Patent ID: 7013501

Claim:
Flood protection apparatus comprising a sealing body and a securing portion whereby the apparatus can be disposed for use in a toilet bowl such that the sealing body is retained in position by the securing portion to substantially seal an outlet of the toilet bowl, in which the sealing body is configured to form a seal within a waste outlet of a toilet bowl and the sealing body is formed of a resilient material within which one or more voids are formed, whereby the sealing body can be deflected so as to conform to a surface of a toilet bowl against which it is to form a seal and in which the securing portion includes: a strut of adjustable length disposed to apply a force to the sealing body, the length being adjusted in use to urge the sealing body into a waste outlet of a toilet bowl; a bar of adjustable length; rim-engaging locating pads for engaging with a rim portion carried on the bar such that the spacing between the rim-engaging locating pads is adjustable to conform to different sizes of toilet bowl, the rim-engaging locating pads are pivotable with respect to the bar, the strut extending between the bar and the sealing body.