Patent ID: 6056438
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
A geotextile container comprising:an elongated first sheet of geotextile material having an elongated first side edge and an elongated first end edge, said first end edge being contiguous with said first side edge and shorter in length relative to said first side edge, said first sheet further defining a first border region near said first side edge;an elongated second sheet of geotextile material having an elongated first side edge and an elongated first end edge, said first end edge of said second sheet being contiguous with said first side edge of said second sheet and shorter in length relative to said first side edge of said second sheet, said second sheet further defining a second border region near said first side edge of said second sheet;said second sheet being disposed with respect to said first sheet in a position such that said first side edges are generally aligned and said first border region opposes said second border region;a means of joining said first and second sheets along said opposed first and second border regions to form at least part of a seam;said first and second sheets being joined to each other to form an elongated tubular body that is permanently closed at opposite ends and defining an inner cavity between said sheets, at least one of said sheets defining an inlet opening therethrough, said inlet opening being configured to permit fill material to be introduced into said cavity and contained therein; andwherein said part of said seam composed of said first and second border regions is disposed within the inner cavity of the container whereby an outwardly radially directed force imparted on the container by the fill material will be directed against said part of said seam composed of said first and second border regions.