Flood control panel system

Patent 6840711 Issued on January 11, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 31, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 10402269 filed on 03/31/2003

US Classes:

405/107, Artificial water barrier (e.g., dam, levee, etc.)405/15, BANK, SHORE, OR BED PROTECTION405/114, Connectable sections405/90, Removable405/115, Flexible405/104, Vertical405/111With ballast compartment or cavity

Examiners

Primary: Lee, Jong-Suk
Assistant: Saldano, Lisa M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Gueliotta; John D.

International Class

E02B 310

Abstract

A modular flood control panel is provided having a base and supporting “A”-frame structure. The base locks into the ground, or supporting wall of sandbags, with a series of four adjustable angle stakes per each panel. The invention folds flat when not in use, for storage and for transportation on a truck to flood water areas. The panels are joined together with the use of a five inch wide joining slat that slides down into a channel on each side of each panel.