Patent ID: 9624636
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: E02B

Claim:
1. A method of protecting a shoreline against the erosion effects of waves with a barrier assembly, the method comprising the steps of: inserting a first pile into a bottom of a body of water; inserting a second pile into the bottom of the body of water; providing a first screen having an upper edge, a lower edge, a forward and a rearward face each spanning between the upper and lower edges, and a plurality of apertures; positioning the first screen between the first pile and the second pile; moving the first screen vertically to position the lower edge of the first screen at a distance from the bottom of the body of water and the upper edge of the first screen at a distance above a mean height of the body of water; locking the first screen in position along the first and second piles; inserting a third pile into the bottom of the body of water; inserting a fourth pile into the bottom of the body of water; providing a second screen having an upper edge, a lower edge, a forward and a rearward face each spanning between the upper and lower edges, and a plurality of apertures; positioning the second screen between the third pile and the fourth pile, wherein the second screen is connected to the third pile and the fourth pile, wherein the second screen is essentially parallel relative to the first screen, wherein the first screen is connected to the first pile and second pile; moving the second screen vertically to position the lower edge of the second screen at a distance from the bottom of the body of water and the upper edge of the second screen at a distance above the mean height of the body of water; locking the second screen in position along the third pile and the fourth pile; connecting a lateral beam to the first pile and the third pile, wherein the lateral beam is essentially perpendicular to both the first screen and the second screen; providing framing on either or both faces of the first screen, the second screen, or combinations thereof; and providing a plurality of channel U-shaped beam segments affixed to the framing and spaced along a single one of the upper and lower edges of the first and second screens.