Patent ID: 7850393
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. A plurality of dry-cast concrete blocks for making a structure, each dry-cast concrete block comprising: a top surface comprising a plurality of portions that are separated from one another by at least one depression of said top surface and that represent a plurality of natural stone blocks, each of said portions of said top surface having a cast texture with a natural stone appearance; a bottom surface opposed to said top surface; three convex sides; three concave sides; wherein said three concave sides alternate with said three convex sides such that a first one of said three convex sides extends between a first edge and a second edge of said dry-cast concrete block, a first one of said three concave sides extends between the second edge and a third edge of said dry-cast concrete block, a second one of said three convex sides extends between the third edge and a fourth edge of said dry-cast concrete block, a second one of said three concave sides extends between the fourth edge and a fifth edge of said dry-cast concrete block, a third one of said three convex sides extends between the fifth edge and a sixth edge of said dry-cast concrete block, and a third one of said three concave sides extends between the sixth edge and the first edge of said dry-cast concrete block; wherein each convex side defines a convex surface extending from said top surface to said bottom surface and each concave side defines a concave surface extending from said top surface to said bottom surface; and wherein each of said three convex sides of any given one of said dry-cast concrete blocks is adapted to register with either one of said three concave sides of an adjacent one of said dry-cast concrete blocks to enable positioning of the given one of said dry-cast concrete blocks in different positions relative to the adjacent one of said dry-cast concrete blocks.