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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Basil Thomas, Gwent, GB;
William Walmsley, Bolton, GB;
Inventors:
Basil Thomas, Gwent, GB;
William Walmsley, Bolton, GB;
Assignee:
Fiberweb Holdings, Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D 29/02 (2006.01); E04C 1/00 (2006.01); E04H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D 29/0208 (2013.01); E02D 29/0241 (2013.01); E04C 1/00 (2013.01); E04H 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A confinement structure comprises one or more open cells () for confinement, in use, of particulate fill materials such as soil, sand or aggregate. The cells () comprise walls () formed of a composite material comprising a polymeric grid layer laminated to a fabric layer. The walls () may be formed from a strip of the composite material comprising one or more living hinges. The cells () may be provided with skirt portions () that extend from at least some of the walls ().