Confinement structures—DefenCell plastic gabion system
US10781569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04C1/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
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).
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