Patent ID: 6862856
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: E02D,E04B,E04C

Abstract:
1. A corner block for use in a retaining wall, the corner block comprising: a block body having, when the block body is laid up in a retaining wall in its intended orientation, opposed side surfaces, opposed end surfaces, a top surface having a texture, and a bottom surface, at least one of said surfaces and one of said end surfaces being textured, the degree of texturing of the side surface and the end surface being greater than the degree of texturing of the top surface; and a channel formed in said top surface for receiving a portion of an elongated retaining member, said channel having a longitudinal axis extending parallel to said side surfaces, said channel further including an open end that extends through one of said end surfaces and a closed end that terminates short of the opposite said end surface, and said channel being defined by at least a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, and a bottom wall, said channel has a depth adjacent said rear wall that is greater than a depth of said channel adjacent said front wall, wherein said rear wall is greater in height than the front wall, and wherein said front and rear walls of said channel diverge from the bottom of said channel to the top of said channel, whereby said channel has an increasing width from bottom to top, and wherein said channel is sized to receive therein the portion of the elongated retaining member extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said channel with no portion of the elongated retaining member projecting above said top surface.