Patent ID: 6957928

Claim:
A module for use in forming a floodwater barrier system, the module having an elongated flexible tubular member, the tubular member having a cavity open at its opposite ends, the tubular member having at least one fill opening, the improvement to which comprises: (a) a first rigid end cap attachable to one of the open ends of the tubular member in a manner to seal the one open end, and (b) a second rigid end cap attachable to the other end of the tubular member in a manner to seal the other end, each of the first and second rigid end caps comprising: (i) an end plate having a perimeter section formed at least in part by a flange section, the end plate having a center section having a shoulder member extending outward from the center section, the shoulder being shaped and sized to fit within the cavity of the tubular member, and (ii) a retaining member having a center opening that is shaped and sized fit about the shoulder to securely retain the tubular member to the flanged end plate when the one of the ends of the tubular member is positioned between the shoulder and the retaining member.