Patent ID: 8376660

Claim:
A mining mesh, comprising: a plurality of successive undulated transverse links having bent portions, which are interconnected together at the bent portions of the links, said plurality of links forming pairs of successive undulated links, wherein each pair of successive undulated links forms a row of adjacent rectangular or square meshes having four sides, wherein a first link and a second link of the plurality of links each have a terminating end with a previous side, a last side, and an end portion adjacent to and bent with respect to the last side, wherein the last side of the first link is bent upwardly and backwardly and substantially parallel to the previous side of the first link, wherein the end portion of the first link is hooked around the previous side of the second link, wherein the last side of the second link is bent downwardly and backwardly and substantially parallel to the previous side of the second link, and wherein the end portion of the second link is hooked around the previous side of the first link.