Width expandable modular ditch liners
OwnerJames W. Charoninventor
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Abstract
An open modular ditch liner includes a plurality of open liner sections and at least one channel alignment key. The at least one channel alignment key is sized to receive a thickness of two adjacent open liner sections. An erosion barrier insert may be placed between the ends of two adjacent open liner sections. A radius liner insert may be placed between the ends of two adjacent open liner sections. The width of an open liner section may be expanded with a plurality of side connection keys and a plurality of expandable liner sections. A plurality of pitch expandable liner sections may be inserted between the plurality of open liner sections and expandable liner sections. At least one side of the plurality of open liner sections and expandable liner sections may be mitered.
Claims10
A method of creating a width expandable modular ditch liner, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one side connection key having a first side and a second side;
- providing a plurality of open liner sections, forming a first slot in at least one side of each one of said plurality of open liner sections, said first slot being sized to receive said first side of one of said at least one side connection key;
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- providing a plurality of expandable liner sections, forming a second slot in at least one side of each one of said plurality of expandable liner sections, said second slot being sized to receive said second side of one of said at least one side connection key.
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