Patent ID: 7544015

Claim:
A composite form for stabilizing an earthen embankment, said form comprising: (a) a floor section extending longitudinally rearwardly from a forward end of the floor section to a rearward end of the floor section, said floor section including; (i) a plurality of horizontally spaced anchoring members formed integrally with said floor section and located proximate to the rearward end of said floor section; said anchoring members for holdingly engaging at least one geogrid anchoring rod; and, (ii) a plurality of drainage openings extending through said floor section for permitting the drainage of moisture through said floor section; (b) a face section formed integrally with and extending longitudinally at an angle upwardly from said forward end of said floor section to a top end of said face section, said face section comprising a first plurality of supporting ribs and a second plurality of supporting ribs, said second plurality of supporting ribs intersecting said first plurality of supporting ribs to define a plurality of regions bounded by said ribs; (c) first and second coupling means formed integrally with said form: (i) said first coupling means for fully coupling said form with a like second coupling means of a first complimentary shaped like form extending above said form; and, (ii) said second coupling means for fully coupling said form with a like first coupling means of a complimentary shaped second like form extending below said form.