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US 10,486,344 · App. 15/994,313 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Adjustable locator retaining wall block and mold apparatus

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,486,344
App. No.
15/994,313
Filed
May 31, 2018
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3638
USPC
52/588.1
Abstract

A system of retaining wall blocks, a method of assembling a retaining wall block assembly, and a mold for manufacturing retaining wall blocks having adjustable engagement configurations.

Claims (37)

1. A concrete block comprising:

a forward engagement cavity located on a top surface;

a rear engagement cavity located on the top surface;

a front member having a height, a width, a front surface and a rear surface;

a rear member oriented parallel to the front member; and

two transverse members connecting the front member to the rear member and forming a core therebetween;

wherein the transverse members are oriented perpendicular to the front and rear members;

wherein the transverse members are spaced such that stacking multiple courses of the concrete blocks in an overlap running bond causes the transverse members to superpose each other;

wherein at least one transverse member comprises an integrally-formed engagement protrusion located on a bottom surface adjacent to the front member and adjacent to an integrally formed cavity.

2. The concrete block of claim 1 , wherein the sides of the integrally-formed engagement protrusion are coplanar with the sides of one of the transverse members.

3. The concrete block of claim 1 , wherein the sides of the integrally-formed engagement protrusion are coplanar with at least one side of one of the transverse members.

4. The concrete block of claim 1 wherein the transverse members are spaced apart from each other.

5. The concrete block of claim 1 wherein the transverse members are spaced such that stacking multiple courses of the concrete blocks causes the transverse members to superpose each other.

6. The concrete block of claim 1 wherein two or more of the transverse members are spaced such that stacking two or more courses of the concrete blocks in an overlap running bond causes the transverse members to superpose each other.

7. The concrete block of claim 1 , wherein the sides of the integrally-formed engagement protrusion are coplanar with the sides of the transverse members.

8. The concrete block of claim 1 , wherein the sides of the integrally-formed engagement protrusion are coplanar with at least one side of the transverse members.

9. The concrete block of claim 1 , wherein the sides of the integrally-formed engagement protrusion are parallel with each other.

10. The concrete block of claim 1 , wherein the sides of the integrally-formed engagement protrusion are at least partially parallel with each other.

11. A wall comprising:

a plurality of concrete blocks, each concrete block including:

a forward engagement cavity located on a top surface;

a rear engagement cavity located on the top surface;

a front member having a height, a width, a front surface and a rear surface;

a rear member oriented parallel to the front member; and

two transverse members connecting the front member to the rear member and forming a core therebetween;

wherein the transverse members are oriented perpendicular to the front and rear members;

wherein the transverse members are spaced such that stacking multiple courses of the concrete blocks in the wall in an overlap running bond causes the transverse members to superpose each other;

wherein at least one transverse member comprises an engagement protrusion located on a bottom surface adjacent to the front member and adjacent to a cavity.

12. The wall of claim 11 , wherein the sides of the engagement protrusion are coplanar with the sides of one of the transverse members.

13. The wall of claim 11 , wherein the sides of the engagement protrusion are coplanar with at least one side of one of the transverse members.

14. The wall of claim 11 wherein the transverse members are spaced apart from each other.

15. The wall of claim 11 wherein the transverse members are spaced such that stacking multiple courses of the concrete blocks causes the transverse members to superpose each other.

16. The wall of claim 11 wherein two or more of the transverse members are spaced such that stacking two or more courses of the concrete blocks in an overlap running bond causes the transverse members to superpose each other.

17. The wall of claim 11 , wherein the sides of the engagement protrusion are coplanar with the sides of the transverse members.

18. The wall of claim 11 , wherein the sides of the engagement protrusion are coplanar with at least one side of the transverse members.

19. The wall of claim 11 , wherein the sides of the engagement protrusion are parallel with each other.

20. The wall of claim 11 , wherein the sides of the engagement protrusion are at least partially parallel with each other.