Patent ID: 7854574

Claim:
A gabion comprising side walls connected together at spaced intervals by at least one partition wall, 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 relatively rigid sheet material, wherein pivotal connections are provided between neighbouring side wall element panels allowing the gabion to fold concertina-wise for storage or transport, wherein the substantially closed side wall element panel is provided with 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 and/or to a partition wall, wherein the means for receiving a hinge member comprises one or more apertures in the panel and means for covering or blocking the one or more apertures to prevent or hinder a gabion fill material from escaping through said one or more apertures, and wherein the substantially closed side wall element panels act in use of the gabion to prevent, in the absence of the aid of a gabion lining material, gabion fill materials from falling through the side walls.