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A strap drain material includes a strap having at least a first and a second side and a first and a second end. At least the first side of the material has a plurality of slots arranged in a spaced-apart fashion along a width of the strap and extending along a length of the strap, and a plurality of

A strap drain material includes a strap having at least a first and a second side and a first and a second end. At least the first side of the material has a plurality of slots arranged in a spaced-apart fashion along a width of the strap and extending along a length of the strap, and a plurality of notches, each of the plurality of notches corresponding to each of the plurality of slots extending from the slots to a surface of the strap. Each notch is sized such that the notch is capable of creating a capillary action and is adapted to draw liquid from outside of the strap and into the slot corresponding to the notch.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A drainage method, comprising the steps of:absorbing, by capillary action, liquid from soil in a plurality of drain collecting slots provided on at least one surface of a strap drain material embedded in the soil, the slots including a plurality of notches in the surface of the dra

[ We claim:] [1.] A drainage method, comprising the steps of:absorbing, by capillary action, liquid from soil in a plurality of drain collecting slots provided on at least one surface of a strap drain material embedded in the soil, the slots including a plurality of notches in the surface of the drain material that are sufficiently small to create a capillary effect and that extend to the slots larger than the notches, the slots extending along a longitudinal direction of the drain material from a first point to a second point of the drain material.