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AssigneeRisi Stone Inc.
InventorTyler Matys
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Provided herein are various embodiments of molds, mold insert members, and methods, for mitigating malformation of interlocking retaining wall blocks, and retaining wall blocks produced thereby. In an embodiment, an insert member for a retaining wall block mold includes a convexly-arched front wall portion and a convexly-arched rear wall portion, for forming respective concavely-arched top side and bottom side portions of respective concrete retaining wall blocks. The concavely-arched portions resist malformation such as bulge and/or slump that may tend to occur between molding and curing of the concrete retaining wall blocks due to pressure within the block. The concavely-arched portions additionally provide respective concavities into which such malformations—should they occur despite being resisted by the concavely-arched portions—may be channeled, thereby to keep malformations within the intended envelope of the retaining wall block.
An insert member for a retaining wall block mold, the insert member comprising:
A mold for manufacturing at least one interlocking dry-cast concrete retaining wall block, the at least one block having a top side having a transverse profile comprising at least one interlocking structure projecting from or recessed into the top side, and a bottom side having a transverse profile comprising at least one complementary interlocking structure recessed into or projecting from the bottom side, the mold comprising:
A retaining wall block comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.