Patent ID: 7712998

Claim:
A portable flood wall, comprising (a) a generally rectangular sheet of flexible material, said sheet having a forward edge and a rearward edge and first and second spaced fold lines parallel to said forward and rearward edges, said rearward edge being connected with said sheet at a location between said forward edge and said first fold line to define a bottom portion between said forward edge and said first fold line, a rear portion between said first and second fold lines, a front portion between said second fold line and said rearward edge, a chamber between said bottom, rear and front portions, and an extended portion of said bottom portion between said forward edge and said rearward edge; and (b) at least one bladder formed of flexible material connected with said rear portion within said chamber, said bladder extending longitudinally and parallel to said fold lines, whereby when said bladder is inflated, said rear portion is erected to a vertical condition and the chamber has a generally triangular cross-sectional configuration to define a wall section for retaining water, with the weight of the water on the bottom portion holding the wall section in place.