Portable dam assemblies

摘要

A water containment apparatus includes a straight strut arrangement comprising a plurality of straight strut assemblies forming an alternating v-shape and inverted v-shape pattern; and a curved strut arrangement comprising a plurality of corner strut assemblies forming a desired curvature and connecting two straight strut arrangements to form a closed loop water containment system.

主权项

1. A portable reservoir water containment apparatus comprising:
a) a straight strut arrangement comprising
a plurality of straight strut assemblies,
each straight strut assembly including
a plurality of inner base plates that enable interface of each straight strut assembly with a ground surface,a plurality of upper inclined beams, each upper inclined beam having a lower surface that is attached to and bears upon said inner base plate,a plurality of outer base plates,intermediate beams that each extend between an outer base plate and an inclined beam,each intermediate beam connecting to the inclined beam at a position in between the ends of the inclined beam,the inclined beams forming an alternating v-shaped and inverted v-shaped pattern defining a first plate; b) each straight strut assembly including
lower beams that extend
from a position next to the inner base plates to a position next to the outer base plates; c) a curved strut arrangement comprising
a plurality of corner strut assemblies
forming a desired curvature andconnecting two straight strut arrangements to form a closed loop water containment system; d) lateral braces
that maintain lateral spacing between the inclined beams; and e) wherein there are a plurality of lateral spacing base plate connectors
that define the spacing between each pair of said outer base plates; and f) wherein said lateral spacing base plate connectors
are connectable to at least a plurality of the outer base plates before there has been a connection of
any inclined members to the outer base plates.