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US 10,145,080 B2Granted
Structurally enhanced geotextile sediment-control fences
AssigneeDenny Hastings FLP 14
InventorsThomas Kyle Segroves, Stephen Matthew Sliger, Kevin Brian Wolfe
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Abstract
Sediment-control fences that are structurally enhanced to prevent failure due to hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces are disclosed. The sediment-control fences comprise a permeable geotextile material and reinforcing straps located at controlled heights. The reinforcing straps provide added strength and stiffness at key structural locations along the height of the sediment-control fence.
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A sediment-control fence comprising:
- a permeable geotextile material comprising a woven fabric having a lower grade line and an upper edge defining an installed height extending between the lower grade line and the upper edge, and having a substantially consistent apparent opening size along the installed height;
- an overtopping strap adjacent to the upper edge of the permeable geotextile material;
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- a primary center of pressure strap having a width running along a length of the permeable geotextile material at a height between the lower grade line and the upper edge corresponding to a height of the center of pressure at overtopping, and wherein the height of the center of pressure at overtopping falls within the width of the primary center of pressure strap.
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A sediment-control fence system comprising:
- anchoring posts;
- a permeable geotextile material comprising a woven fabric having a lower grade line and an upper edge defining an installed height extending between the lower grade line and the upper edge, and having a substantially consistent apparent opening size along the installed height;
- an overtopping strap adjacent to the upper edge of the permeable geotextile material;
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- a primary center of pressure strap having a width running along a length of the permeable geotextile material at a height between the lower grade line and the upper edge corresponding to a height of the center of pressure at overtopping, wherein the height of the center of pressure at overtopping falls within the width of the primary center of pressure strap;
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- wherein the sediment-control fence is attachable to the anchoring posts with a plurality of fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.