Patent ID: 6267531
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B28B,E01C

Abstract:
A method of forming a paving assembly comprising a plurality of paving elements interconnected by a joining mesh, the method comprising the steps of:filling a mould having a plurality of separate paving element-forming recesses with a settable material, the paving element-forming recesses being defined between a number of spaced apart supports;applying a joining mesh over the recesses, the mesh being laid on the supports and across the recesses;engaging the mesh with an insert tool having at least one mesh projection corresponding to each paving element-forming recess;driving the projections and hence the mesh into the settable material to move the mesh into a general triangular configuration extending into the settable material from points located at two adjacent supports of said spaced-apart supports;removing the insert tool;setting the material to form a paving assembly comprising a plurality of paving elements interconnected by the joining mesh with the joining mesh extending continuously between adjacent paving elements and continuously through the paving elements; andremoving the paving assembly from the mould.