Patent ID: 8622659

Claim:
A retaining wall comprising: a plurality of blocks including at least one lower course and at least one upper course, at least one block comprising a block body having opposed front and back faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, the top face having a receiving channel, and the receiving channel opening onto one or more pin holes; a geogrid; one or more pins in the one or more pin holes; and a channel bar comprising an elongate bar configured to engage the geogrid within the receiving channel, the elongate bar being generally rectangular and having a top surface, a bottom surface, front surface, back surface, and first and second side surfaces, the top and bottom surfaces being substantially parallel, the first and second side surfaces being substantially parallel, and the elongate bar having at least one pin receiving slot that receives pins, wherein the elongate bar is positioned within the receiving channel of said at least one block and over a first portion of the geogrid.