Patent ID: 8562259

Claim:
A wire facing unit and strut assembly for a geogrid-reinforced retaining wall comprising, (a) at least one wire facing unit including a face section having a top edge and a bottom edge, said face section formed from plural parallel wire elements extending from said top edge to said bottom edge interconnected by at least one transverse cross-wire element, and a floor section extending angularly from said face section at said face section bottom edge, said floor section having a rear edge, said floor section formed from plural parallel wire elements extending from said bottom edge to said rear edge and forming protuberances defining aligned openings adjacent said rear edge, said parallel wire elements of said floor section interconnected by at least one transverse cross-wire element at said rear edge, and (b) a plurality of unitary rigid connector struts interconnecting said face section and said floor section for providing support therebetween, each said connector strut formed from a rigid rod having a curved first end to hook said connector strut to said at least one face section transverse cross-wire element and a substantially right-angled bend forming a connector rod portion at the other end of said rigid rod, said connector rod portion inserted and retained within a plurality of said floor section aligned openings when said first end is hooked to said at least one face section transverse cross-wire element, said connector rod portion including a substantially U-shaped ridge adjacent said bend, and a rod section extending from said ridge insertable within said aligned openings.