Flood Protection Container Device

Abstract

A flood protection container device for protecting furniture or personal items from flood waters includes a shaped sack defining a storage area to receive an article of furniture or personal items. The shaped sack is comprised of a deformable material thereby facilitating the shaped sack to be folded for storage when the shaped sack is not being employed. The shaped sack is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to protect the article of furniture or personal items from flood waters. A plurality of adhesive strips is each applied to a respective one of the lid panels of the shaped sack. Each of the plurality of adhesive strips adheres to the shaped sack and a respective one of the plurality of strips to adhere to a respective one of the pair of lid panels thereby retaining the pair of lid panels in the closed position.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A flood protection container device for protecting furniture or personal items from flood waters, said device comprising:
 a shaped sack defining a storage area wherein said storage area is configured to receive an article of furniture or personal items, said shaped sack being comprised of a deformable material thereby facilitating said shaped sack to be folded for storage when said shaped sack is not being employed, said shaped sack being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said shaped sack is configured to protect the article of furniture or personal items from flood waters, said shaped sack being comprised of a translucent material wherein said shaped sack is configured to pass light through said shaped sack thereby facilitating the article of furniture or personal items to be visually identifiable in said shaped sack; and   a plurality of adhesive strips, each of said plurality of adhesive strips being applied to a respective one of said lid panels of said shaped sack, each of said plurality of adhesive strips being strategically positioned on said respective lid panel to facilitate respective ones of said plurality of adhesive strips to adhere to said shaped sack and to facilitate a respective one of said plurality of strips to adhere to a respective one of said pair of lid panels thereby retaining said pair of lid panels in said closed position.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said shaped sack has a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall such that said bottom wall and said outer wall define said storage area, said outer wall having a distal edge with respect to said bottom wall defining an opening into said storage area wherein said opening is configured to facilitate the article of furniture or personal items to be inserted into said shaped sack;   said shaped sack has a pair of lid panels each being foldably disposed on a respective one of a front side and a back side of said distal edge of said outer wall, each of said pair of lid panels extending along a full length of said respective front side and back side, each of said lid panels being positionable in a closed position for closing said opening into said storage area, each of said lid panels having a lower surface, a front edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; and   each of said plurality of adhesive strips is positioned on said lower surface of said respective lid panel.   
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said plurality of adhesive strips extends along a respective one of said front edge and said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge of a respective lid panel. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein each of said plurality of adhesive strips which are aligned with said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge of each of said lid panels adheres to an outside surface of said outer wall of said shaped sack when each of said lid panels is folded downwardly along said adhesive strips aligned with said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein a respective one of said adhesive strips which is aligned with said front edge of a respective one of said lid panels adhering to a top surface of an opposing one of said lid panels when said pair of lid panels is in said closed position. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of adhesive strips comprises a fluid impermeable adhesive wherein each of said plurality of adhesive strips is configured to inhibit flood water from entering said shaped sack. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of protective sheets, each of said plurality of protective sheets being removably applied to an exposed surface of a respective one of said plurality of adhesive strips thereby inhibiting said plurality of adhesive strips from being adhered, each of said plurality of protective sheets completely covering said exposed surface of said respective adhesive strip. 
     
     
         8 . A flood protection container device for protecting furniture or personal items from flood waters, said device comprising:
 a shaped sack defining a storage area wherein said storage area is configured to receive an article of furniture or personal items, said shaped sack being comprised of a deformable material thereby facilitating said shaped sack to be folded for storage when said shaped sack is not being employed, said shaped sack being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said shaped sack is configured to protect the article of furniture or personal items from flood waters, said shaped sack being comprised of a translucent material wherein said shaped sack is configured to pass light through said shaped sack thereby facilitating the article of furniture or personal items to be visually identifiable in said shaped sack, said shaped sack having a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall such that said bottom wall and said outer wall define said storage area, said outer wall having a distal edge with respect to said bottom wall defining an opening into said storage area wherein said opening is configured to facilitate the article of furniture or personal items to be inserted into said shaped sack, said shaped sack having a pair of lid panels each being foldably disposed on a respective one of a front side and a back side of said distal edge of said outer wall, each of said pair of lid panels extending along a full length of said respective front side and back side, each of said lid panels being positionable in a closed position for closing said opening into said storage area, each of said lid panels having a lower surface, a front edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge;   a plurality of adhesive strips, each of said plurality of adhesive strips being applied to a respective one of said lid panels of said shaped sack, each of said plurality of adhesive strips being strategically positioned on said respective lid panel to facilitate respective ones of said plurality of adhesive strips to adhere to said shaped sack and to facilitate a respective one of said plurality of strips to adhere to a respective one of said pair of lid panels thereby retaining said pair of lid panels in said closed position, each of said plurality of adhesive strips being positioned on said lower surface of said respective lid panel, each of said plurality of adhesive strips extending along a respective one of said front edge and said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge of a respective lid panel, each of said plurality of adhesive strips which are aligned with said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge of each of said lid panels adhering to an outside surface of said outer wall of said shaped sack when each of said lid panels is folded downwardly along said adhesive strips aligned with said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge, a respective one of said adhesive strips which is aligned with said front edge of a respective one of said lid panels adhering to a top surface of an opposing one of said lid panels when said pair of lid panels is in said closed position, each of said plurality of adhesive strips comprising a fluid impermeable adhesive wherein each of said plurality of adhesive strips is configured to inhibit flood water from entering said shaped sack; and   a plurality of protective sheets, each of said plurality of protective sheets being removably applied to an exposed surface of a respective one of said plurality of adhesive strips thereby inhibiting said plurality of adhesive strips from being adhered, each of said plurality of protective sheets completely covering said exposed surface of said respective adhesive strip.