Property Guard

Abstract

A Fibreglass or UPVC construction (1) which will vary in shape and size according to which type of entrance i.e. door, window, airbrick etc, it is to cover. When fitted properly to the outside of the building and over the entrance, the rubber seal (4), which will vary In size depending on what type of surface it is to be secured to, will create a watertight seal, and therefore protect the inside of the property from water damage.

1 - 3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . A flood guard for attachment across an entrance of a building through which entrance flood water could enter the building, the flood guard comprising a curved barrier portion and vertical side peripheries and a basal periphery, and the guard further comprising a metal strip sandwiched within the vertical side peripheries and the basal periphery. 
     
     
         5 . A flood guard as claimed in  claim 4  in which the barrier portion arranged to curve outwardly of the building. 
     
     
         6 . A flood guard as claimed in  claim 4  in which the vertical side peripheries are flattened. 
     
     
         7 . A flood guard as claimed in  claim 4  which comprises a plurality of holes to enable the guard to be attached to the building. 
     
     
         8 . A flood guard as claimed in  claim 4  which is ribbed. 
     
     
         9 . A flood guard as claimed in  claim 4  which comprises a rubber seal which, when the guard is attached to the building, effects a watertight seal. 
     
     
         10 . A flood guard as claimed in  claim 4  which is of fibreglass or unplasticized polyvinyl chloride, uPVC.