Patent ID: 6591553
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
An entranceway barrier apparatus for blocking floodwaters from entering a structure through a doorway, said apparatus comprising:a frame assembly for selectively mounting in a lower portion of the doorway, said frame assembly having a main channel extending therein, said frame assembly including a pair of L-shaped sections, each of said sections comprising an elongate vertical portion for positioning adjacent to a vertical part of the doorway and an elongate horizontal portion for positioning adjacent to a sill of the doorway; a plurality of locking members for selectively locking each of said sections of said frame assembly together in a desired position when said sections are telescopically coupled, each of said locking members being threadably mounted through an outer wall of said horizontal portion of a first of said sections to an outer wall of said horizontal portion of a second of said sections; a channel gasket for positioning in said main channel of said frame assembly; a panel member for positioning in said main channel of said frame assembly; and a frame gasket for sealing between said frame assembly and the doorway.