Patent ID: 9670634
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E02B,E04H,E06B

Claim:
1. A flood barrier system for protecting a structure from the inflow of flood water, the system being deployable in response to flood or flood risk by stacking multiple, stop-log panels atop each other between corresponding vertical elements, the panels having forward faces oriented toward the flood, rear faces opposite the forward faces, and top and bottom edges extending horizontally between the respective faces of the panels, the vertical elements and panels forming a temporary barrier to the flood water, the system comprising: at least one of the vertical elements having a base plate at the bottom end of the vertical element and first and second gaskets extending vertically along the vertical element; wherein the first and second gaskets comprise wet-side and dry-side gaskets, respectively, the wet-side gasket opposing the forward faces of the panels and the dry-side gasket opposing the rear faces of the panels, the wet-side and dry-side gaskets being spaced from each other and configured to engage the panels in a water-tight manner upon placement of the panels between the first and second gaskets and to permit the panels to be shifted rearwardly upon exposure to predetermined loads caused by flood waters; and wherein at least one of the gaskets has a lower end adapted to engage the base plate in an interference fit.