Patent ID: 9175453
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A retaining wall system comprising: a first horizontally-extending course of sand/soil bags; a second horizontally-extending course of sand/soil bags positioned vertically adjacent to the first course of sand/soil bags; an interconnecting member that attaches the first course of sand/soil bags to the second course of sand/soil bags, wherein the interconnecting member has an upper side and a lower side, wherein at least one of the upper side and the lower side has a first projection that includes a notch therein to engage geogrid, wherein the first projection has a conical shape that extends from a base to a tip, wherein, in the absence of the notch, the first projection has a radius that continuously decreases from the base of the first projection to the tip of the first projection, wherein the base of the first projection is located immediately adjacent to at least one of the upper side or lower side, and wherein the notch is located between the base of the first projection and the tip of the first projection.