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EP1852361B1
EP1852361B1 EP07251597A EP07251597A EP1852361B1 EP 1852361 B1 EP1852361 B1 EP 1852361B1 EP 07251597 A EP07251597 A EP 07251597A EP 07251597 A EP07251597 A EP 07251597A EP 1852361 B1 EP1852361 B1 EP 1852361B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
    • A45C7/0059—Flexible luggage; Hand bags
    • A45C7/0063—Flexible luggage; Hand bags comprising an integrated expansion device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/64—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for bulky articles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/008—Details; Accessories for making water- or air-tight
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/005—Large containers of variable capacity, e.g. with movable or adjustable walls or wall parts, modular
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/1612—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]
    • B65D88/1631—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] with shape keeping flexible elements
    • B65D88/1637—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] with shape keeping flexible elements cables or straps from top to bottom
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/78—Large containers for use in or under water
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
    • A45C7/0059—Flexible luggage; Hand bags
    • A45C7/0077—Flexible luggage; Hand bags collapsible to a minimal configuration, e.g. for storage purposes

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  • the present invention relates to a flexible waterproof flood protection container for protecting possessions from flood water.
  • US6273113 which relates to a flexible waterproof container for a car.
  • the container of US6273113 is not of variable volume, and has only one valve for the expulsion of air.
  • the fixed volume allows only vehicles of a certain size to be accommodated therein, and the single valve results, when in use, in a single air pocket being formed at the upper part of the container.
  • a single air pocket causes instability, especially in the event that the container breaks free from its moorings.
  • a flood protection container according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in FR 2 874 207 A .
  • the present invention seeks to provide, amongst other things, a flexible waterproof flood protection container with improved stability when subjected to flood water, results in no or a minimum amount of damage to items placed within the container, and which has an adaptable volume.
  • a flexible waterproof flood protection container for protecting possessions from flood water as set forth in claim 1.
  • variable volume housing enables a wide variety of items of varying dimensions to be held within the container, while allowing the housing to conform to the contents under the pressure of external flood water.
  • the two or more valves allow the two or more respective chambers to vent equally or substantially equally, thus maintaining stability during turbulent flood waters.
  • a flexible waterproof flood protection container 10 which comprises a flexible envelope-type housing 12, a protective base layer 14 on which the housing 12 is provided, and a stabilising sheet 16 which extends across an upper surface of the housing 12, opposite to the base layer 14. As such, the housing 12 is interposed between the stabilising sheet 16 and the base layer 14.
  • the housing 12 is formed from flexible water impermeable material, such as or including polychloroprene, for example Neoprene RTM.
  • the housing 12 has a base 18 adjacent to and in contact with the protective base layer 14, a top 20 opposite the base 18, and a large flap 22 which is formed in the top 20 to allow access to the interior of the housing 12.
  • the flap 22 is closed via a waterproof, and typically air tight, toothed fastening device 24, such as a diving zip.
  • a waterproof, and typically air tight, toothed fastening device 24 such as a diving zip.
  • a device is a Pro-Seal RTM TZNC-41 AFHR2 Z CR W-SEAL zipper, available from YKK.
  • the housing 12 is water tightly sealed to prevent the ingress of water.
  • Two one-way air valves 26 are provided in spaced relationship in the flap 22.
  • the air valves 26 are symmetrically positioned in the top 20 of the housing 12 for reasons which will become apparent hereinafter.
  • the air valves 26 can be adjustable Low Profile Auto Dump Valves typically used in diving applications and available from Apex Marine Equipment Ltd.
  • the base 18 of the housing 12 includes a gusseted, folded, concertinaed, or pleated base portion 28 which allows expansion of the base 18 into the interior of the housing 12, and a flange portion 30 which surrounds the base portion 28 and in and/or on which stabilising sheet locating elements 32 are provided.
  • the stabilising sheet locating elements 32 are typically eyelets 34 and straps 36 forming loops.
  • the expandable base portion 28 allows expansion in any direction.
  • the top 20 of the housing 12 also includes a flange portion 38 which is water tightly attached to the flange portion 30 of the base 18 to form the housing 12.
  • the protective base layer 14 on which the housing 12 is located is water permeable, and is formed of a tough resilient web, mesh or net material which prevents or limits, typically external, objects or surfaces from puncturing or abrading the base 18 of the housing 12 when the container 10 is in use.
  • the protective base layer 14 does not impede the passage of water to the base 18 of the housing 12.
  • the stabilising sheet 16 comprises a flexible sheet body 40 formed from a resilient air permeable material, and a plurality of anchoring straps 42 which extend from the sheet body 40 and which are fed through the stabilising sheet locating elements 32 provided on the housing 12.
  • the stabilising sheet 16 is separable from the housing 12, and the sheet body 40 covers the air valves 26. However, since the sheet body 40 is air permeable, the discharge of air through the air valves 26 is not restricted.
  • anchoring straps 42 are provided at respective corners of the sheet body 40, and a single middle strap 44 of greater length than the corner straps is provided midway or substantially midway between the air valves 26 and bisecting the longitudinal extent of the housing 12, as best shown in Figure 1 .
  • the flexible waterproof flood protection container 10 can be easily and conveniently folded or rolled to assume a compact size.
  • the flexible waterproof flood protection container 10 is laid out as shown in Figure 1 , the stabilising sheet 16 is removed, and the flap 22 is unfastened to expose the interior of the housing 12, as in Figure 3 . Items to be protected from flood water damage are then placed into the housing 12, the housing 12 is drawn up and around the items, and the flap 22 is closed and fastened so as to water tightly seal the items within the housing 12.
  • the stabilising sheet 16 is then positioned on top of the housing 12, and the anchoring straps 42 are fed through the respective stabilising sheet locating elements 32. Distal free ends of the anchoring straps 42 are either securely fastened to an immovable object, such as the ground, or are weighted down.
  • the flood water When the sealed container 10 is subjected to flood water, the flood water will first tend to push the housing 12 against the items contained therein.
  • the expandable base 18 of the housing 12 will be forced by the pressure of the flood water to project into the interior of the housing 12, resulting in the base 18 at least partially conforming to the shape of the contents.
  • the expansion of the base 18 in this manner acts to reduce the interior volume of the housing 12, and thus air within the housing 12 is forced upwards towards the one-way valves 26.
  • the middle anchoring strap 44 which extends fully across the lateral extent of the stabilising sheet 16 is dimensioned such that, as air inside the housing 12 is forced upwards towards the one-way valves 26, thus causing the housing 12 to balloon, the middle anchoring strap 44 causes two dome-shaped air pocket chambers 46 to be defined in the housing 12. See Figure 5 .
  • the one-way air valves 26 are positioned in the top 20 of the housing 12 so that they correspond to the or substantially the apex of each dome, thus allowing maximum discharge of air from the housing 12.
  • the dome-shaped air pocket chambers 46 in the housing 12 are maintained by the stabilising sheet 16 being biased downwards against, and therefore compressing, the housing 12.
  • the plurality of air pocket chambers 46 increases the stability of the container 10 when afloat in the water, limiting damage to the contents.
  • An air permeable sheet body for stabilizing the housing is beneficial due to the reduction in pressure on the contents within the housing.
  • the whole of the top of the housing can be formed as a flap, or the flap can be dispensed with entirely and the top of the housing can simply be removable from the base of the housing to provide access to the interior. Additionally, although the flap is foldable, it can be entirely removable.
  • the housing and stabilizing means can be arranged to define more than two air pocket chambers. In this case, a respective number of one-way air valves are also provided.
  • air pocket chambers are dome-shaped, other shapes are possible, such as parabolic, conical, frusto-conical, pyrammidical, and ogival.
  • toothed fastening device described above is extremely convenient and allows the flexible waterproof flood protection container to be easily reusable.
  • one or more surfaces of the housing can include a protective external layer to prevent or reduce the risk of damage, such as puncturing and abrasion.
  • base portion is described as being expandable
  • additional portions of the housing can be formed in a similar manner to also be expandable and thus allow a reduction in volume of the housing and conforming of the housing to the contents.
  • a flexible waterproof flood protection container which not only reduces the risk of damage to contents therein, but also has improved stability. Furthermore, the container can be compactly stored and reused many times. By providing an expandable base which acts to reduce the interior volume of the housing when subjected to flood water pressure, buoyancy also becomes more controllable, again reducing the risk of damage to items held within the container.

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Claims (9)

  1. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzbehalter (10) zum Schutz von Eigentum vor Hochwasser, wobei der flexible Behälter (10) aufweist:
    ein Gehäuse (12) mit veränderlichem Volumen, in dem das Eigentum angeordnet werden kann, und das wasserdicht abgedichtet werden kann;
    eine Einrichtung (16, 42, 44) für das Stabilisieren des abgedichteten Gehäuses (12), wenn es dem Hochwasser ausgesetzt wird, wobei die Stabilisierungseinrichtung bei Benutzung zwei oder mehr Kammern (46) im Gehäuse (12) definiert, während das Innenvolumen des Gehäuses (12) variiert, wobei die Kammern (46) das Gehäuse (12) stabilisieren, wenn es im Hochwasser schwimmt; und
    zwei oder mehr Einwegventile (26) für das Ausströmen von Luft aus dem Gehäuse (12) über die Kammern (46), so dass, wenn das Gehäuse (12) einem äußeren Druck ausgesetzt wird, sich das Gehäuse (12) mindestens teilweise an das darin befindliche Eigentum anpasst,
    wobei ein jedes Einwegventil (26) bei Benutzung in direkter Verbindung mit einer der Kammern (46) ist, die durch die Stabilisierungseinrichtung definiert werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Stabilisierungseinrichtung eine luftdurchlässige Folie (16), die auf dem Oberteil (20) des Gehäuses positioniert ist oder positioniert werden kann, und eine Einrichtung (42, 44) für das Vorspannen der Folie (16) nach unten relativ zum Gehäuse (12) aufweist, so dass das Gehäuse (12) gegen die Folie (16) zusammendrückbar ist, um die Kammern (46) zu bilden und Luft durch die Einwegventile (26) auszustoßen.
  2. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzbehälter (10) nach Anspruch 1, bei dem eine jede Kammer (46) bei Benutzung durch eine obere Fläche des Gehäuses (12) definiert wird.
  3. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungssehutzbehälter (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, bei dem eine oder jede Kammer (46), die durch die stabilisierungseinrichtung (16, 42, 44) definierbar ist, kuppelförmig ist und das jeweilige Einwegventil (26) im oder benachbart einem Scheitel der Kuppel positioniert wird.
  4. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzchälter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem das Gehäuse (12) mit veränderlichem Volumen eine Basis (18) und ein Oberteil (20) entgegengesetzt der Basis (18) aufweist, wobei mindestens ein Abschnitt des Oberteils (20) geöffnet und geschlossen werden kann, um das Hineinbringen und Herausnehmen des Eigentums zu ermöglichen.
  5. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzbechälter (10) nach Anspruch 4, bei dem das Gehäuse (12) außerdem ein wasserdichtes, lösbares Belestigungselement (24) aufweist, mittels dessen der mindestens eine Abschnitt des Oberteils (20) wasserdicht verschließbar ist, um das Gehäuse (12) wasserdicht abzudichten.
  6. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzbchälter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem das Gehäuse (12) expandierbar ist, um bei Benutzung das Volumen des Gehäuses (12) zu verändern.
  7. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzbehälter (10) nach Anspruch 6, bei dem eine Basis (18) des Gehäuses (12) expandierbar ist, damit es mindestens teilweise an das innerhalb des Hohlraumes angeordnete Eigentum angepasst werden kann.
  8. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzbehälter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Behälter (10) außerdem eine wasserdurchlässige schützende Außenschicht (14) auf oder benachbart dem Gehäuse (12) aufweist, um eine Beschädigung am Gehäuse (12) zu verhindem oder zu begrenzen.
  9. Flexibler, wasserdichter Überschwemmungsschutzbehälter (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Stabilisierungseinrichtung (16, 42, 44) eine Einrichtung (42, 44) für das Zusammendrücken des Gehäuses (12) umfasst, so dass die zwei oder mehr Kammern (46) gebildet werden können.
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