ARTIFICIAL REEF AND BEACH STABILIZER FORMED FROM AN ASSEMBLAGE OF VEHICLE TIRES

摘要

A self-anchoring, artificial reef, and a self-anchoringbeach stabilizer locatable to the bottom of a body of water,is provided from an assemblage (22, 22A, 22B) of used vehicletires. Each vehicle tire (10) has sidewalls (16) and aninterconnecting tread (12). At least some of the vehicle tiresare radially severed completely through the sidewalls (16) andtread (12) to form opposite cut ends (24), and partiallysevered substantially through the sidewalls (16) whilemaintaining an uncut tread portion (26). A plurality of cuttires (32) may be positioned together to form an assemblage(22, 22A, 22B). In the assemblage (22, 22A, 22B), the cut ends(24) of each severed tire (32) are oriented apart from eachother. The configuration of the structure provides safe havens(14) for aquatic life when employed as a reef, and provideserosion stabilization characteristics when employed as a beachstabilizer.