Patent ID: 7351014
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: E02D,E04C

Abstract:
1. A retaining wall block comprising a front face, a rear face, upper and lower surfaces, opposed side faces and a locator flange, and wherein: (a) the front, rear, and side faces are substantially vertical, the front face including a generally planar upper edge and a generally planar lower edge; (b) the upper surface is substantially horizontal and the lower surface is substantially non-horizontal, and both surfaces are uninterrupted with holes, recesses or cores, wherein the substantially non-horizontal lower surface includes a pair of spaced apart contacting portions for contacting an upper surface of a lower course of blocks when the block is placed on a lower course of blocks in construction of a retaining wall, and a gap defining portion located between the pair of spaced apart contacting portions, one of the spaced apart contacting portions comprising a planar surface oriented parallel with the upper surface and disposed adjacent the lower edge of the front face; (c) the opposed side faces converge towards each other from front to back, so that the front face of the block is wider than the rear face; (d) the flange extends below the lower surface at the rear of the block; and (e) the block is free from cores extending through the block, either from the upper to the lower surface, or from one side to the other.