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US 12,134,871 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.
Claims24
An erosion control apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of fiber rolls, wherein the plurality of fiber rolls are arranged relative to a slope adjacent to a shoreline;
- a plurality of anchors, each anchor connected to one or more of the plurality of fiber rolls such that the anchors extend to a depth into the slope, at least one of the anchors closest to the shoreline being inserted at a deeper depth than other anchors of the plurality of anchors;
- a marsh installation placed seaward of a first fiber roll of the apparatus relative to the shoreline, wherein the marsh installation comprises a matrix with a plurality of stones, coir fibers and sediment such that plant material grows from the matrix, and matrix casing that wraps around the matrix, the matrix casing consisting of biodegradable natural fiber including a layer of coir fiber;
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- a fill material positioned between the fiber rolls and the anchors, at least a portion of the plurality of fiber rolls and the fill material being positioned over the anchors.
2 more elements
A marsh installation for stabilizing a shoreline, comprising:
- a matrix including a plurality of cobblestones and coir fiber, the matrix having one or more voids between the plurality of cobblestones filled by sediment;
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- a matrix casing that wraps around the matrix, the matrix casing consisting of a biodegradable natural fiber including at least one layer of coir fiber that wraps around the matrix with the plurality of cobblestones, coir fiber, and sediment for positioning at a shoreline wherein the cobblestones have a length in a range between 8 inches and 12 inches and comprise at least 50 percent of the matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.