Patent ID: 8540456

Claim:
A liquid surge resistant modular barrier comprising: a plurality of members extending in a longitudinal direction to longitudinal ends that are connected to form said barrier, each member including a top portion connected to a central wall portion having first and second opposed side walls that extend to a base portion having a base wall for engagement with a support surface, and at least one of said side walls extending at an acute angle relative to the base wall toward the liquid to be contained to tend to redirect a liquid flow toward the member, wherein said members include straight and curved members, each of said members is a hollow closed element formed of a continuous layer of plastic, said members include elongate reinforcing ribs in said side walls, said reinforcing ribs extend in first and second directions that are angularly offset, said reinforcing ribs extend in said first direction in said first side wall and extend in said second direction in said second side wall, and said first and second side walls have adjacent interior wall surfaces at locations between opposed reinforcing ribs that engage upon deflection of said side walls in said first or second direction to reinforce said side walls and said member.