Patent ID: 7878733
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
1. An erosion protection device for protecting or reinforcing natural and man-made structures against water erosion, said erosion protection device comprising: at least two components, each said component having an edge, surfaces on respective sides of said edge and at least one joining portion, wherein said joining portion of said component further comprising a recess defined in said edge and receiving portions on respective sides of said edge; wherein each said recess having a base which is recessed relative to said edge, and sidewalls which diverge as they extend from said base out to said edge; and wherein said receiving portions diverge relative to each other with substantially the same slope as said sidewalls as they extend from adjacent said base of said recess away from said edge towards the respective surfaces, whereby when joining two of said components a bonding medium is applied to said joining portion on at least one of said components, and said joining portions are brought together such that a space between said sidewalls and receiving portions of one said component and said receiving portions and sidewalls respectively of the other said component diminishes thereby squeezing said bonding medium therebetween as said components come together.