Patent ID: 8721229

Claim:
A gabion comprising a plurality of interconnected side walls, each side wall comprising at least one substantially closed side wall element panel, wherein each substantially closed side wall element panel is manufactured of a rigid sheet material, wherein the substantially closed side wall element panel is provided with hinge receiving means for receiving a hinge member for the purpose of connecting the substantially closed side wall element panel pivotally to a neighbouring side wall element panel, thus allowing the gabion to fold for storage or transport, wherein said gabion can be folded without detaching the panels from one another and can be unfolded to bring the gabion to an erected condition without the requirement for any further connection of the side walls, wherein said substantially closed side wall element panel is effective in preventing a gabion fill material from falling through the side wall without the aid of a gabion lining material, further wherein said pivotally connected side wall element panels, when erected, define side walls around a central compartment and an open top through which the compartment can be filled.