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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Mark A. Boys, Aromas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark A. Boys, Aromas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Soundstarts, Inc., Aromas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D017/20 ; E02D029/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A retaining-wall block has a set of liquid impervious walls defining a completely bounded cavity having a sealable opening for filling the cavity with a fill material to add weight, and a seal element for sealing the sealable opening. In some cases the block has a second cavity with openings for collecting liquid and for passing collected liquid out of the second cavity to adjacent blocks in an assembly.