Patent ID: 7712410
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: E02B,E02D

Abstract:
1. A method of packing elongate sediment control members of the type forming an elongate body of randomly dispersed, loose fill fibers having a select loft for retaining sedimentation in fluid passing there-through when disposed for erosion control, the loose fill fibers being packaged in open mesh material to form the sediment control members of a defined length, the method comprising: receiving the sediment control members within a compression hopper, wherein the compression hopper comprises a frontal opening providing access to a substantially flat compression plate at an upper end and a substantially flat bottom region for receipt of the open mesh sediment control members therein and compression thereof; shaping the sediment control members into a serpentine end to end configuration by shaping each of the sediment control members into a serpentine assembly, wherein the compression hopper comprises a width less than a length of the open mesh sediment control members; compressing the shaped sediment control members by actuating the substantially flat compression plate to move downwardly and apply a force on the shaped sediment control members; and binding, via a plurality of tethers, the compressed sediment control members within the compression hopper for subsequent handling in a compressed state.