Modular Wall Elements, Systems, and Methods
OwnerJohn D. PALMERinventor
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Abstract
Elements, methods, and systems are presented for facilitating construction of a tiered wall of elements most or all of which are oriented along the wall. Such elements may each have a “front,” for example, that extends between opposite sides of the wall. Such walls may include localized widening or graduated element weights, for example, engineered to allow advantageous pressure distributions over those of conventional retaining walls. Alternatively or additionally such elements may include frontal projections that stabilize a curvilinear wall by allowing an element to penetrate an adjacent element of the same tier in one or two dimensions.
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A wall system, comprising:
- many oblong molded regular wall elements including first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth oblong molded regular wall elements assembled in a proximity comprising an installation site, wherein said first oblong molded regular wall element is positioned in a first tier and directed either along or away from a path thereof, wherein at least said second oblong molded regular wall element is directed across said path so as to form a localized widening of said wall system that is greater than 30% of a median width of said wall system, wherein said fourth oblong molded regular wall element is positioned between said third and fifth oblong molded regular wall elements in a second tier, wherein said fourth oblong molded regular wall element is supported by said first oblong molded regular wall element, wherein a third tier of said wall system is configured to include several of said many oblong molded regular wall elements, wherein said several include a sixth oblong molded regular wall element supported by said second tier and of said many oblong molded regular wall elements, wherein a fourth tier of said wall system is supported by said second and third tiers, and wherein said many oblong molded regular wall elements are assembled into a completed wall without any larger-than-regular wall elements thereof and without a poured foundation thereof.
A wall system, comprising:
- many molded regular wall elements including first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth molded regular wall elements assembled in a proximity, wherein said first molded regular wall element is positioned in a first tier and directed either along or away from a path thereof, wherein at least said second molded regular wall element is directed across said path so as to form a localized widening of said wall system that is greater than 30% of a median width of said wall system, wherein said fourth molded regular wall element is positioned between said third and fifth molded regular wall elements in a second tier, and wherein said fourth molded regular wall element is supported by said first molded regular wall element.
A method of using a wall system, said method comprising:
- assembling many molded regular wall elements including first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth molded regular wall elements in a proximity, wherein said first molded regular wall element is positioned in a first tier and directed either along or away from a path thereof, wherein at least said second molded regular wall element is directed across said path so as to form a localized widening of said wall system that is greater than 30% of a median width of said wall system, wherein said fourth molded regular wall element is positioned between said third and fifth molded regular wall elements in a second tier, and wherein said fourth molded regular wall element is supported by said first molded regular wall element.
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