Patent ID: 7364385

Claim:
A flood barrier comprising, a plurality of panels, each panel including a water-impermeable sheet arranged on a frame to provide a substantially water-impermeable surface there across, the frame including a top side, a bottom side, a pair of lateral sides and a plurality of reinforcement pieces connected to and between the pair of lateral sides; a first gasket adhered to a front of the sheet and extending between the top side and the bottom side adjacent to one of the pair of lateral sides; a second gasket adhered to the front of the sheet and extending between the top side and the bottom side adjacent to the other one of the pair of lateral sides; a third gasket adhered to a bottom surface of the bottom side, a first column having an essentially H-shaped cross-section and a first panel receiving slot defined by said cross-section, the first column being coupled to the ground, a second column having an essentially H-shaped cross-section and a second panel receiving slot defined by said cross-section, the second column being coupled to the ground, wherein the plurality of panels are stacked and arranged between the first column and the second column with the first gasket of each panel being pressed against the first panel receiving slot and the second gasket of each panel being pressed against the second panel receiving slot.