Compost filter netting that is linearly stable during filling
AssigneesMkb Company, Volm Companies, Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Zock, Robert Frei
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Abstract
A compost filter netting comprises plastic netting formed in a tube having a diameter of 6″-36″ wherein the plastic netting includes netting openings of ⅛-⅜″ and configured to be filled with compost to form a compost filter sock, wherein the linear length of the compost filter sock is not less than 93% of the linear length of the originally manufactured empty compost filter netting. A method of forming a compost filter sock using the compost filter netting and the compost filter sock made thereby is disclosed. The compost filter netting substantially eliminates the problem of miscalculation of shrink rate that is problematic for in field applications.
Claims20
A compost filter netting comprising netting formed in a tube having a diameter of 6″-36″ wherein the netting includes netting openings of ⅛″-⅜″ and configured to be filled with compost to form a compost filter sock, wherein the linear length of the compost filter sock is not less than 93% of the linear length of the originally manufactured empty compost filter netting.
A compost filter sock comprising manmade synthetic netting formed in a tube having a diameter of 6″-36″ wherein the netting includes netting openings of ⅛″-⅜″ and compost filling the netting, wherein the linear length of the compost filter sock is not less than 93% of the linear length of the originally manufactured empty compost filter netting.
A method of manufacturing a compost filter sock comprising the steps of:
- A) providing a manmade synthetic netting formed in a tube having a diameter of 6″-36″ wherein the plastic netting includes netting openings of ⅛″-⅜″ and compost filling the plastic netting;
- B) placing the manmade synthetic netting on a pneumatic nozzle;
- C) sealing one end of the manmade synthetic netting on the pneumatic nozzle while maintaining the opposite end and the remainder of the manmade synthetic netting on the pneumatic nozzle;
- D) filling the manmade synthetic netting with compost;
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- E) sealing the remaining open end of the manmade synthetic netting, wherein the linear length of the compost filter sock from the one sealed end to the opposed sealed end is not less than 93% of the linear length of the originally manufactured empty compost filter netting from the same two points forming the sealed ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.