Patent ID: 6443655
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
A barrier unit for connection to like barrier units to form a barrier on a ground surface to protect an area from flood waters, comprising:five elongated brace members, each brace member having a turnbuckle and a first and second portion, each brace member portion having a threaded end, each turnbuckle joining the first and second portion threaded ends of each brace member; a first, second and third pillar, each pillar having a bottom, a positioning member extending downwardly beyond the pillar bottom, and a hole for receiving one of the brace member first portion ends, at least two of the pillars having an additional hole for receiving another of the brace member first portion ends, at least one of the pillars having a second additional hole for receiving yet another of the brace member first portion ends; a first, second and third brace member footing for securing into the ground surface, each having a hole for receiving one of the brace member second portion ends, at least two of the brace member footings each having at least one additional hole for receiving an additional brace member second portion end, the rotation of each turnbuckle moving each brace member first portion end into one of the pillar holes and each brace member second portion end into one of the brace member footing holes; a first, second and third pillar footing for securing into the ground surface, each having a hole for receiving one of the pillar positioning members; a plurality of panels, at least one of the panels being fastenable to the first and second pillars to form a barrier between the first and second pillars, at least one of the panels being fastenable to the second and third pillars to form a barrier between the second and third pillars; and a vapor barrier having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a weighted portion attached proximate the bottom edge, the top edge being draped over the panels and fastened between the panels and the pillars; the pillar and brace member footings being positioned such that the first brace member is compressively positioned between the first brace member footing and the first pillar, the second brace member is compressively positioned between the first brace member footing and the second pillar, the third brace member is compressively positioned between the second brace member footing and the second pillar, the fourth brace member is compressively positioned between the third brace member footing and the second pillar, and the fifth brace member is compressively positioned between the third brace member footing and the third pillar.