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Blocks for constructing retaining walls

  • US 5,820,304 A
  • Filed: 01/29/1997
  • Issued: 10/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A set of composite, masonry blocks for use in constructing a retaining wall, the set of blocks comprising:

  • a wall block, generally in the shape of a trapezoidal solid, having a decorative front face, a rear face opposite and generally parallel to the front face, a top surface which is generally perpendicular to both the front face and the rear face, a bottom surface opposite and parallel to the top surface, and two side faces;

    a ledge having first and second collinear, non-contiguous ledge portions extending downwardly from the bottom surface and across the rear face of the wall block;

    further, the rear face of the wall block defining a key way, wherein the key way includes an aperture in the bottom surface of the wall block and a corresponding aperture in the rear face of the wall block, the apertures forming the key way being positioned between said first and second ledge portions;

    an anchor block, in the shape of a rectangular solid, having a first end plate, a second end plate which is opposite to and generally parallel to the first end plate, two generally parallel side plates which extend between, and are generally perpendicular to, the end plates;

    a central passage, defined by the end plates and the side plates, extending through the anchor block;

    a key, complementary in size and shape to the key way in the wall block, extending outwardly from the first end plate, for cooperative engagement with the key way apertures of the wall block; and

    further the second end plate defining a key slot which is complementary in size and shape to the key.

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