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US 10,883,243 B2Granted
Resilient erosion control apparatus and installation method
AssigneeProduct Launch Advisors, LLC
InventorRichard O. Gregory, II
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Abstract
An erosion control apparatus is disclosed herein comprising a filtering member defining a looped portion; a guide member positioned within the looped portion of the filtering member; and a support member insertable in the looped portion of the filtering member. The guide member facilitates insertion of the support member into the looped portion of the filtering member.
Claims18
An erosion control apparatus comprising:
- a filtering member defining a looped portion;
- a guide member positioned within the looped portion of the filtering member;
- and
- a support member insertable in the looped portion of the filtering member;
- wherein the guide member facilitates insertion of the support member into the looped portion of the filtering member;
- and
- wherein the support member comprises:
- an inner tube having a centrally extending receiving space;
- and
- an outer layer surrounding the inner tube.
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A method of installing an erosion control apparatus comprising:
- installing a filtering member on a surface over which water is likely to flow, the filtering member defining a looped portion;
- pulling a guide member connected to a support member to insert the support member into the looped portion of the filtering member;
- wherein the support member comprises:
- an inner tube having a centrally extending receiving space;
- and
- an outer layer surrounding the inner tube, and
- changing a shape of the support member from a first shape into a second shape, the second shape being larger than the first shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.