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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harold B. Dreyer, Anchorage, AK (US);
Assignee:
Gunderboom, Inc., Anchorage, AK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 1/00 ; E02B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 1/00 ; E02B 1/500 ;
Abstract
A boom curtain includes: an upper portion that is adapted and configured for connection to a support system and a main portion formed of a sheet of flexible material that allows the flow of water therethrough, the main portion including a plurality of pleats that effectively increase the actual surface area of the boom curtain relative to the linear area covered by the boom curtain. A containment/exclusion boom that includes the boom curtain and a method of filtering intake water by using the boom are also disclosed.