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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harold B. Dreyer, Anchorage, AK (US);
Assignee:
Gunderboom, Inc., Anchorage, AK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 1/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 1/506 ;
Abstract
A containment/exclusion boom including a support system which can be positioned in a body of water, a curtain made of a flexible fabric that allows movement of water therethrough, the curtain being connected to the support system, and a bird deterring device connected to either the support system or the curtain, the bird deterring device being effective to deter birds from perching on the containment/exclusion boom. Also disclosed is a method of using the containment/exclusion boom to isolate an area in a body of water.