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US 2009/0151281 A1Published application
Method of constructing a wall or fence with panels
AssigneeKeystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc.
InventorsRobert A. MacDonald, Blaine French, David M. LaCroix
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to a method of constructing walls or fence systems from panels. More particularly, the invention relates to constructing such walls or fence systems wherein a back face of one panel connects to a back face of another panel and further wherein the front faces of the panels have a desirable texture and further wherein a concrete footing of the wall or fence system is poured after courses of panels have been stacked one upon the other.
Claims32
A method for constructing a wall or fence comprising:
- providing a plurality of connectors and a plurality of panels, each panel having a front face and an opposed back face, a set of opposed and substantially parallel upper and lower surfaces and first and second opposed and substantially parallel side surfaces;
- preparing a level base;
- forming a base layer of panels on the level base by placing opposed panels on the level base and connecting a back face of at least one first panel of the base layer to a back face of at least one opposed second panel of the base layer with at least one connector, the front faces of the at least one first panel and the at least one second panel facing outward, the at least one first panel and at least one second panel each having a knockout cavity;
- placing at least one course of opposed panels on the base layer of panels and connecting a back face of at least one first panel of the at least one course to a back face of at least one opposed second panel of the at least one course with at least one connector, the front faces of the at least one first panel and the at least one second panel of the at least one course facing outward, to form a top surface of an uppermost course of panels;
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- pouring a flowable material from the top surface between the opposed panels to form a support footing for the wall or fence, the support footing encasing at least a portion of the base layer of panels.
3 more elements
A wall or fence comprising:
- a support footing formed from a hardened flowable material;
- a base layer of opposed panels, at least a portion of the base layer of panels being encased within the support footing, a back face of at least one first panel of the base layer being connected to a back face of at least one opposed second panel of the base layer with at least one connector, the front faces of the at least one first panel and the at least one second panel facing outward, and the at least one first panel and at least one second panel each having a knockout cavity, and
- a plurality of courses of opposed panels placed on the base layer of panels, a back face of at least one first panel of the at least one course being connected to a back face of at least one opposed second panel of the at least one course with at least one connector, the front faces of the at least one first panel and the at least one second panel of the at least one course facing outward, a volume between the opposed panels containing the hardened flowable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.