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US 2008/0187402 A1Published application
Retaining wall element
OwnerKevin J. Jenningsinventor
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Abstract
A retaining wall element and method of constructing a retaining wall wherein the retaining wall element is made from a concrete material having a stacking system that enables a stack of the retaining wall elements to work substantially as a retaining wall, and wherein one exposed surface of the retaining wall element is formed to simulate the general appearance of the grain and color of a selected type of wood.
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A retaining wall element comprising:
- a first top surface substantially offset from a second top surface by a first offset portion;
- a first bottom surface generally offset from a second bottom surface by a second offset portion;
- a back surface connecting the second top surface with the second bottom surface;
- a front surface connecting the first upper surface with the first bottom surface;
- a plurality of vertices formed by the intersection of the first top surface, the first offset portion, the second top surface, the back surface, the second bottom surface, the second offset portion, the first bottom surface, and the front surface, wherein the retaining wall element is manufactured from a concrete-based material, and wherein the front surface includes a texture substantially similar to that of a wood grain material.
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A retaining wall element comprising:
- a retaining wall element;
- means for allowing at least two or more retaining wall elements to be stacked longitudinally such that a lower surface of a first retaining wall element generally matches an upper surface of a second retaining wall element, wherein the lower surface and the upper surface are not completely flat, and wherein the geometry of the lower surface is sized and shaped to match the geometry of the upper surface;
- means for colorizing at least one exposed surface of the retaining wall element;
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- means for texturizing the exposed surface to be substantially the similar to a wood grain texture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.