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Patents Form No. 5
NEW ZEALAND
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Pai. 5
6 JAN 1994*? ;f; ;' - i \» <- ;PATENTS ACT 1953 ;COMPLETE SPECIFICATION ;(To be furnished in Duplicate) ;Where priority as provided by subsection (2) or (3) of section 11 of the Patents Act 1953 is desired in respect of one or more provisional specifications, quote number or numbers and date or dates ;245305 ;No. ;Date. ;27/ 11/ 92 ;a) Insert title of invention. ;(a) Water Walling. ;(b) State (in full) name, address and nationality of pplicant or applicants as r application form ;(c) Here begin full description of invention. The continuation of the specification should be upon paper of the same size as this form, on one side only with the lines well spaced and with a margin of 2.5cm on the left hand side of the paper. The completion of the description should be followed by the words "What I (or we) claim is" after which should be written the claim or claims numbered consecutively (see note below). The specification and the dup-licate thereof must be signed at the end. ;2178SF-1,500/11/90MK ;(b) Clifford David Tavner and ;Christina Wilhelmina Tavner both Australian Citizens and living at no 59. Jackson Avenue. ;Coromandel Valley. South Australia. ;5051, ;HEREBY declare the invention, for which I/we pray that a patent may be granted to me/us and the method by which it is to be performed, to be panicularly described in and by the following statement: ;This invention relates to surface ;(c) ;anti-flood barriers to form a wall. ;NOTE. The claims must relate to a single invention, must be clear and succinct, and must be fairly based on the matter disclosed in the specification. They should form in brief a clear statement of that which constitutes the invention. Applicants should be careful that their claims include neither more nor less than they desire to protect by their patent. Any unnecessary multiplicity of claims or prolixity of language should be avoided. ;Claims should not be made for the efficiency or advantages of the invention. I. (p»//oU^C^ by ;24 5 3 0 5 ;WATER WALLING MODULES. ;THIS INVENTION RELATES TO TEMPORARY ANTI-FLOOD BARRIERS. ;TO FORM BARRIERS IN AVOIDING FLOODING TO AREAS OF LAND AND OR STRUCTURES TO RESTRICT AND RETAIN FLOOD WATER TO SAVE PROPERTY AND STRUCTURE CONTENT FROM LOSS. ;NO OTHER SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN EVIDENCE TO THIS WHEREBY FILLING OF SANDBAGS REMAINS TO BE THE CURRENT SYSTEM AVAILABLE OR IN USE. THE SANDBAG SYSTEM IS SLOW AND PARTIALLY EFFECTIVE, THE TIMF TAKEN AND MATERIAL USED DOES NOT FORM A PROPER BARRIER THAT IS TOTALLY ENCASING THE AREA OR STRUCTURE TO BE PROTECTED^THE ERECTION AND DISMANTLING TIME IS VERY MUCH LABOUR INTENSIVE AND IS ALSO DAMAGING TO SOME ENVIRONMENTS. SANDBAG SYSTEMS ARE GENERALLY USED AS BARRIERS AT GATEWAYS AND OTHER OPENINGS IN PERIMETER WALLING. OTHER THAN THIS, LARGE SCALE PROGRAMMES ARE OFTEN IMPLEMENTED AND REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE INSTALLATION TIME. THE SANDBAGS DEPEND ON THEIR WEIGHT TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE SEAL BETWEEN THE BAG AND THE SURFACE IT IS LAID UPON DEPENDS MUCH ON HOW FLEXIBLE THE SANDBAG IS ON THE TOP AND UNDERSIDE. ALL SANDBAGS WHEN NOT IN USE,ARE EITHER STORED IN COUNCIL YARDS INVOLVING HEAVY UNLOADING / LOADING AND EMPTIED ONTO SAND HEAPS AFTER EMPTYING . THE SAND HEAPS ARE THEN REMOVED AND EMPTY BAGS OFTEN DESTROYED OR NEED TO BE DRIED OUT BEFORE STORAGE TO AVOID ROTTING IN THE STACKS,KEITHER OF THE ABOVE PROCESSES ARE ECONOMIC OR 21st CENTURY TECHNOLOGY. ;THESE PROBLEMS ARE OVERCOME BY THE PRESENT INVENTION WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE HEAVY BAGS OF SAND TO BE TRANS--PORTED TO THE FLOOD AREA OR THE PROCESS OF FILLING SAND BAGS, TYING UP AND STACKING. THE INVENTION ELIMINATES WALL BUILDING ENTIRELY AND THE LABORIOUS TIME CONSUMING ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SAND BAGGING. ;THE INVENTION IS OF A FLEXIBLE DESIGN AND ENABLES THE WALL TO BE ERECTED WITH THE MINIMUM OF SKILLS IN A VERY SHORT TIME AND AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF LABOUR, ;WHERE LABOUR IS PAID FOR WORK. IT IS ADVISEABLE THAT THE ROUTE OF THE WATER WALLING BARRIER IS PREDETERMINED TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM UTILISATION AND PROTECTION OF THE AREAS OR STRUCTURES TO BE DEFENDED AGAINST RISING WATER. ;24 5 3 0 5 ;t. ;THE WATER WALLING IS CONSTRUCTED IN A LINE ON AN END TO END BASIS. IT CHANGES DIRECTION ON HORIZONTAL AND ELEVATED PLANES,TO OVERCOME RAMPS, THE WALLING HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BEND BY THE USE OP MODULAR SECTIONS WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE STANDARD HORIZONTAL MODULES 11, CALLED CONCERTINA SECTIONS 19, ALL MODULES ARE IN RUBBER OR POLYMER OR OTHER WATER REPELLENT SKIN FABRIC. ;AT EACH INTERSECTION ( AT REGULAR LENGTHS MODULES) OF THE WATER WALLING ,IT MAY CONTINUE IN ONE LINE OR TURN AT RIGHT ANGLES IN ONE, TWO, OR THREE MORE DIRECTIONS. ANY OF THESE DIRECTIONS GOING INTO A HORIZONTAL OR ELEVATED UP OR DOWN PLANE. IT IS AT THESE INTERSECTIONS OR JUNCTIONS OF WATER WALLING MODULES ,THAT A JUNCTION BOX 12, IS REQUIRED. ;ITS PURPOSE IS TO SET THE DIRECTION OF THE WALL, ;INDICATE THE START AND FINISH OF EACH MODULE FOR ITS INDEPENDENCY FROM THE REST OF THE WALL, AS REPAIR AND AND MODULE REPLACEMENT MAY BE NECESSARY, PROTECT THE JOINT BETWEEN EACH MODULE BY INCORPORATING A RUBBER SEAL 21, AT THE INNER FACES OF THE JUNCTION BOXES. THE JUNCTION' BOXES OF METAL 12, ARE TREATED FOR NON CORROSION EITHER IN THE METAL OR BY AN APPLIED COATING. ALTERNATIVELY,THE JUNCTION BOXES MAY BE OF HARD RESILIENT PLASTIC OR POLYETHYLENE BETWEEN EACH JUNCTION BOX,A PLASTIC CAGE IS STOOD UPRIGHT FOR THE FULL HEIGHT OF THE WALL BOTH SIDES TO PREVENT BULGING.-THE CAGE 20, IS REINFORCED BY THREE HORIZONTAL RIBS ;15, THAT ALSO SPAN BETWEEN EACH JUNCTION BOX 12, BOTH SIDES AND IS AFFIXED BY HOOK AND BRACKET SYSTEM13,T0 LINK UP THE JUNCTION BOXES 12, THE RIBS CONSIST OF METAL ANGLE AND ARE PRECOATED FOR PROTECTION. ;AFFIXED TO THE JUNCTION BOXES AND HORIZONTAL RIBS VIA HOOK AND BRACKET 14,15,ARE BRACKETS KNOWN AS SUPPORT BRACKETS 16, AND ARE STANDARD THROUGHOUT.THFIR PURPOSE IS TO ANCHOR THE WATER WALLING AND JUNCTION BOXES ONCE IN PLACE AGAINST POSSIBLE SURGE , AND SUPPORTS THE WATER WALL ON BOTH SIDES . THESE BRACKETS ;16, ARE OF METAL RIB ANGLE AND PRECOATED, A SMALL HOLE IS PRE DRILLED AT EACH BASE END OF THE SUPPORT BRACKET FOR FIXING WITH A METAL PIN TO STOP SLIPPAGE. ;3 24 5 305 ;WATER WALLING IS FILLED WITH WATER FROM HYDRANTS OR BY WATER TANKER BYCONNECTION OF STANDARD HOSE AT ONE POINT OF THE WALL AT THE INTAKE POINT LOCATED ON EVERY MODULE AT THE TOP. EACH MODULE IS CONNECTED AT FILLING.STAGE BY A CONNECTOR FLOW TUBE 17, OR UNSWIV--ELLED 18, DESIGN TYPE. THE CONNECTOR FLOW TUBE IS PUSHED INTO THE INTAKE APERTURE 22, AND SEALED BY A FLANGE TO PREVENT LOSS OF WATER WHEN FILLING. THE CONNECTOR FLOW TUBE WITH SPY GLASS MADE OF HARD RUBBER WITH A FLANGED SEAL AND IS FITTED BY PUSHING IT INTO THE INTAKE HOLE AND LIKEWISE PULLED OUT AND A RUBBER PLUG SCREWED INTO THE APERTURE. THE BASE SILT OUTLET 23, AND DRAIN HOLE 24, HAVE A SIMILAR PLUG. ;THE DRAIN HQLE IS TO EMPTY THE WALL OF WATER, AND THE SILT OUTLET IS TO EMPTY THE WALL MODULE OF ANY FINES THAT HAVE SETTLED FROM THE WATER SOURCE, AND IS FLUSHED THROUGH DURING MAINTENANCE AT STORES WHEN THE WALL IS NOT IN USE. ;THE WATER WALLING SEALS THE SURFACE UPON WHICH IT IS LAID BY THE WEIGHT OF WATER COMPRESSING A RUBBER UNDERMAT 10, THE UNDERMAT FILLS THE MINOR UNDULATIONS ON THE SURFACE. POTHOLES THAT DONOT PERMIT WATER WALLING TO SEAL, ARE FILLED IN A FINE GRAVEL WITH A SAND TOPPING WHICH WILL HOLD IN PLACE BY THE WEIGHT OF THE WALL ITSELF, WHEN FILLED WITH WATER. ;A WATER WALLING MODULE HAS.STRAPS OF HARD RUBBER 25, ;AT THE TOP WHICH ARE HOOKED ONTO THE SIDE BAR CAGES 15, BEFORE WATER IS PUMPED INTO AN INTAKE. THE MODULE IN SUSPENSION FILLS, AND WATER PASSES THROUGH EACH RUBBER FIN CONSEQUENTIALLY AND INTO THE NEXT MODULE VIA THE FLOW TUBES 17, 18,THE HARD RUBBER FINS 27, ;ACT AS STABILISERS AND INTEBNALLY REINFORCE THE WALL. THE WATER WALL WHEN EMPTY IS DESIGNED TO BE COLLAPSIBLE FOR SIMPLE ECONOMIC STORAGE TNTO JUNCTION BOXES PLACED IN A LINE OF SIX INTHE STORES 28, THE RUBBER SIDES OF THE MODULE ARE GENERALLY OF BONDED AND HARD WEARING HEAT RESISTANT, YET FLEXIBLE OF NATURAL RUBBER OR NEOPRENE OR POLYMER FABRIC TYPE ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL. ;THE CONCERTINA JOINT AND PIVOTED RIB BARS 26,ALLOW ;4. 24 5 3 0 5 ;FOR THE RAMPS UP OR DOWN PLANES AND ARE MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE STANDARD MODULES. ^THE LIFE OF THE RUBBER WALLING IS LONG UNDER DIRECTION OF RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT. IT IS DESIGNED FOR ITS : ;PURPOSE AS A BARRIER AGAINST RISING FLOOD WATER. ;THE WATER CONTENT OF THE WALL MAY BE REUSED BY PUMPING BACK INTO WATER TANKERS ,IF TAKEN FROM -HYDRANTS OR RIVER OR RESERVOIR. IF NOT REQUIRED, ;THEN FLUSH INTO ROAD DRAIN OR NEAREST WATER COURSE- ;TO ASSIST WITH UNDERSTANDING THE INVENTION ;REFERENCE WILL NOW BE MADE TO THE ACCOMPANYING ;DRAWINGS 1 - 6 inc, ;IN THE DRAWINGS: ;DRAWING 1: TYPICAL LAYOUT SHOWING MODULES IN LINE IN PROTECTION BARRIER TO BUILDINGS. ;DRAWING 2: RUBBER: RUBBER MODULE SHOWN INFLATED BY FILLING WITH WATER UNDER PRESSURE FROM MAINS OR PUMP. ;DRAWING 3: SECTION THROUGH MODULES AND WATER CONNECTORS FLOW TUBES. ;DRAWING 4 J AWKWARD SITES USING CONCERTINA JOINT MODULES. ;DRAWING -5: METALWORK JOINT BOXES. ;DRAWING 6:.METALWORK ANGLE RIB IN SIDE BARS CAGE AND SUPPORT BETWEEN JOINT BOXES. ;*.
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