Retaining wall system
AssigneeErs Materials, LLC
InventorMark Woolbright
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Abstract
A retaining wall system includes a face panel having a first end beam and a second end beam extending in parallel to the first end beam. The face panel extends a height defined from the first end beam to the second end beam when the face panel is oriented in an upright position. The face panel further includes a backfill side and is configured to retain a backfill material on the backfill side of the face panel. The retaining wall system further includes a support leg having a bracket for receiving the first end beam therein and an extension platform transversely oriented to the height of the face panel when the first end beam is received within the bracket. The extension platform extends away from the bracket and is configured to anchor the face panel in the upright position.
Claims19
A retaining wall system comprising:
- a face panel comprising a first end beam and a second end beam extending in parallel to the first end beam, the face panel extending a height defined from the first end beam to the second end beam when the face panel is oriented in an upright position, the face panel further comprising a front side and an opposed backfill side, wherein the face panel defines a plurality of openings extending through the face panel from the front side to the backfill side, the face panel further comprising a first side beam and a second side beam extending in parallel to the first side beam, the first side beam and the second side beam being transversely oriented with respect to both the first end beam and the second end beam, wherein the first side beam includes a first connection member and the second side beam includes a second connection member, and wherein the first and second connection members are configured to selectively attach the face panel with an additional face panel;
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- a support leg comprising a first end, a second end spaced from the first end to define a length of the support leg, and a base extending the length of the support leg for positioning the support leg on a ground surface, the support leg further comprising a bracket for receiving the first end beam therein and an extension platform transversely oriented to the height of the face panel when the first end beam is received within the bracket and extending away from the bracket to the second end, the extension platform configured to anchor the face panel in the upright position with the backfill side oriented to face a backfill material.
A retaining wall system comprising:
- a face panel comprising a first end beam and a second end beam at a free distal end of the face panel, the second end beam extending in parallel to the first end beam, the face panel further comprising a front side and an opposed backfill side, wherein the face panel defines a plurality of openings extending through the face panel from the front side to the backfill side;
- a mesh reinforcement configured to retain a backfill material on the backfill side;
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- a support leg selectively attachable to the first end beam, the support leg including a first end, a second end spaced from the first end to define a length of the support leg, and a base extending the length of the support leg in transverse orientation to the first and second end beams and positioned to receive the backfill material on at least a portion of the base, wherein the support leg is configured to support the face panel such that the second end beam is maintained in substantially parallel orientation with the first end beam.
A method of assembling a retaining wall, the method comprising:
- providing a face panel including a first end beam and a second end beam extending in parallel to the first end beam, the face panel further including a front side and an opposed backfill side, the face panel defining a plurality of openings extending through the face panel from the front side to the backfill side;
- attaching the first end beam of the face panel to a support leg such that the face panel extends a height from the first end beam to the second end beam, the support leg including an extension platform, a first end, a second end spaced from the first end to define a length of the support leg, and a base extending the length of the support leg;
- positioning the base on a ground surface such that the extension platform extends into a backfill region;
- positioning a mesh reinforcement on the backfill side of the face panel;
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- providing a backfill material on top of the extension platform such that the face panel and the mesh reinforcement retain the backfill material in the backfill region, the backfill material extending the height of the face panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.