Patent ID: 9708785
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: E02B

Claim:
1. A portable and temporary flood control barrier for the protection of a building structure against ground flooding and rising water, said flood control barrier comprising: at least one lower ballast component defining an interior cavity and a cavity access; at least one upper floatation component defining an interior cavity and an inflation valve; at least one sheet of protective fabric comprising an upper margin and a lower margin, said at least one sheet of protective fabric attached along said upper margin to said at least one upper floatation component and along said lower margin to said at least one lower ballast component; a ballast material heavier than water disposed along with water within said interior cavity of said at least one lower ballast component, wherein in use, the ballast material is inserted into said interior cavity of said at least one lower ballast component through said cavity access and combined with said water to fill said interior cavity of said at least one lower ballast component; an outer pocket and a pocket fold integrated with said at least one lower ballast component and containing additional ballast material; and an auxiliary air supply, wherein in use, said upper floatation component is filled with air from the auxiliary air supply through said inflation valve, wherein said flood control barrier is configured to be placed against said building structure prior to said ground flooding or rising water and is configured such that during said flooding or rising water, said at least one upper floatation component rises to the top of said flooding or rising water while said at least one lower ballast component remains in contact with the ground in front of said building structure and said at least one sheet of protective fabric extends to provide a barrier against said flood or rising water.