Patent ID: 6398459
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: E02D,E02F

Abstract:
Apparatus for inserting a longitudinal edge portion of a flexible silt fence material into the ground, comprising a frame adapted to be moved by a tractor along the ground, a support on said frame for supporting a supply roll of silt fence material having a predetermined width, a generally vertical plow blade mounted on said frame and having a forwardly facing front surface for cutting a slot within the ground in response to movement of the frame along the ground, said plow-blade having a rearwardly facing rear surface, a generally horizontal material guide bar supported by said frame and disposed above said rear surface of said plow blade, a generally vertical material guide fin supported by said frame rearwardly of said rear surface of said plow blade and having a downwardly and rearwardly curved front surface for receiving an intermediate portion of the silt fence material directed around said material guide bar, and said guide fin being spaced between opposite end portions of said guide bar for progressively folding the intermediate portion of the silt fence material and for guiding a folded edge portion of the material into the slot formed within the ground by said plow blade.