Patent ID: 6840711
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A flood control panel system for erection between a body of approaching flood waters and an area of protected land, said flood control panel system comprising: a series of individual panel bodies that can each be interlocked to form a barrier against flood waters, each said panel body being four feet wide and approximately five feet high and positionable at an angle between 45-60° relative to a supporting frame, wherein each said individual panel body is supported by an integral supporting frame; an “A”-frame structure having a first hinge along an apex to allow the supporting frame to collapse against the panel body; a supporting member positioned between the outer points of the supporting frame and the panel body, away from the first hinge, for locking said supporting frame into place forming a rigid, triangular shape; and a series of four angle-mounted stakes mounted along a bottom of said supporting frame, wherein each said angle-mounted stake is connected to the supporting frame by a third hinge; wherein when said angle-mounted stakes are driven into the dirt, or surrounding grade, an anchor point for the flood control panel system is formed.