Flood or storm resistant barriers for doorways or window opening

• US 5,943,832 A
• Filed: 05/18/1998
• Issued: 08/31/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Doordam, LLC
• Original Assignee: James E. Russell
• Inventors: Russell, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Safavi, Michael
• Application Number:
  US09/052,958
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 49/61, 49/62, 49/463, 49/465, 49/466, 49/55, 49/57, 52/202, 52/208, 52/645, 52/656.7
• US Class Current: 52/202
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/007 Flood panels
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/00 Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction E06B5/10 takes precedence; wings for doors or windows, connected at their edges, E06B3/48; additional indoor equipment of doors or windows, not forming part of the proper finishing work of a building, e.g. curtains, A47H; gratings as building elements E04C2/24; fastening means E05; operating-mechanisms for wings in general E05F

Abstract

A flood or storm resistant barrier for a doorway or window opening. The barrier formed of a frame having two parts with one part in telescopic engagement with the other frame part. A manually operable jack in the form of four links pivotally connected to form a parallelogram linkage is inserted between the two frame parts. The jack being operable to move the frame parts relative to one another so as to vary the external dimension of the frame and thereby enable the frame to be secured in a doorway or window opening by expansion of the frame into engagement with opposed surfaces of the doorway or window opening. A waterproof barrier member is carried by the frame for blocking at least a portion of the doorway or window opening.

Claims

1. A flood or storm resistant barrier for a doorway or window opening including:

a frame having two parts, one of the frame parts having portions in telescopic engagement with the other frame part,

manually operable jack mounted between the two frame parts and operable to move the two frame parts relative to one another to vary an external dimension of the frame and thereby enable the frame to be secured in a doorway or window opening by expansion of the frame into engagement with opposed surfaces of the doorway or window opening,

said manually operable jack having four links pivotally connected to form a parallelogram linkage, one pair of opposed pivotal connections being mounted on respective frame parts, and the other pair of opposed pivotal connections being secured to holders through which a manually rotatable adjustment rod passes to enable the configuration of the linkage and hence the relative positions of the frame parts to be adjusted,

a waterproof barrier member carried by at least one of the frame parts for blocking at least a portion of a doorway or a window opening when the frame is secured therein.

2. A flood or storm resistant barrier according to claim 1 in which the barrier member comprises a bag-like member containing the frame.

3. A flood or storm resistant barrier according to claim 2 in which resilient sealing material is provided between the frame and the bag-like member around at least a lower portion of the frame to ensure a sealing fit between the frame and corresponding portions of a doorway.

4. A flood or storm resistant barrier according to claim 1 in which the barrier member comprises a board-like member carried by one of the parts and extending beyond the periphery of the frame so as to cover a window opening when the frame is installed therein.