mounted with respect to each other at an apex section of each said A-frame structure, at least one cross support secured between apex sections of said at least two A-frame structures, at least one horizontal support secured between said front leg and said back leg of each said A-frame structure;
- a flexible container supported by said structural frame, said flexible container having drain means and vent means, said flexible container capable of holding a fluid;
- frame interlock means for interlocking adjacent said legs of each said A-frame of said portable liquid barriers, and flexible container fastening means for fastening adjacent said flexible containers;
- and an elongated frame support having one end secured to said apex section of at least one of said apex sections and an opposite end secured to structural frame support means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.