Patent ID: 7918623
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: E01C,E02B

Abstract:
1. A mat system, comprising: a surface; at least first and second mat units, each mat unit comprised of a respective plurality of blocks interlinked by respective cables that pass through the blocks, each mat unit including cable loops along at least one side section thereof, the first and second mat units positioned on the surface in proximity to each other with cable loops of the first mat unit extending toward the second mat unit and cable loops of the second mat unit extending toward the first mat unit; a plurality of interconnecting blocks positioned between the first mat unit and the second mat unit and thereby connecting the first mat unit and the second mat unit, each interconnecting block including an underside with downwardly open channels formed therein, the cable loops of the first and second mat units positioned within the channels of the interconnecting blocks to cover the cable loops, the interconnecting blocks and the blocks forming the first and second mat units being sized, shaped and positioned such that upper surfaces thereof form a substantially continuous surface.