Patent ID: 7972081

Claim:
A sea wall system incorporated into a continuous and foundation supported structure, comprising: a three dimensional concrete emplacement defining an interior volume which is communicable with a lower fluid communication opening and an upper opening; at least one vertically displaceable component constructed of a fluid resistant material and supported within the interior of the concrete emplacement; a buoyancy inducing component mounted to an underside of said vertically displaceable component in fluid sealing arrangement within the concrete emplacement and, in response to water admittance into the fluid communication opening, vertically displacing said component through the upper opening; a spring-loaded support associated with each of said vertically displaceable components including a plurality of flex hinge members extending from said support and which are convertible between a collapsed and abutting position within concrete emplacement and an elevated and expanded position above the emplacement in which a lower most flex hinged member outwardly displaces over a top surface of the concrete emplacement to prevent the component from retracting within the interior until being physically collapsed by an operator; and each of said components being displaceable from a first retracted position to an extended position, whereby said components collectively establish an increased fluid retaining level.