Multi-channel retaining wall block and system

Details Multi-channel retaining wall block and system Multi-channel retaining wall block and system

2005-07-05

2005-07-05

Yip, Winnie (Department: 3637)

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Identical blocks or modular panels fitted to reversed blocks...

C052S562000, C052S605000, C052S608000, C052S747120, C405S284000, C405S262000

Reexamination Certificate

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06912823

ABSTRACT:
A retaining wall block system having multiple sizes and shapes of blocks with differently dimensioned, interchangeable front and back faces. The blocks are used to construct an irregularly textured wall having a weathered, natural appearance. Multiple channels in the lower face of the block are used to engage pins in pin-receiving apertures to form an attachment system. A side connection system is particularly useful for stabilizing free-standing walls. Horizontal reinforcing members are also used in the channels and vertical reinforcing members are used in cores of adjacent blocks for reinforcing a wall. Reinforcing geosynthetic materials can also be firmly held in a wall by means of the pins or by connectors adapted to fit in the block channels.

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Co-pending, commonly assigned U.S. Appl. No. 09/904,037, filed Jul. 12, 2001.

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