RRS – A3 (PORTABLE BARRIER) Striefel et al.

Portable barriers are often required in the construction industry that may be moved in different positions
for a period of time. They use these barriers on sites where water flow and it is necessary to branch out
the flow of water to different areas, or if such liquid is allowed to flow to provide filtration of the liquid
such as sediments, dirt or gravel, does not move from the site onto line properly. Also, it is helpful at times
in providing of impoundment of water or other liquids.

In the past, it has been common to try to branch out the flow of silt produced by water runoff by having
sheets of filter cloth between upright post strained across an area over which the fluid may flow. Although
this may work, some of the particles of dirt, silt or slurry from the construction site to adjacent property
it has been discovered that most of the time the filter cloth and its supports have inadequate stability to
hold up for a span of time that could be easily knock over, torn or have a material flow which may cause
problems on adjacent property.

To provide an innovative portable barrier that forms an elongate hollow container which contains a
compartment that is configured to receive and hold a flowing material to increase the weight of the barrier
for stability is the main objective of the present device. The compartment is confined by a pair of opposed
upright isolated sidewalls and a stabilizing toe at the lower part of one of the sidewalls projects outwardly,
for this reason, having an upper surface likely an at angle between 10 to 45 degrees relative to the
horizontal. Since the barrier has the ability of receiving fluent material for increased weight it will allow
the barrier to be easily transported when empty and still be stable even when filled with the flowing
material. In addition to this, the projecting toe may have weights being rested on to prevent from tipping.
If the barrier will be used as a constraining device, silt or other materials may build up on the projecting
to, again to prevent the tipping of the barrier from its desired position.

Addition to the said objective earlier, another objective of the invention is to provide an advanced
portable barrier which may be attached to a similar adjacent barrier through an end link and which has
an angularly disposed endwall which allows the barriers to be inclined either in line or at substantial angle
relative to each other.

Moreover, the present invention also aims to provide such a portable barrier that has a bore extending in
such a matter through which a controlled flow of liquid may pass the barrier. The bore may be linked to
receive a fluid-tight plug or to have a filter connected moreover through which the liquids may pass with
a selected degree of filtration.

Furthermore, it also intends to give a portable barrier that can be releasably attached to an adjacent
barrier in end-to-end association in which includes a concealment which extends between the adjacent
end portions of the barriers to control the flow of liquid past the connector.

The concealment may be flexible to allow shifting of the barriers connected to each other and may be
either water-tight to allow flow of liquid past the connectors, such as would be needed in using the barrier
for an impoundment device, or it filter cloth may be used through which a measured flow of fluid may
move past the connector with a selected degree of filtration happening.

In conclusion, this invention includes an elongate hollow container providing a compartment for holding
a fluent material to increase its weight has a stabilizing toe projecting outwardly from one of its sidewalls
with upper surface of the toe likely an angle relative to the horizontal and angling downwardly on
progressing away from sidewall. Hinged connected are given at the opposite ends of the barrier for
connecting to adjacent connected barriers relative to each other. Also, a removable flexible cover is placed
over the hinged interconnection between the adjacent barrier that can be waterproof or a filtering device
as need. This invention is provided in which it is economic to manufacture and use and of course, portable
yet filled with quality material meant for stability.