Patent ID: 6860681

Claim:
A retaining wall system for stabilizing an earthen wall comprising: at least one panel structure comprising a wall panel defining an exposed face and a rear face, and at least one insert, where the at least one insert defines at least one upper portion, at least one corner portion, and at least one lower portion, portions of the upper and lower portions of the insert member are embedded within the wall panel, and the corner portion extends between the upper and lower bar portions such that the at least one insert and the rear face of the panel define at least one lock opening: at least one anchor mesh panel comprising a plurality of tension rods each bent at an edge portion at a predetermined angle to define a bearing portion, and a bearing bar secured to the bearing portions of the tension rods and at least one connecting pin; where the anchor mesh panel is arranged such that the bearing bar engages at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion of the insert and the bearing portion is between the corner portion of the insert and the rear face of the front panel; the connecting pin extends through the at least one lock opening such that the connecting pin directly engages at least a portion of the edge portion of the at least one anchor mesh panel and the corner portion of the insert member, the bearing bar directly engages at least one of the upper and lower portions of the insert member; and when loads are applied to the rear face of the wall panel the engagement of the connecting pin with the edge portion of the at least one anchor panel and the engagement of the bearing bar with at least one of the upper and lower portions of the insert member substantially maintains the predetermined angle at which the bearing portion of the tension rods are bent, thereby inhibiting relative movement between the anchor mesh panel and the wall panel.