Extended width retaining wall block
AssigneeMortarless Technologies, LLC
InventorBrian Price
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Abstract
A retaining wall block engagement system comprises a plurality of wall blocks connected with connectors. Each wall block comprises a top surface and opposing bottom surface, a front surface and opposing rear surface and first and second opposing side surfaces. Each side surface includes a shoulder portion and a pair of recesses extending upwardly from bottom surface. The recesses separated by a web portion. A plurality of generally H-shaped or h-shaped connectors are configured to interlock a block in a given course with a block in an adjacent course of blocks.
Claims19
A retaining wall block engagement system comprising:
- a plurality of wall blocks, each wall block comprising:
- a top surface and opposing bottom surface, a front surface and opposing rear surface and first and second opposing side surfaces, wherein each side surface includes a shoulder portion;
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- a pair of recesses extending upwardly from bottom surface, the recesses separated by a web portion;
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- a plurality of generally H-shaped connectors, each connector comprising:
- a pair of generally L-shaped sections connected by a span portion, each L-shaped section comprising first and second posts, wherein the first posts are configured to straddle the web portion of a wall block and the second posts extend outwardly from the wall block and are configured to abut adjacent shoulder portions of a pair of vertically adjacent blocks.
A retaining wall block engagement system comprising:
- a plurality of wall blocks, each wall block comprising:
- a top surface and opposing bottom surface, a front surface and opposing rear surface and first and second opposing side surfaces;
- a pair of recesses extending upwardly from bottom surface, the recesses separated by a web portion;
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- a pair of side web portions formed between each recess and each side surface;
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- a plurality of generally h-shaped connectors, each connector comprising:
- a span portion connected to first and second downwardly extending posts and an upwardly extending post, wherein first downwardly extending post is coplanar with upwardly extending post, and wherein first and second downwardly extending posts are configured to straddle a side web portion of a wall block and upwardly extending post is configured to be received within a recess of a vertically adjacent block.
A retaining wall block engagement system comprising:
- a plurality of wall blocks, each wall block comprising:
- a top surface and opposing bottom surface, a front surface and opposing rear surface and first and second opposing side surfaces;
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- a means for constrainingly positioning vertically adjacent wall blocks in at least one direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.