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US 2019/0194899 A1Published application
Confinement Structures - Defencell Plastic Gabion System
AssigneeFiberweb Holdings Limited
InventorsBasil John Thomas, William W. Walmsley
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Abstract
A confinement structure comprises one or more open cells (70) for confinement, in use, of particulate fill materials such as soil, sand or aggregate. The cells (70) comprise walls (72) formed of a composite material comprising a polymeric grid layer laminated to a fabric layer. The walls (72) may be formed from a strip of the composite material comprising one or more living hinges. The cells (70) may be provided with skirt portions (74) that extend from at least some of the walls (72).
Claims18
1-35. (canceled)
A confinement structure, comprising:
- a first open cell configured for confinement of particulate fill materials, the first open cell comprises (i) a first plurality of separate external wall panels each comprising a composite material defined by a polymeric grid layer laminated to a fabric layer, and (ii) a first plurality of mechanical hinges each comprising a hinged piece of flexible fabric material;
- wherein the first plurality of separate external wall panels are pivotally connected using the first plurality of mechanical hinges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.