Portable flood control revetment
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorThomas A. Frank
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Abstract
A portable flood control revetment comprising an elongated collapsible and inflatable tube of flexible material impervious to air and water, the tube having a bottom wall and other walls defining an internal compartment, and a multiplicity of cables in the compartment, each extending from one of the walls to another of the walls to hold the tube in a selected shape when the tube is filled with air or water. The bottom wall defines at least one pocket for receiving a corresponding at least one hold-down member, and other of the walls are provided with closeable orifices for permitting flow of air and water into and out of the compartment to respectively inflate, fill, and collapse the tube.
Claims16
A portable flood control revetment comprising:
- an elongated collapsible and inflatable tube of flexible material impervious to air and water, said tube having a bottom wall and other wall defining an internal compartment;
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- a multiplicity of cables in the compartment, each extending from one of the walls to another of the walls to hold said tube in a selected shape when said tube is inflated with air and filled with water;
- the bottom wall defining at least one pocket capable of receiving a corresponding at least one hold-down member wherein the bottom wall comprises two layers spaced from each other with partitions extending therebetween to provide the pocket and a plurality of further pockets capable of receiviny the hold-down members;
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- at least one other of the walls having closeable orifice means for permitting flow of air into and out of the compartment and flow of water into and out of the compartment, to respectively inflate, fill and collapse the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.