Patent ID: 8128320

Claim:
A multi-compartmental gabion comprising opposed side walls connected together at spaced intervals along the length of the gabion by a plurality of partition walls, the spaces between neighboring pairs of partition walls defining, together with the side walls, individual compartments of the multi-compartmental gabion, individual compartments of the multi-compartmental gabion being bounded by opposed side wall sections of the respective opposed side walls, the partition walls being pivotally connected to the side walls, and the side wall sections of the individual compartments comprising at least one substantially closed side wall element panel, wherein the or each substantially closed panel is manufactured of a relatively rigid sheet material, pivotal connections being provided between neighboring side wall element panels allowing the multi-compartmental gabion to fold concertina-wise for storage or transport, wherein the substantially closed panel is provided with means for receiving a hinge member for the purpose of connecting the side wall element panel pivotally to a neighboring side wall element panel and/or to a partition wall, and further wherein the hinge receiving means comprises one or more apertures in the panel, with 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.