Soil filled wall
AssigneeHilfiker Pipe Co.
InventorsHarold K. Hilfiker, William B. Hilfiker
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Abstract
A soil filled wall which accommodates the growing of plant life. The wall comprises welded wire structures which contain soil. In one embodiment the wall is free standing to provide a fence-like structure suitable for use as a sound barrier. In another the wall is erected at the situs of an earthen formation to retain and provide a face for the formation. In the latter embodiment, anchors secure the wall to the earthen formation.
Claims15
A method of constructing a free standing anti-graffiti sound barrier wall on a situs where the wall is to be located so as to provide a structure capable of accommodating the growth of plant life, said method comprising:
- a. mounting posts to the situs in generally vertically disposed horizontally spaced relationship;
- b. disposing a pair of welded wire panels at the situs in a location adjacent said posts in face-to-face generally vertically disposed spaced relationship to one another to define a soil receiving cavity therebetween;
- c. securing the panels together and to the posts in said spaced relationship;
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- d. progressively filling the cavity between the panels from bottom to top with soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.