US 6,269,606 B1 · Assembly and method for straightening a ground retaining wall

Abstract

A method and assembly for straightening a wall, the wall having a ground retaining side, the ground retaining side of the wall retaining ground material, the ground material having a ground surface, the assembly and method including positioning a cable anchor within the ground material below the ground surface; extending a first section of a flexible cable along a path through the ground from the wall to the cable anchor; extending a second contiguous section of the cable toward the ground surface; fixedly attaching the second section of the flexible cable to a jackscrew adapted for applying a pulling force to the cable; and utilizing an arcuately curved cable guide to transmit the pulling force to the wall and to the cable anchor so that the pulling force draws the wall toward the cable anchor.

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Dependent claims

An assembly for straightening a wall, the assembly comprising:

(a) a cable anchor;
(b) a flexible cable comprising a first section and a second section, the second section being contiguous with the first section, the first section extending along a path toward the cable anchor, the second section extending upwardly at an angle away from the path of the first section;
(c) means for applying a pulling force to said second section;
(d) means for interconnecting the second section of the flexible cable and the means for applying a pulling force;
and,
(e) means for transmitting the pulling force to the wall at the angled intersection of said first and second sections.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Assembly and method for straightening a ground retaining wall

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Assembly and method for straightening a ground retaining wall

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Abstract

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