Flood wall protection system

Abstract

A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while the chambers are being filled with materials such as sane; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height which is two feet (0.6 m) longer than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one feet (0.3 m) in height; filling each chamber with a quantity of the material, such as sand, to fill each chamber; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system.

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         18 . A cellular wall comprising more than one cell, each cell further comprising a pair of side walls, a rear wall, and a sloping forward face, terminating in a truncated toe portion at a front end and terminating at an upper portion at a second end, to define a storage space within each cell. 
     
     
         19 . The cellular wall in  claim 18 , wherein adjacent cells share a sidewall. 
     
     
         20 . The cellular wall in  claim 18 , wherein each cell further comprises a floor portion. 
     
     
         21 . The cellular wall in  claim 18 , wherein the sloping forward face extends from the top of each cell to the truncated toe portion at around a 45 degree angle from the vertical. 
     
     
         22 . The non-self standing flood wall in  claim 18  wherein each sidewall comprises a sleeve extending along an upper portion of each sidewall, wherein there are spaced apart fabric sleeves extending along a longitudinal length of the cellular wall. 
     
     
         23 . A method of erecting a cellular flood wall comprising interconnected cells, comprising the following steps:
 a. forming a first cell of the type comprising:
 i. a main panel extending from the top of the cell and terminating at a forward truncated toe portion; 
 ii. a pair of parallel sidewalls, secured to each edge of the main fabric panel, each sidewall having a horizontal base edge, a vertical rear edge, and a front edge extending from the top of the cell at an angle to the lower edge of the truncated toe portion; 
 iii. a rear wall sewn to the rear edges of the sidewalls, defining an open ended top portion; 
   b. connecting at least a second cell to the first cell, the second cell comprising
 i. a main panel extending from the top of the second cell and terminating at a forward truncated toe portion; 
 ii. a rear wall; 
 iii. one sidewall secured to front and rear edges of one side of the main fabric panel, the sidewall having a horizontal base edge, a vertical rear edge, and a front edge extending from the top of the cell at an angle to the lower edge of the truncated toe portion; 
   c. positioning the second cell adjacent to the first cell and securing the second cell to the first cell so that the second cell shares one of the first cells sidewalls.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23  further comprising sewing sleeves along an upper portion of each sidewall in the cellular flood wall for receiving support bars during a filling process. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  further comprising supporting the two cells with support bars engaged through each of the sleeves. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising pouring a quantity of material into each supported cell until each cell is filled with material; 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 23  further comprising repeating steps (b) and (c) until a desired length cellular flood wall is reached. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27  further comprising sewing sleeves along an upper portion of each sidewall in the cellular flood wall for receiving support bars during a filling process. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28  further comprising supporting each cell with support bars engaged through each of the sleeves. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29  further comprising pouring a quantity of material into each supported cell until each cell is filled with material. 
     
     
         31 . The method in  claim 23 , further comprising the step of providing a set of loops or ties on an end of the first chain of cells so that a second erected chain of chambers is capable of being tied to the first chains of chambers to define a continuous flood wall system. 
     
     
         32 . The method in  claim 31 , wherein each chain of cells is positioned so that flood waters engage the angulated front panel of each cell to maintain the chain upright against a force of flood waters. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising means to interconnect a plurality of individual cells together to define a portion of the flood wall when each cell is filled with material. 
     
     
         34 . A method of erecting a cellular flood wall comprising interconnected cells, comprising the following steps:
 a. forming a first cell comprising:
 a main panel extending from the top of the cell and terminating at a forward truncated toe portion; 
 a rear panel; 
 a pair of parallel sidewalls, secured to each edge of the main panel, each sidewall having a front edge extending from the top of the cell at an angle to a lower edge of the truncated toe portion; 
 a rear wall secured to the rear edges of the sidewalls; 
   b. constructing and connecting at least a second cell to the first cell, the second cell comprising a main panel extending from the top of the cell at an angle and terminating in a truncated toe portion.