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US 2009/0020639 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for configuring an erosion control system
OwnerMark Myrowichinventor
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Abstract
In one case, an erosion control blanket is rolled into a configuration in which an end of the erosion control blanket is folded onto the erosion control blanket. This configuration can improve the unrolling the rolled erosion control blanket. Methods and apparatus for configuring erosion control blankets and configured erosion control blankets are provided.
Claims20
An erosion control blanket comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- and
- a folded portion comprising the first end folded onto the erosion control blanket to form a folded edge,
- wherein the erosion control blanket is configured as a roll having the folded portion disposed at a core of the roll.
1 more element
An apparatus for rolling an erosion control blanket, comprising:
- at least one roller for forming the blanket into a roll;
- and
- a diversion unit for diverting a first end of the erosion control blanket away from the at least one roller such that a folded edge of the erosion control blanket is rolled by the at least one roller to form a core of the rolled erosion control blanket.
A method of rolling an erosion control blanket, comprising:
- folding a first end of the erosion control blanket onto the erosion control blanket to form a folded edge;
- and
- rolling the erosion control blanket so that the folded edge forms a core of the rolled erosion control blanket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.