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Granted Patent B2
US 10,508,404 · App. 15/824,171 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Barrier wall and method and system of making a barrier wall

Inventors: Gregory Allen DeWind (Zeeland, MI); Ryan DeWind (Zeeland, MI)
Assignee: DeWind One-Pass Trenching, LLC
E02D29/05
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Patent No.
US 10,508,404
App. No.
15/824,171
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A barrier wall configured for formation and placement within a formed trench. The barrier wall is formed from a plurality of wall segments. Each wall segment comprises a wall body, a length coupling subassembly and a width coupling subassembly. The wall body includes a front surface and a back surface. The length coupling subassembly is coupled to the wall body. The width coupling subassembly coupled to the wall body. The plurality of wall segments can be attached to each other by joining at least one of the length coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments, and the width coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments.

Claims (16)

1. A barrier wall configured for formation and placement within a formed trench, the barrier wall formed from a plurality of wall segments, each wall segment comprising:

a wall body including a front surface, a back surface, and an outer frame with a filler positioned therewithin, the outer frame further including a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a tab side surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface and a slot side surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface opposite the tab side surface, to, in turn, define a rectangular cubic configuration, the filler comprising a concrete material;

a length coupling subassembly coupled to the wall body;

a width coupling subassembly coupled to the wall body,

a plurality of inner braces embedded within the filler, to, reinforce the same, and

a communication structure extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, the communication structure comprising a plurality of elongated tubes extending between the top surface and the bottom surface and further includes a manifold coupling a first end of a plurality of the plurality of elongated tubes, and an inlet providing ingress into the manifold;

wherein, the plurality of wall segments can be attached to each other by joining at least one of the length coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments, and the width coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments.

2. A barrier wall configured for formation and placement within a formed trench, the barrier wall formed from a plurality of wall segments, each wall segment comprising:

a wall body including a front surface, a back surface, and an outer frame with a filler positioned therewithin, the outer frame further including a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a tab side surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface and a slot side surface extending, between the top surface and the bottom surface opposite the tab side surface, to, in turn, define a rectangular cubic configuration, the filler comprising a concrete material;

a length coupling subassembly coupled to the wall body, the length coupling subassembly further comprising an upper coupling associated with the top surface and a lower coupling associated with the bottom surface, the upper coupling comprising a protrusion and the lower coupling comprises a channel, with the upper coupling and the lower coupling structurally configured to be positionable in engagement, the upper coupling further comprising a first protrusion and a second protrusion each having an inner locking structure, and the lower coupling comprises a first channel and a second channel each having an outer locking structure, wherein a locking pin can be interlaced between the inner locking structure and the outer locking structure of each of the lower and upper couplings positionable in engagement; and

a width coupling subassembly coupled to the wall body,

wherein, the plurality of wall segments can be attached to each other by joining at least one of the length coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments and the width coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments.

3. The barrier wall of claim 1 , wherein the width coupling subassembly further comprises a first side width coupling member and a second side width coupling member, the first width coupling member extending along the slot side surface and the second width coupling member extending along the tab side surface.

4. The barrier wall of claim 3 wherein the first side width coupling member comprises a slot and the second side width coupling member comprises a tab, with the tab being slidably insertable within the slot.

5. The barrier wall of claim 4 wherein the tab is configured to be pivotable within the slot.

6. The barrier wall of claim 1 wherein the wall segment further comprises at least one receiving opening extending transversely through the wall body from the front surface to the back surface proximate an top end thereof, structurally configured to receive a position retaining member therein.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2019
From: DEWIND, RYAN; DEWIND, GREGORY ALLEN
To: DEWIND ONE-PASS TRENCHING, LLC
Reel/Frame 050998/0640 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190161935A1 · May 30, 2019
Cited By (1)
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