Patent ID: 6615561
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
A retaining wall block comprising:a top surface; a bottom surface substantially parallel to the top surface; first and second side surfaces; a front face; a rear face, the front and rear faces, top and bottom surfaces and side surfaces defining a body portion including the front face, a head portion including the rear face, and a neck portion connecting the body portion and the head portion, the neck portion including a first portion of the first side surface and a first portion of the second side surface, the first portion of the first side surface lying substantially within a first plane, the first portion of the second side surface lying substantially within a second plane, the neck portion being configured such that intersections of the first and second planes with the body portion define first and second corner portions of the body portion, the body portion including first and second pin holes opening into the top surface and first and second pin receiving cavities extending though the body portion and opening into the top surface and the bottom surface, the pin receiving cavities being positioned such that no portion of the cavities lie within the first and second corner portions.