Patent ID: 8197159

Claim:
A wire strut indicator facing unit for a retaining wall comprising a rectangular face section having a free top edge and a bottom edge and formed from plural parallel wire elements extending from said top edge to said bottom edge interconnected by a plurality of transverse cross-wire elements including a transverse cross-wire element at said free top edge and a transverse cross-wire element adjacent said bottom edge, a rectangular floor section extending from said face section bottom edge and having a free rear edge, said floor section formed from a plurality of transverse cross-wire elements including a transverse cross-wire element at said rear edge, said floor section further including a plurality of pairs of parallel wire elements extending from said face section bottom edge to said floor section rear edge, each parallel wire element pair defining an attachment location there between for a wire strut extendable between said face section and floor section, a space between adjacent pairs of parallel wire elements being significantly greater than a space between the wire elements of each parallel wire element pair, and the space between said adjacent pairs of parallel wire elements being at predetermined intervals at a sufficient distance apart so as to provide a precise wire strut attachment location for a desired strength and support of the face section.