Patent ID: 8834067
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: E02B,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus employed to block, divert, absorb, filter and detoxify residual contaminants from an oil spill, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of rectangular Bermuda straw bale modules connected end-to-end to form a continuous floating barrier, wherein said Bermuda straw bale modules are encased within biodegradable burlap fabric wraps and secured by polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) straps, wherein a first wire filter rack frame is attached to a vertical rectangular surface of each said Bermuda straw bale modules by a first set of PTFE ties affixed to said PTFE straps, wherein a second wire filter rack frame is attached to the bottom edge of the first wire filter rack frame by a second set of PTFE straps, said second set of PTFE straps operable as a hinge mechanism, wherein said second wire filter rack frame hangs vertically below said first wire filter rack frame and is free to rotate away from the vertical disposition, wherein replaceable filters are inserted into the first and second wire filter rack frames, said filters comprising a filter medium of the type able to absorb and trap said contaminants.