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US 5,076,735 AGranted
Welded wire component gabions and method of making the same and construction soil reinforced retaining walls therefrom
OwnerWilliam K. Hilfikerinventor
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Abstract
Gabions are constructed of welded wire gridworks comprised of integrally joined planar panels disposed in angle relationship to one another. The gridworks are secured together to define a three-dimensional volume therebetween. In one embodiment the gabions are provided with soil reinforcing mats secured thereto to define a bottom for the three-dimensional volume. The mats extend laterally from the gabions and, when the gabions are assembled in tiers at the face of an earthen formation, serve as soil reinforcements for the formation.
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A combination of elements for forming gabions,
- said combination comprising:
- (a) a first welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels, said panels being disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, said side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- (b) a second welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels, said panels being disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- (c) a third welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels, said panels being disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- and,
- (d) means for joining the panels of said first and second gridworks in edge-to-edge relationship to one another and to the panels of said third gridwork to define a three-dimensional rectangular volume between the gridworks for the containing of rock.
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A gabion comprising:
- (a) a first welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels, said panels being disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- (b) a second welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels, said panels being disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- (c) a third welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels, said panels being disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, sand side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- and,
- (d) means joining the panels of said first and second gridworks in edge-to-edge relationship to one another and to the panels of said third gridwork to define a three-dimensional rectangular volume between the gridworks for the containing of rock.
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A method of making a gabion, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a first welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- (b) providing a second welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- (c) providing a third welded wire gridwork comprised of two planar panels disposed in right angled relationship to one another and having integrally joined proximal edges defining a corner therebetween, said panels each being of rectangular configuration, having a free distal edge in spaced relationship to said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- and,
- (d) joining the panels of said first and second gridworks in edge-to-edge relationship to one another and to the panels of said third gridwork to define a three-dimensional rectangular volume between the gridworks for the containing of rock.
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A method of constructing a retaining wall for an earthen formation, said method comprising:
- (a) forming a plurality of gabions by the steps of:
- (1) providing a plurality of welded wire gridworks each comprised of a pair of generally planar panels disposed in angled relationship to one another with proximal edges integrally joined to define a corner therebetween, free distal edges spaced from said corner, and side edges extending between said proximal and distal edges;
- (2) joining the panels of said gridworks in edge-to-edge relationship to define a three-dimensional volume between said gridworks for the containing of rock;
- (b) providing soil reinforcing grids secured to at least certain of said gabions to extend laterally from the volume defined between the panels thereof;
- (c) assembling rock filled tiers of said gabions at the face of the earthen formation with the soil reinforcing grids provided on said certain gabions extending toward the formation;
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- (d) backfilling soil between said tiers of gabions and the earthen formation to cover the reinforcing grids extending toward the formation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.