Retaining wall support device

Claim 2

A retaining wall device comprising in combination: a series of stake guide elements each of elongated shape axially longitudinally upright having a lower end thereof extending a predetermined depth below earth level into which the stake guide element is sunk, the upright elements of the series being parallel to one-another and consecutively spaced apart in the series each a predetermined spacing distance from adjacent stake guide elements of the series; a plurality of separate baffle elements each of longitudinally axially elongated shape having its longitudinal axis upright and defining opposite lateral edges extending uprightly each of predetermined shape flushly meshable with one of two opposite upright side edges of an adjacent one of the upright elements with which the baffle elements are interspersed, and including locking structure means such that the meshed lateral edges are fixedly locked to respective meshed upright elements'' side edges secure against forward and backward movements from alignment between serially arranged stake guide elements on either side of respective baffle elements, and locked securely against axial movement longitudinally; earth-weight anchoring-support means comprising for each consecutive pair of adjacent stake guide elements and baffle element a substantially horizontal means defining a broad upper face having a substantially wide predetermined width and a substantially long predetermined length anchored at one end thereof attached to said baffle element at a lower end portion of the baffle element at a back-side face of the baffle element such that the horizontal means extends substantially horizontally rearwardly, and an inclined bracing element axially longitudinally elongated secured fixedly to a rearward end portion of the horizontal means at one end of the bracing element and the remaining end of the bracing element being secured fixedly to an upper end portion of said baffle element, said predetermined width and said predetermined length being sufficiently large for fill-material placed thereon to anchor the baffle element against a base of the baffle element pivoting outwardly; and fill-material being filled on top of the upper face at a fill-material predetermined height sufficient for the mass thereof to anchor the bracing element against said pivoting outwardly as a result of movement by torque forces against forward faces of the stake guide elements and baffle elements, each stake guide element defining on each of opposite lateral upright faces an upright groove, and in which the groove opposite lateral edges of each baffle are shaped to have a crosssection such that the baffle element is axially slidable downwardly between spaced-apart stake guide elements within opposing grooves of the adjacent stake guide elements before being anchored fixedly by said fill-material, said horizontal means being fixedly anchored to a lower end portion of the baffle element with the inclined bracing element secured at an upper end of the baffle element fixedly to a rearward face of an upper portion of the baffle element to which the attached horizontal means is fixedly secured, each baffle element having a substantially flat forward face and an opposite substantially flat rearward face; and lock means for fixedly mounting the earth-weight anchoring-support means to its respective baffle element, there being a separate earth-weight anchoring-support means for each of the respective baffle elements, and each baffle element having a downwardly-directed wedge-shaped bottom terminal end.

Claim 3

A retaining wall device comprising in combination: a series of stake guide elements each of elongated shape axially longitudinally upright having a lower end thereof extending a predetermined depth below earth level into which the stake guide element is sunk, the upright elements of the series being parallel to one-another and consecutively spaced apart in the series each a predetermined spacing distance from adjacent stake guide elements of the series; a plurality of separate baffle elements each of longitudinally axially elongated shape having its longitudinal axis upright and defining opposite lateral edges extending uprightly each of predetermined shape flushly meshable with one of two opposite upright side edges of an adjacent one of the upright elements with which the baffle elements are interspersed, and including locking structure means such that the meshed lateral edges are fixedly locked to respective meshed upright elements'' side edges secure against forward and backward movements from alignment between serially arranged stake guide elements on either side of respective baffle elements, and locked securely against axial movement longitudinally; earth-weight anchoring-support means comprising for each consecutive pair of adjacent stake guide elements and baffle element a substantially horizontal means defining a broad upper face having a substantially wide predetermined width and a substantially long predetermined length anchored at one end thereof attached to said baffle element at a lower end portion of the baffle element at a back-side face of the baffle element such that the horizontal means extends substantially horizontally rearwardly, and an inclined bracing element axially longitudinally elongated secured fixedly to a rearward end portion of the horizontal means at one end of the bracing element and the remaining end of the bracing element being secured fixedly to an upper end portion of said baffle element, said predetermined width and said predetermined length being sufficiently large for fill-material placed thereon to anchor the baffle element against a base of the baffle element pivoting outwardly; and fill-material being filled on top of the upper face at a fill-material predetermined height sufficient for the mass thereof to anchor the bracing element against said pivoting outwardly as a result of movement by torque forces against forward faces of the stake guide elements and baffle elements, each stake guide element defining on each of opposite lateral upright faces an upright groove, and in which the groove opposite lateral edges of each baffle are shaped to have a cross-section such that the baffle element is axially slidable downwardly between spaced-apart stake guide elements within opposing grooves of the adjacent stake guide elements before being anchored fixedly by said fill-material, said horizontal means being fixedly anchored to a lower end portion of the baffle element with the inclined bracing element secured at an upper end of the baffle element fixedly to a rearward face of an upper portion of the baffle element to which the attached horizontal means is fixedly secured, each baffle element having a substantially flat forward face and an opposite substantially flat rearward face; and lock means for fixedly mounting the earth-weight anchoring-support means to its respective baffle element, there being a separate earth-weight anchoring-support means for each of the respective baffle elements, and each baffle element having a downwardly-directed wedge-shaped bottom terminal end.

Claim 4

A retaining wall device comprising in combination: a series of stake guide elements each of elongated shape axially longitudinally upright having a lower end thereof extending a predetermined depth below earth level into which the stake guide element is sunk, the upright elements of the series being parallel to one-another and consecutively spaced apart in the series each a predetermined spacing distance from adjacent stake guide elements of the series; a plurality of separate baffle elements each of longitudinally axially elongated shape having its longitudinal axis upright and defining opposite lateral edges extending uprightly each of predetermined shape flushly meshable with one of two opposite upright side edges of an adjacent one of the upright elements with which the baffle elements are interspersed, and including locking structure means such that the meshed lateral edges are fixedly locked to respective meshed upright elements'' side edges secure against forward and backward movements from alignment between serially arranged stake guide elements on either side of respective baffle elements, and locked securely against axial movement longitudinally; earth-weight anchoring-support means comprising for each consecutive pair of adjacent stake guide elements and baffle element a substantially horizontal means defining a broad upper face having a substantially wide predetermined width and a substantially long predetermined length anchored at one end thereof attached to said baffle element at a lower end portion of the baffle element at a back-side face of the baffle element such that the horizontal means extends substantially horizontally rearwardly, and an inclined bracing element axially longitudinally elongated secured fixedly to a rearward end portion of the horizontal means at one end of the bracing element and the remaining end of the bracing element being secured fixedly to an upper end portion of said baffle element, said predetermined width and said predetermined length being sufficiently large for fill-material placed thereon to anchor the baffle element against a base of the baffle element pivoting outwardly; and fill-material being filled on top of the upper face at a fill-material predetermined height sufficient for the mass thereof to anchor the bracing element against said pivoting outwardly as a result of movement by torque forces against forward faces of the stake guide elements and baffle elements, each stake guide element defining on each of opposite lateral upright faces an upright groove, and in which the groove opposite lateral edges of each baffle are shaped to have a cross-section such that the baffle element is axially slidable downwardly between spaced-apart stake guide elements within opposing grooves of the adjacent stake guide elements before being anchored fixedly by said fill-material, said horizontal means being fixedly anchored to a lower end portion of the baffle element with the inclined bracing element secured at an upper end of the baffle element fixedly to a rearward face of an upper portion of the baffle element to which the attached horizontal means is fixedly secured, each baffle element having a substantially flat forward face and an opposite substantially flat rearward face; and lock means for fixedly mounting the earth-weight anchoring-support means to its respective baffle element, there being a separate earth-weight anchoring-support means for each of the respective baffle elements, and each baffle element having a downwardly-directed wedge-shaped bottom terminal end.

Claim 5

A retaining wall device of claim 1, in which said horizontal means comprises a substantially horizontally-positioned beam and a separate broad-faced sheet structure extending substantially horizontally rearwardly a predetermined distance and lying substantially horizontally across the horizontally-positioned beam, and the fill-material being filled on top of the broad-faced sheet structure such that the weighted-down sheet structure anchors the horizontal beam therebeneath securedly.

Claim 6

A retaining wall device of claim 2, in which stake guide element groove structure defines the groove along each of the lateral upright edges substantially the entire length of the portion locatEd above the earth level into which the stake guide element is sunk.