Self supporting wall

Claim 1

A self-supporting wall construction adapted to be positioned on a support surface, such as the ground, comprising: a plurality of prefabricated concrete wall segments connected in series with one another and defining a saw-toothed shaped wall extending in a selected direction, the individual wall segments being of a rigid and unitary structure, said wall segments also being relatively heavy so that the wall construction can withstand imposition of a substantial force on the sides thereof; said wall segments including an elongated intermediate wall portion and a pair of short end wall portions, said end portions each including at least one substantially planar side surface which extends at an angle relative to a central plane defined by said intermediate wall portion, the substantially planar side surface of an end portion of one wall segment being positioned directly adjacent a similar planar side surface associated with an end portion of an adjacent wall segment so that said planar side surfaces are substantially perpendicular to said selected direction, and the intermediate wall portions of said adjacent wall segments extending at an angle relative to one another so as to substantially define a V-shape; and connecting means coacting between the adjacent wall segments for connecting same together while enabling continuous relative pivotal movement between said adjacent wall segments about a substantially horizontal axis for permitting the individual wall segments to continuously conform to the supporting surface, said connecting means including pivot means coacting between the adjacent end portions of adjacent wall segments, said pivot means defining said axis, and said axis extending in a direction which is substantially parallel to said selected direction of said wall.