Granted Patent B2

US 12,644,274 · App. 18/206,338 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Inventor: Earl R. Singleton (Oxofrd, GA)

Assignee: Silt-Saver, LLC

E03F5/14E03F1/00

Abstract

Claims (18)

1 . A temporary sediment retention system comprising:

a frame having a plurality of openings defined therethrough and configured to seat over and substantially cover various sized, shaped or configured inlets, the frame comprising:

an upper portion;

wherein the upper portion includes a vertically extending portion having plurality of openings; and

a base portion having a substantially square or rectangular footprint and including a substantially flat upper surface extending outward from a lower end of the upper portion to a plurality of outer edges, the upper surface including a plurality of openings defining passages though which water can pass through the upper surface of the base portion;

wherein the outer edges of the base portion each comprise a downwardly projecting portion; and

wherein the base portion has a shape, or configuration selected to correspond to a size, shape, or configuration of a selected inlet of a storm water system; and

a cover configured to substantially cover the frame and comprising:

an upper cover portion comprising a first filter material extending along at least the upper portion of the upper cover portion, the upper cover portion configured to substantially correspond to a configuration of the upper portion of the frame; and

at least one lower cover portion comprising at least a second filter material, the at least one lower cover portion configured to substantially correspond to a configuration of the base portion of the frame

wherein the second filter material is different from the first filter material; and

wherein, when the cover is installed on the frame, the at least one lower cover portion extends outward from a lower end of the upper cover portion and across the upper surface of the base portion of the frame and overlaps the downwardly projecting portions of the outer edges thereof.

2 . The temporary sediment retention system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one lower cover portion comprises a plurality of exchangeable lower cover portions each configured to substantially cover the base portion.

3 . The temporary sediment retention system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one lower cover portion includes an elastic material configured to releasably secure the at least one lower cover portion over the outer edges of the base portion.

4 . The temporary sediment retention system of claim 1 , wherein the first filter material of the upper cover portion and the second filter material of the at least one lower cover portion comprise a single sheet of filter material.

5 . The temporary sediment retention system of claim 1 , wherein the first filter material of the upper cover portion comprises a plurality of openings of a first apparent opening size, and wherein the second filter material of the lower cover portion comprises a plurality of openings of a second apparent opening size.

6 . The temporary sediment retention system of claim 1 , wherein the first filter material of the upper cover portion and the second filter material of the lower cover portion comprise separate filter material sections that are releasably coupled together to form the cover.

7 . The temporary sediment retention system of claim 1 , wherein the base portion comprises a length of about 24 inches to about 120 inches, a width of about 24 inches to about 120 inches, and a height of about 1 inch to about 12 inches.

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