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US 2019/0376248 A1Published application
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.
Claims29
An erosion control apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of fiber rolls, wherein the fiber rolls are arranged relative to a slope adjacent to a shoreline;
- a plurality of anchors, each anchor comprising a cable, each cable extending from one or more fiber rolls to a depth into the slope, a most seaward anchor inserted at a deeper depth than other anchors of the plurality of anchors;
- a connecting cable harnessing together the plurality of fiber rolls;
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- a fill material positioned between the fiber rolls and the anchor points, at least a portion of the plurality of fiber rolls and the fill material being positioned over the anchor points.
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A method of installing an erosion control apparatus comprising:
- arranging a plurality of fiber rolls relative to a plurality of anchors;
- connecting the plurality of anchors to the plurality of fiber rolls with one or more cables and a connecting cable harnessing together the plurality of fiber rolls, the anchors positioned at a depth, a most seaward anchor positioned at a deeper depth than the other anchors of the plurality of anchors, wherein each cable passes through a fill material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.