Patent ID: 6652197
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
A retaining wall having at least a first row and a second upper row resting on top of the first row, each of said rows comprising one or more blocks, one or more of said blocks comprising:a block body having: a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall forming a void within an interior area of the block, said walls having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of lugs located on the lower surface of the block adjacent to the void; a lug indentation located on the upper surface of the block adjacent to the void, said lug indentation sized to accommodate at least one lug from an upper block of the second row; an extension located on a bottom portion of the back wall of the block; and a slot located on an upper portion of the back wall of the block, the slot providing a support for the extension of an upper block from the upper row of the retaining wall to rest; whereby a lug from the upper block is inserted into the lug indentation of the lower block, the extension of the upper block resting on the slot of the lower block.