Method of directing or holding water
AssigneeDow Corning Corporation
InventorsSam A. Brady, Michael D. Meddaugh, Michael G. Elias, John D. Gavin, Jr.
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Abstract
A method of constructing a means suitable for directing or holding water is described. A depression suitable to direct, transport, or hold water, such as a water catchment or irrigation ditch is covered with cloth, any seams are fastened together, then the cloth is coated with a liquid silicone elastomeric composition curable at atmospheric conditions. The coated cloth edges are stabilized. The method yields a depression having a surface impervious to liquid water that has a long expected life due to its resistance to damaging effects such as weathering and exposure to wandering animals.
Claims35
A method of constructing a means suitable for directing or holding water comprising
- (A) laying cloth on an earth surface of a depression suitable to direct, transport or hold water,
- (B) fastening the cloth at seams, then
- (C) coating the cloth with liquid silicone elastomeric composition curable at atmospheric conditions,
- (D) allowing the composition to cure at atmospheric conditions to yield a covering impervious to liquid water, and
- (E) stabilizing the cloth at unseamed edges.
A structure produced by the method of constructing a means suitable for directing of holding water comprising
- (A) laying cloth on an earth surface of a depression suitable to direct, transport, or hold water,
- (B) fastening the cloth at the seams, then
- (C) coating the cloth with liquid silicone elastomeric composition curable at atmospheric conditions,
- (D) allowing the composition to cure at atmospheric conditions to yield a covering impervious to liquid water, and
- (E) stabilizing the cloth at unseamed edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.