Sandbag and sandbag kits

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a unique, elongated sandbag for use as the bottom layer(s) in a sandbag barrier wall and a kit containing such an elongated sandbag as well as a sufficient number of other, shorter, sandbags for forming a barrier wall for an opening, such as a doorway.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sandbag wall comprising a plurality of sandbags having a length and a width, wherein at least one of the plurality of sandbags is an elongated sandbag comprising a length that is substantially longer than the length of the other sandbags of the plurality of sandbags. 
     
     
         2 . The sandbag wall of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongated sandbag is located at the base of the sandbag wall as the bottom layer of sandbags. 
     
     
         3 . The sandbag wall of  claim 1 , comprising at least two sandbags that are elongated sandbags comprising a length that is substantially longer than the length of the other sandbags of the plurality of sandbags. 
     
     
         4 . The sandbag wall of  claim 3 , wherein the at least two elongated sandbags have the same length. 
     
     
         5 . The sandbag wall of  claim 3 , wherein the at least two elongated sandbags are located at the base of the sandbag wall as the bottom two layers of sandbags. 
     
     
         6 . A kit comprising a predetermined number of sandbags for forming a barrier for an opening having a predetermined width, wherein each of the sandbags has a length and a width and wherein the kit comprises at least one elongated sandbag that has a longer length than the length of the majority of the other sandbags in the kit and wherein the length of the at least one elongated sandbag is at least as long as the predetermined width of the opening. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 6 , wherein the kit comprises at least two elongated sandbags having longer lengths than the length of the majority of the other sandbags in the kit and wherein the length of the at least two elongated sandbags have lengths at least as long as the predetermined width of the opening. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the at least two elongated sandbags have the same length. 
     
     
         9 . A method of forming a fluid barrier wall with sandbags comprising the steps of:
 a. providing a plurality of sandbags with each of the sandbags having a length and a width, wherein at least one of the plurality of sandbags is an elongated sandbag that has a longer length than the length of the majority of the other sandbags comprising the plurality of sandbags;   b. placing the at least one elongated sandbag as the bottom layer of a wall of sandbags; and   c. stacking the remaining sandbags in the plurality of sandbags on top of the at least one elongated sandbag to form a fluid barrier wall.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the remaining sandbags are stacked in more than one row on top of the at least one elongated sandbag when stacking the remaining sandbags to form the fluid barrier wall.