Patent ID: 7083364

Claim:
A sand/soil bag interconnecting member for attaching a first horizontally-extending course of sand/soil bags to a second horizontally-extending course of sand/soil bags positioned vertically adjacent to and above said first course, said interconnecting member comprising a plate having an upper side and a lower side, each said side having a plurality of sand/soil bag-engaging projections thereon, said projections being so spaced apart and shaped as to be capable of protruding into said sand/soil bags in said first course and said second course, said plate being capable of extending across at least part of two horizontally-adjacent sand/soil bags in said first course or in said second course, with said projections on said upper side or said lower side positioned to protrude into said two horizontally-adjacent sand/soil bags, said projections on said lower side comprising at least three projections positioned on said lower side to support said plate in a generally horizontal position on said first course when said interconnecting member is placed on said first course.