Title:
FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/160852
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A flood protection system is provided for protecting an area from flooding water, wherein the area includes a trench defined at least along a portion of the boundaries thereof and a at least one depression on the side of the trench facing away from the area to be protected. The system comprising a barrier, configured for being at least partially fitted in the trench; and a float coupled to the barrier and being configured for at least partially is disposed in the depression. The float is configured for rising in response to a rise in the water level inside the depression and about the boundaries of the area. The float is further configured for lifting the barrier out of the trench therewith, thereby blocking the waters from entering the area.
Inventors:
GUJER RUDOLF HEINRICH (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2013/053246
Publication Date:
February 06, 2014
Filing Date:
April 24, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GUJER RUDOLF HEINRICH (IL)
International Classes:
E04H9/14; E02B3/10
Foreign References:
| DE19651389A1 | 1998-06-25 | |||
| NL1000059C2 | 1996-10-08 | |||
| DE20300565U1 | 2003-03-20 | |||
| GB2456878A | 2009-08-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PETERS, Hajo et al. (Munich, DE)
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