Patent ID: 8496411

Claim:
A system for securing a facing to an earthen formation, comprising: a wire grid laterally-offset from the facing and being fixed relative to the earthen formation in a substantially vertical position, the wire grid having a plurality of vertical wires coupled to a plurality of cross wires; a formation anchor comprising: a first plate defining a first hole, a second plate defining a second hole, the second plate being a wave plate comprising at least two transverse protrusions laterally-offset from each other and configured to align with adjacent vertical wires of the wire grid; an eyebolt defining an aperture and having a stem extending from the aperture, wherein the stem is extensible through the first hole, the wire grid, and the second hole, successively, in order to couple the formation anchor to the wire grid; a first securing device coupled to the stem and configured to bias the first plate against an outside surface of the wire grid; and a second securing device engageable with an end of the stem, the second securing device being configured to bias the wave plate against an inside surface of the wire grid, whereby the at least two transverse protrusions receive the adjacent vertical wires; a facing anchor coupled to the facing; and a turnbuckle housing having boreholes defined at first and second ends thereof, wherein a first connector is threadably coupled to the first end and also coupled to the formation anchor, and a second connector is threadably coupled to the second end and also coupled to the facing anchor.