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US 2006/0153648 A1Published application
Erosion control transition mat
OwnerThomas Carpenterinventor
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Abstract
An erosion control transition mat for reducing scour and destructive erosion at the transition between hard armor and soft armor erosion control surfaces. The erosion control transition mat is provided with a riser and a plurality of voids which collect to slow and divert effluent from the hard armor to reduce scour and impact on the soft armor. The erosion control transition mat is lightweight and of a low-cost manufacture, and may be installed without the need for large equipment.
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An erosion control transition mat comprising:
- (a) a rigid effluent discharger
- (b) a surface defining a plurality of holes;
- (c) means for securing said surface in place laterally adjacent said rigid effluent discharger and over an area susceptible to erosion;
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- (d) wherein said surface is at least one centimeter thick.
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An erosion control transition mat comprising:
- (a) a first erosion control surface;
- (b) a second erosion control surface positioned in non-overlapping relationship relative to said first erosion control surface, said second erosion control surface comprising:
- (i) first means for slowing fluid exiting said first erosion control surface, and for directing at least a portion of said fluid through said second erosion control surface, onto an erosion susceptible area;
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- (ii) second means for slowing fluid exiting from said first erosion control surface, and for directing at least a portion of said fluid through said second erosion control surface, onto said erosion susceptible area.
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A method for reducing erosion at a transition site, comprising:
- (a) providing an erosion resistant area;
- (b) providing an erosion susceptible area;
- (c) positioning a transition mat over said erosion susceptible area in non-overlapping relationship with said erosion resistant area, wherein said transition mat comprises a surface defining a plurality of holes;
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- (d) diverting fluid from said erosion resistant area, over said transition mat through at least one hole of said plurality of holes and onto said erosion susceptibility area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.