Patent ID: 6409427
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
A soil erosion collector for collecting soil in a ditch having walls, comprising a unitary concrete body comprising:a) a flat rectangular floor having an upstream end, a downstream end, and two sides, the floor having a plurality of drain holes; b) two rectangular wings, each wing having an upstream end and a downstream end, an upper side and a lower side, the upper and lower sides of the wings being equal in size to the sides of the floor; the lower side of each wing being mounted to a side of the floor, such that the wings meet the floor at an angle chosen such that the wings fit against the walls of the ditch; c) a dam having a lower portion fitting against the downstream end of the floor, side portions fitting against the downstream ends of the two wings, and a spillway portion connecting the downstream ends of the upper sides of the wings; and d) a toe located below the floor, at the upstream end of the two wings.