WRAP FOR BUILDING A SEPARATE BLOCK MAT

Description

The wrapping illustrated in Figure 1 forms a mat of separate blocks for the purpose of OVERLAPPING OF SURFACES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ITS USE AS A MAT EROSION CONTROL TO COVER AND STABILIZE LAND SURFACES SUBJECTED TO WATER EROSION, INCLUDING LAND SLOPES, WATER FLOW CHANNELS, LINES COASTLINES, AND UNDERWATER SURFACES, AS WELL AS A SEPARATION AND VERTICAL DRAINAGE LAYER FOR MARINE APPLICATIONS UNDER A LARGE DROP, A BALLAST LAYER TO PROVIDE WEIGHT TO SUNK OTHER MATERIAL THAT WOULD NORMALLY FLOAT AND AS A PROTECTIVE / DRAINAGE LAYER VERTICAL ON SAID MATERIAL. THE ENVELOPE HAS A PLURALITY OF CENTRAL PORTIONS SEPARATED BY CRUCIFORM PORTIONS, WHICH FILLED WITH A CURABLE FLUID MATERIAL FORM A SEPARATE BLOCK MAT. THE WRAP CAN BE FORMED FROM A WOVEN FABRIC MATERIAL. The hat has been applied for illustrative purposes and the shading lines themselves are not THEY FORM PART OF THE CLAIMED INVENTION.