Patent ID: 6071041
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
A block for use in a revetment system which includes a plurality of blocks arranged to form a mat, the block comprising:a top surface;a bottom surface;first and second opposed side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces, the first side surface having a recess and the second side surface having a projection, such that the recess is sized and configured to mate with the projection of an adjacent block in the mat; andthird and fourth opposed side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces and the first and second side surfaces, each of the third and fourth side surfaces having two interlocking tips and a channel, the channel adapted to engage an interlocking tip of a first adjacent block in the mat and an interlocking tip of a second adjacent block in the mat, the channel and the interlocking tips being configured to permit relative movement between the block and the first and second adjacent blocks while maintaining an interlocking relationship between the block and the first and second adjacent blocks.