GB2359844A

GB2359844A - Flood barrier for windows, doorways or the like

Info

Publication number: GB2359844A
Application number: GB0004510A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Ernest Anthony Shackleton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2000-02-26
Filing date: 2000-02-26
Publication date: 2001-09-05
Also published as: GB0004510D0

Description

2359844 THE FLOODGATE SYSTEM THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THE FLOODING OF

1-10[JSES AND OTHER PROPERTY WHETHER USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR OTHERWISE, DUE TO AN OVERFLOW OF WATER FROM A RIVER OVERFLOWING, OR BURSTING THE BANKS OF THE RIVER, MELTING ICE OR SNOW, EXCESSIVE RAINFALL, OR OTHER CAUSES.

AT THE PRESENT TIME IF AND WHEN A FLOODING DOES OCCUR THE MOST USUAL METHOD OF DEALING WITH THE RISING LEVEL OF WATER IN RELATION TO DOMESTIC AND OTHER PROPERTY, IS TO PACK SANDBAGS AND SUCHLIKE IN FRONT OF A DOORWAY OR ENTRANCE, OR OTHER PLACE OR OPENING WHICH IF LEFT UNATTENDED WILL CAUSE DAMAGE OR INCONVENIENCE.THIS METHOD AND SIMILAR METHODS WILL SLOW DOWN THE INGRESS OF WATER BUT WILL NOT STOP IT COMPLETELY.

WITH THE PRESENT INVENTION IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE OR FIT A BARRIER OR GATE, EITHER AS A PERMANENT FIXTURE, OR AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH, WHICH IS WATERTIGHT OR WATERPROOF, TO DOORWAYS, WINDOWS, DOORWAYS TO BASEMENTS AND CELLARS, AIRGRATES, AND ALL OTHER DOORWAYS, EXITS, APERTURES WHICH IF LEFT UNATTENDED WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY OR CONTENTS.

IT IS ENVISAGED THAT A WATER PUMP MAY BE INSTALLED, USING AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE OF POWER, TO PUMP OUT OR EJECT WATER WHICH MAY HAVE ENTERED THE PREMISES FROM OTHER UNCONTROLLABLE MEANS.

-P>' T HE FLOODGATE SYSTEM IS A METHOD OF PREVENTING FLOODWATER AND SUCHLIKE RISES IN LEVELS OF WATER WHICH MAY OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS, OR WHICH MAY OCCUR PERIODICALLY, OR WHICH MAY BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, FROM ENTERING PROPERTY OR PREMISES, WHICH MAY BE DOMESTIC HOUSES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, SHOPS, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF PROPERTY WHERE THE OWNERS OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY OR CONTENTS.

IN AREAS OF EXPECTED FLOODING, WHICH CAN AND DOES OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS, USING THE FLOODGATE SYSTEM IT IS NOW POSSIBLETO FITA BARRIER OR GATE TO A DOORWAY, WINDOW OPENING, AIRGRATE, OR OTHER OPENING OR APERTURE, TO PREVENT THE INGRESS OF WATER OR OTHER SUBSTANCES, AND SO PREVENTING DAMAGE TO CARPETS AND OTHER FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE OCCUR.

THE FLOODGATE SYSTEM IS A SERIES OF WATERTIGHT OR WATERPROOF BARRIERS, GATES, AND SUCHLIKE FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, DESIGNED TO PREVENTFLOODWATER FROM ENTERING PROPERTY AND PREMISES.

IN THE EVENT OF WATER OR FLOODWATER ENTERING THE PROPERTY OR PREMISES, WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY BURST PIPES OR OTHER UNCONTROLLABLE FACTORS, IT IS ENVISAGED THAT A WATER PUMP MAY BE INSTALLED USING AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE OF POWER, AND SO KEEPING DAMAGE TO A MINIMUM.

8 THE FLOODGATE SYSTEM IS A BARRIER OR GATE A WHICH IS FITTED TO A DOORWAY D, OR A WINDOW OPENING F, SHOWN IN FIGS. 1 - 11 OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS OR OTHER OPENINGS OR APERTURES, IN DOMESTIC AND OTHER SITUATIONS, IT MAY BE OF A ONE PIECE CONSTRUCTION, AS SHOWN IN FIGS 4, 5, 6, OR IT MAY CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE PARTS, AS SHOWN IN FIGS 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11, THE BARRIER OR GATE A MAY BE SCREWED OR BOLTED IN POSITION B, OR A QUICK RELEASE TYPE OF FIXING MAY BE SUPPLIED, SO THAT THE BARRIER OR GATE MAY BE STORED, BUT READY FORIMMEDIATE USE, OR IN THE CASE WHERE TWO OR MORE PARTS ARE USED TO MAKE THE BARRIER OR GATE, THEY MAY BE FIXED IN A SIMILAR WAY BUT MAY BE HINGED AT EACH SIDE H, OR AT THE CENTRE OR OTHER JOINING POINT, USING THE LATTER ME THOD IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE BARRIER OR GATE IN POSITION TO BE USED AS AND WHEN REQUIRED, BY FOLDING TO ONE SIDE OR BOTH SIDES.

IN ALL CASES WHEN USING THE FLOODGATE SYSTEM A WATERTIGHT OR WATERPROOF SEAL C IS PROVIDED ON ALL POINTS WHERE REQUIRED, INCLUDING WHERETHE BARRIER OR GATE IS FASTENED TO BRICKWORK, STONEWORK, AND OTHER SURFACES, HINGES OR OTHER TYPE OF JOINTS, IT MAY BE NECESSARY ON IRREGULAR SURFACES TO PROVIDE A SPECIAL OR PURPOSE MADE TYPE OF SEAL.

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Claims

CLAIM 1 A BARRIER OR GATE AS IN FIGS. 4,5,6, CONSISTING OF ONEPAR-1-OR PIECE, SCREWED, BOLTED, HINGED, OR OTHERWISE TEMPORY OR PERMANENTLY TO A DOORWAY, WINDOW, OR OTHER REQUIRED APERTURE, TO PROVIDE A WATERTIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT THE INGRESS OF WATER DUE TO FLOODING OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OF A SIMILAR NATURE.

CLAIM 2 A CLAIM AS IN CLAIM 1 WHEREBY THE BARRIER OR GATE MAY CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE PIECES OR PARTS, JOINED OR HINGED AS SHOWN IN FIGS 7,8,9,104 11.

CLAIM 3 A CLAIM AS IN CLAIMS 1 AND 2, WHEREBY THE BARRIER OR GATE MAY BE OF A FOLDING OR CONCERTINA TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.

CLAIM 4 ACLAIN4AS IN CLAIMS 1 AND 2, WHEREBY THE BARRIER OR GATE MAY BE OF A ROLLER DOOR OR SLATTED WINDOW SHUTTER TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHERE THE BARRIER OR GATE IS CONTAINED WITHIN A BOX TYPE CONSTRUCTION. THE BARRIER OR GATE WRAPPING AROUND A CENTRAL POST OR PIVOT, WHICH MAY BE POSITIONED TO EITHER SIDE OF OR TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM OF THE APERTURE.

CLAIM 5 A CLAIM AS IN ALL PREVIOUS CLAIMS WHEREBY THE BARRIER OR GATE MAY COMPLETELY COVER A DOOR OPENING, WINDOW OPENING, OR ANY OTHER OPENING OR APERTURE WHICH REQUIRES TO BE PROTECTED FROM FLOODWATER OR A SIMILAR SITUATION.

CLAIM 6 A CLAIM AS IN ALL PREVIOUS CLAIMS WHEREBY THE BARRIER OR GATE MAY HAVE A TRACK OR OTFIER SYSTEM OR METHOD OF FIXING TRE BARRIER OR GATE TO THE APERTURE OR OPENING, QUICKLY AND EASILY IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY.