Patent ID: 7188825

Claim:
A catchment net for rockfall blocking, comprising: a net having two opposed longitudinal sides, and having elements that engage with each other; a plurality of support bodies; first and second holding ropes extending along the longitudinal sides of said net, respectively, and being movably held by each of said support bodies so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, wherein each of said longitudinal sides of said net is movably held by the respective one of said first and second holding ropes; and a plurality of running ropes, at least one of said running ropes having both ends connected to said first holding rope so as to extend across a respective one of said support bodies, and at least one of said running ropes having both ends connected to said second holding rope so as to extend across a respective one of said support bodies, wherein said net is movably held by each of said running ropes so as to be movable along a length of each of said running ropes which extends across said respective one of said support bodies.