Patent ID: 7033118

Claim:
A retaining wall for reinforcing an earthen formation and securing a face of the formation against sloughing, said wall comprising: a. successive, generally horizontally disposed, welded wire soil-reinforcing mats embedded within the formation at vertically spaced intervals, each of said mats having: i. spaced longitudinal elements extending into the formation; and, ii. transverse elements welded to and extending across the longitudinal elements at spaced intervals, with an outer of said transverse elements extending across the face of the formation and an inner of said transverse elements spaced inwardly of the face; b. a welded wire face member extending over the face of the formation between successive upper and lower soil-reinforcing mats, said face member being separate from the upper and lower soil-reinforcing mats; c. an upwardly extending projection on the face member engaged with and disposed interiorly of the outer transverse element of the upper soil-reinforcing mat; and, d. an inwardly extending projection on the face member connected to the inner transverse element of the lower soil-reinforcing mat.