Patent ID: 9551452
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B63B,B63C,E02B,E04H,F16M,Y02A

Claim:
1. A system to protect an apparatus from floodwater, comprising: a floatable platform assembly initially disposed on substantially dry ground; an apparatus securely disposed on the floatable platform assembly, wherein the apparatus comprises an electric generator connected to an electrical system of a dwelling that is constructed on the substantially dry ground; first and second platform retaining members connected to the floatable platform assembly; and first and second vertical support members disposed on opposite sides of the floatable platform assembly; wherein upper ends of the first and second vertical support members are connected to an outer sidewall of the dwelling, and wherein bottom ends of the first and second vertical support members are fixedly secured to the substantially dry ground; wherein the first platform retaining member insertably receives the first vertical support member, wherein the second platform retaining member insertably receives the second vertical support member; and wherein the first and second platform retaining members are configured to slide along the respective first and second vertical support members when the floatable platform assembly begins to float in response to floodwater which floods the substantially dry ground so that the floatable platform assembly vertically rises and lowers in response to a changing level of the floodwater to prevent the apparatus from being damaged by the floodwater.