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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Applicants:
David M. Lacroix, Eagan, MN (US);
Kyle Bakner, Hedgeville, WV (US);
Inventors:
David M. LaCroix, Eagan, MN (US);
Kyle Bakner, Hedgeville, WV (US);
Assignee:
KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC, West Chester, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28D 1/22 (2006.01); B28D 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B28D 1/222 (2013.01); B28D 1/22 (2013.01); B28D 1/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a block splitter device comprising first lower and second upper opposed block splitter assemblies. The block splitter assemblies have first and second forming edges that extend at least the majority of the distance from a first end to a second end of the block splitter assembly and have first ends disposed near a median split plane and second ends disposed further away from the median split plane than the first ends. Methods of using the block splitter device are described.