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US 2003/0150184 A1Published application
Corner block for use in forming a corner of a segmental retaining wall
AssigneeAnchor Wall Systems, Inc.
InventorsJohn Walter Turgeon-Schramm, Donal Jay Armstrong
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Abstract
A corner block is provided for use in constructing an exterior corner of a retaining wall. The corner block is designed to receive a portion of a retaining member that is used to secure a reinforcement member to blocks that are adjacent to the corner block. The corner block permits construction of a retaining wall having an exterior corner, where the right and left sides of the exterior corner can be reinforced.
Claims14
A corner block comprising:
- a block body having opposed side surfaces, opposed end surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, at least two of said surfaces that are adjacent being textured;
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- a channel formed in said top surface, said channel having a longitudinal axis extending parallel to said side surfaces, said channel further including an open end that extends through one of said end surfaces and a closed end that terminates short of the opposite said end surface, and said channel being defined by at least a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, and a bottom wall, and wherein said channel is sized to receive therein a portion of an elongated retaining member extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said channel.
A retaining wall, comprising:
- a plurality of blocks arranged into courses and defining an exterior corner, and wherein at least one course at the exterior corner is formed from a plurality of subcourses of blocks.
A retaining wall, comprising:
- a plurality of courses each comprising a first plurality of blocks forming an exterior corner portion and a second plurality of blocks forming a wall portion adjacent the exterior corner portion, each block of said first plurality of blocks and said second plurality of blocks including a channel formed in a top surface thereof;
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- a reinforcement member retaining bar disposed within the channels in said second plurality of blocks, and at least a portion of said retaining bar being disposed within the channel of at least one block of the first plurality of blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.