# US 8,465,230 B1 · Silt fence support

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- Number: US 8,465,230 B1
- Document ID: US8465230B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/931,003
- Filed: 2011-01-20
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2011-01-20
- Applicants: Paul D. O'Reilly
- Inventors: Paul D. O'Reilly
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465230B1

## CPC

- E02D 17/20: Securing of slopes or inclines {(by soil E02D3/12; protection against snowslides or avalanches E01F7/04, E01F15/00; securing banks or like surfaces facing on bodies of water E02B3/12)}
- E02D: FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES {(tunnels, tunnelling, mining E21)}

## Abstract

A silt fence support base comprised of a porous casting made of stone, cement and water, and having a half-moon shape. Each casting may have one or more openings for the insertion of posts, which provide a frame for holding porous, filter material. Silt fence filtering material may be anchored under the bases.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A silt fence support adapted to rest on a desired ground for holding a silt fence, comprising:
a semi-cylindrical base element having a convex top terminating at a forward bottom edge and a rearward bottom edge, said base element having two open, opposite sides defining a base longitudinal axis, said base element top having a central aperture formed therein, equidistance from the base element sides;
wherein the base element is comprised of a mixture of cement, stone and water formed into a hollow, semi-cylindrical, amorous concrete casting;
wherein the base element is used in conjunction with a post inserted through the base element top aperture;
wherein a plurality of base elements are adapted to being laid side by side along a desired path, resting on the ground, each said base element front bottom edges facing a silt-laden, water flow;
wherein a generally rectangular filter membrane is laid across a base element front surface comprised of a portion of the base element extending from a top central axis to the forward bottom edge, said filter membrane having one side tucked beneath each base element bottom edge, said filter membrane having an opposite side attached to the posts.