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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald P. Price, Rochester, MN (US);
Raymond R. Price, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Rockwood Retaining Walls, Inc., Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 5/04 ; E04C 2/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 5/04 ; E04C 2/04 ;
Abstract
A block for use in constructing a retaining wall having a bottom with a non-planar portion which creates a gap between the bottom surface and the top surface of a lower course of similar blocks when the block is placed thereon. Preferably, the block's bottom surface further comprises a plurality of grooves. It is envisioned that these grooves be “V” shaped, thereby having angled walls which act to funnel the larger stones into an area of adequate clearance when the block is being placed on a lower course of similar blocks.