US 12,234,619 B2
Erosion control apparatus
Seth Wilkinson, Orleans, MA (US)
Assigned to WILKINSON ECOLOGICAL DESIGN, Orleans, MA (US)
Filed by WILKINSON ECOLOGICAL DESIGN, Orleans, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/723,052.
Application 17/723,052 is a continuation of application No. 16/329,728, granted, now 11,306,455, previously published as PCT/US2017/049717, filed on Aug. 31, 2017.
Application 16/329,728 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/253,464, filed on Aug. 31, 2016, granted, now 10,125,462, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002989 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E02D 17/20 (2006.01); E02B 3/12 (2006.01); E02D 29/02 (2006.01)
CPC E02B 3/127 (2013.01) [E02B 3/125 (2013.01); E02B 3/126 (2013.01); E02D 17/202 (2013.01); E02D 17/205 (2013.01); E02D 29/0233 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. 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 helical anchors coupled to one or more of the plurality of fiber rolls, each helical anchor including a rod wherein the anchors are inserted at a depth into the slope;
a plurality of soil lifts, each soil lift comprising a fiber material that surrounds a fill material within each respective soil lift, each soil lift being coupled to at least one fiber roll; and
a harnessing cable that couples the plurality of fiber rolls together and that connects to at least one rod of one of the plurality of helical anchors.