Patent ID: 8667759
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
1. A wall block system having at least one block, multiples of the at least one block being suitable for use in constructing a wall from multiple courses of the blocks stacked one upon the other, the wall having a front surface with an irregular block pattern, the wall block system comprising: a three-way block-connecting element comprising a lower portion and an upper portion; at least one wall block; the block having an upper surface spaced apart from a lower surface, thereby defining a block height; the block having opposed first and second faces, thereby defining the block depth, the area of the first face being greater than the area of the second face, wherein the block is configured such that the first face or second face can serve as an exposed face on one side of the wall; the block having opposed and non-parallel side surfaces; the block comprising a slot in the block upper surface that is substantially parallel to and equidistant from the first and second faces and a slot in the block lower surface that is substantially parallel to and equidistant from the first and second faces; the first and second faces configured such that they are capable of being positioned when constructing the wall such that the front surface of the wall is comprised of the first faces of a plurality of the blocks and second faces of a plurality of the blocks to thereby provide an irregular block pattern; the block-connecting element being configured such that when constructing the wall, the block-connecting element can be positioned in one of at least three different positions with the lower portion of the block-connecting element being received in the slot in the upper surface of a block and the upper portion of the block-connecting element being received in the slot in the lower surface of another block in an overlying course, the at least three different positions comprising a first position, a second position, and a third position, the first position establishing a neutral batter between the blocks interconnected by the block-connecting element, the second position establishing a negative batter between the blocks interconnected by the block-connecting element, and the third position establishing a positive batter between the blocks interconnected by the block-connecting element.