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US 11,492,771 B2Granted
Erosion control apparatus
AssigneeWilkinson Ecological Design
InventorSeth Wilkinson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.
Claims30
An erosion control apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of at least three fiber rolls, wherein the plurality of fiber rolls are arranged relative to a slope adjacent to a shoreline;
- a plurality of helical anchors, each helical anchor comprising a rod, each rod connectable to one or more fiber rolls such that the helical anchors extend to a depth into the slope, wherein at least one of the anchors closest to the shoreline being inserted at a deeper depth than other anchors of the plurality of helical anchors;
- a connecting harness that couples together the plurality of at least three fiber rolls, the connecting harness being connected to at least three helical anchor rods;
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- a fill material positioned between the fiber rolls and the helical anchors, at least a portion of the plurality of fiber rolls and the fill material being positioned over the anchors.
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A method of installing an erosion control apparatus comprising:
- arranging a plurality of fiber rolls relative to a plurality of helical anchors on a slope adjacent to a shoreline wherein at least one helical anchor provides at least 3000 pounds of holding force to one of the plurality of fiber rolls;
- connecting the plurality of helical anchors to at least three of the plurality of fiber rolls, each helical anchor coupled to at least one of the fiber rolls with a rod of a plurality of rods wherein a connecting harness couples together the at least three of the plurality of fiber rolls, the helical anchors positioned at a depth into the slope, at least one of the helical anchors closest to the shoreline positioned at a deeper depth than the other anchors of the plurality of helical anchors, wherein each rod passes through a fill material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.