Patent ID: 8764348

Claim:
A retaining wall system comprising: a wall structure comprising a wall member and a plurality of wall loops; at least one grid member; and first and second rods sized and dimensioned to extend between at least two of the plurality of wall loops and such that at least portions of at least one of the first and second rods passes through the wall loops; wherein the at least one grid member is arranged at least partly around at least one of the first and second rods such that tension applied to the at least one grid member causes the at least one grid member to engage the first and second rods to increase friction between the at least one grid member and the first and second rods; and the first and second rods are both inserted through one of the wall loops to transfer tension loads on the at least one grid member to the wall member; wherein the at least one grid member is arranged between the first and second rods such that one of the first and second rods is immediately adjacent to a lower surface of the at least one grid member and another of the first and second rods is immediately adjacent to an upper surface of the at least one grid member.