AU2016101741B4

AU2016101741B4 - Re-Useable Flood Shield

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Publication number: AU2016101741B4
Application number: AU2016101741A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Gerry Westenberg
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-09-30
Filing date: 2016-09-30
Publication date: 2017-07-27
Anticipated expiration: 2024-09-30
Also published as: AU2017101095A4; AU2016101741A4; AU2017101095B4

Abstract

COMMERCIAL -IN -CONFIDENCE The disclosed Re-Useable Flood Shield (RUFS) is made of steel (or other suitable material) and has attached handles (3) for ease of movement, as well as integral male interrupted threads (2) that are located at the end of a triangular reinforcement bracket (8), one located near each end of each Re-Useable Flood Shield member (1), the male interrupted threads engage a female 5 interrupted thread (12) affixed to the concrete footing (10) that also has a steel guide rail (9) that the Re-Useable Flood Shield Base (6) engages and that also has attached the Main Rubber Seal (4) that ensures a watertight seal between the concrete footing (10) and the Re-Useable Flood Shield member (1), whilst the Interlocking Rubber Seal (5) ensures a watertight seal between individual Re-Useable Flood Shields (1), each Re-useable Flood Shield is also locked together by a 10 Securing Clamp (13) that has a Securing Pin (14) at each end that engages with, and sits in the Recess (7) at either end of each Re-Useable Flood Shield member (1). COMMERCIAL - IN - CONFIDENCE

Description

COMMERCIAL- IN - CONFIDENCE 2016101741 12 Jul2017 AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION INNOVATION PATENT RE-USEABLE FLOOD SHIELD (RUFS)

The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing, as we know it:

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Re-Useable Flood Shield

In recent years, Australian cities and towns have been subjected to serious flooding that has caused millions of dollars' worth of damage. This has then meant huge insurance payouts to repair the damage to the homes and businesses in each town affected. This innovation invention utilises previous innovation invention to quickly and effectively bolt down and secure steel 5 shields that will act as a barrier to the flood waters and prevent properties being damaged by the flood waters.

This Innovation Invention uses multiple interrupted threads to secure a part that needs to be quickly secured to, and released from, a base. 10 This Innovation Invention utilises steel (or another appropriate material) plate that is bolted into the ground and sealed using rubber seals that will prevent water from entering into houses and/or businesses that are subject to damage from rising water caused by flooding.

The Re-Useable Flood Shield (RUFS)

Each RUFS Unit will have optimum dimensions, height of 1.5 m, length of up to 3m, such that it 15 can be manhandled by two people, with the aid of two (or more) handles. Each RUFS Unit will have two triangular braces at right angles to the face of the RUFS that terminate with a male interrupted thread that will be bolted into a female interrupted thread that has been affixed into a concrete footing at appropriate intervals. Each RUFS Unit will have a base with a recess that has a rubber seal inserted into the recess as well as a permanently affixed "H cross sectional" rubber 20 seal to one side. Each RUFS Unit will fit into the "H Section Rubber Seal, giving it watertight integrity over the full length of the shield. Each RUFS will have a recess at each end that will accommodate a clamp that will secure one RUFS to another.

The RUFS Base

The RUFS will be seated upon concrete footings of an appropriate depth and width (to suit the 25 ground conditions) providing a firm footing and will have extensions (at right angles) that will have the female interrupted threads permanently affixed, as well as a steel (or other appropriate material) guiderail that the RUFS will engage with the recess mentioned above. People, such as State Emergency Service, can get the RUFS out of storage, and quickly insert each RUFS Unit's Male Interrupted Thread into the female interrupted thread, and with the use of an extension 30 pole, quickly secure the RUFS to the concrete footing. Another RUFS will then be slipped into the "H Cross-Section" rubber seal, and inserted into the female interrupted threads and secured. This process continuing until the full shield is installed.

Where the shield needs to go around an object or turn a corner, the securing clamp will be made in the shape of a right other appropriate angle. 35 A RUFS can be used to encircle a dwelling, or, can be anchored in a higher piece of ground, such as a hill or rise and continue around the dwelling ending in higher ground. The RUFS can also be used to protect a shopping or business precinct with one end being anchored to a higher piece of ground, or, if necessary, can fully encircle the precinct, or can be used to cordon off two ends of a 40 street.

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The following Figures are included to give a better understanding of the invention. Figure 1 shows a plan, profile and sectional view of the Re-Useable Flood Shield Unit. 5 Figure 2 shows a sectional view of RUFS Located on the Concrete Footings. Figure 3 shows a plan and sectional view of Re-Useable Flood Shield Footings. 10 15 20

Figure 4 shows the plan and profile of Securing Clamp. The following key applies to the numbered items in all figures: 1. Re-Useable Flood Shield 2. Male Interrupted thread 3. Handles 4. Main Rubber Seal 5. Interlocking Rubber Seal 5a. Cross-Section of Interlocking Rubber Seal 6. Re-Useable Flood Shield Base 7. Recesses for Securing Clamp 8. Triangular Reinforcing Bracket 9. Steel Guide Rail 10. Concrete Footing 11. Ground Level 12. Female Interrupted thread 13. Securing Clamp 14. Securing Pin

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Claims

The claims defining the invention are as follows:
1. A Re-Useable Flood Shield, in accordance with this invention, utilises a shield made of steel, or some other suitable material, that incorporates handles for ease of movement, male interrupted threads that are integral to the re-useable flood shield unit and are positioned at the end of a reinforcing triangular wedge located near each end of the shield, that aligns and is inserted into female interrupted threads affixed into a concrete footing of suitable dimensions, taking into account the type of ground, with each shield having affixed to one side an interlocking "H cross-sectional" rubber seal that ensures that when a re-useable flood shield unit is affixed to another, the two shields are fully waterproof, and also having a recess at the top of each end where a securing clamp in the shape of a straight edge, right angle or other angle allowing the re-useable flood shields to go around obstacles and/or corners, is affixed, locking the shields together, the whole collection of shields sitting on concrete footings that has a guiderail of steel, or any other suitable material, that assists in the engagement of the locking interrupted threads that secure the re-useable flood shield in place.