Multi-Stage Suspended Wave Screen And Coastal Protection System
AssigneeIntegrated Shoreline Solutions, LLC
InventorsThomas Mitchell Andrus, James Paul Quackenbos, JR., Michael Leon Pugh, JR.
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Abstract
A shoreline protection system comprising a first barrier assembly, which comprises a first pile extending into a bottom of a body of water, a second pile extending into the bottom of the body of water, wherein the first pile and the second pile are spaced apart and essentially parallel relative to each other, and a first screen having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, wherein the first screen extends between the first pile and the second pile, wherein the lower edge of the first screen is spaced from the bottom of the body of water.
Claims20
A shoreline protection system comprising:
- a first barrier assembly comprising:
- a first pile extending into a bottom of a body of water;
- a second pile extending into the bottom of the body of water, wherein the first pile and the second pile are spaced apart and essentially parallel relative to each other;
- and
- a first screen having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, wherein the first screen extends between the first pile and the second pile, and wherein the lower edge of the first screen is spaced from the bottom of the body of water.
A method of protecting a shoreline against the erosion effects of waves with a barrier assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a first pile into a bottom of a body of water;
- inserting a second pile into the bottom of the body of water;
- providing a first screen having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a plurality of apertures;
- positioning the first screen between the first pile and the second pile;
- moving the first screen vertically to position the lower edge of the first screen at a distance from the bottom of the body of water;
- and
- locking the first screen in position along the first and second piles.
A barrier for protecting waterfront area from erosion due to waves, the barrier comprising:
- a first pile comprising an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end of the first pile is insertable into a bottom of a body of water;
- a second pile comprising an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end of the second pile is insertable into the bottom of the body of water;
- and
- a first screen having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, wherein the first screen is connectable to the first pile and the second pile at a distance from the bottom of the body of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.