US4711606A
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Shaped (concrete) block for retaining walls and also a retaining wall
Assignee: SF Vollverbundstein Kooperation GmbH
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Filing: 1986-01-31
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Granted: 1987-12-08
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Expires: 2006-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A retaining wall (20) of shaped blocks (22) arranged one above the other in layers (43, 58, 62) is defined with respect to the stability by the seating width and the core cross-section determined from the latter. By maximizing seating surfaces (27, 38 . . . ) of the shaped blocks resting one above the other, the seating width which is a decisive factor for determining the core cross-section is considerably increased.
Inventors
- 👤 Menno Leling
- 👤 Gerhard Hagenah
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:30
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D29/00; E02D29/02; E02D29/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
344 words
A shaped block of concrete for making a retaining wall (20) which is inclined, relative to the vertical, towards an earth backfill, and which consists of shaped blocks which are arranged one above the other in layers and which have upper sides and under sides in engagement with one another, characterized in that: the upper side (23) of the shaped block has three parallel planar seating surfaces (27,28,46) and two stop surfaces (30,48); the seating surfaces of the upper side (23) comprise a main surface (27) and smaller first and second surfaces (28,46) at first and second ends of the block and lying in planes equally displaced below and above the plane of the main surface (27); the stop surfaces (30,48) of the upper side (23) extend, respectively, between the main surface (27) and the first end surface (28) of the upper side (23) and between the main surface (27) and the second end surface (46) of the upper side (23); the under side (24) of the shaped block has three parallel planar seating surfaces (31, 32, 51) and two stop surfaces (34,52); the seating surfaces of the under side (24) comprise a main surface (31), extending parallel to the main seating surface (27) of the upper side (23), and smaller first and second end surfaces (32,51) at the first and second ends of the block and lying in planes equally displaced below and above the plane of the main surface (31) of the under side (24) to the same extent that the first and second end surfaces (28,46) of the upper side (23) are displaced from the plane of the main surface (27) of the upper side (23); and the stop surfaces (34,48) of the under side (24) extend, respectively, between the main surface (31) and the first end surface (32) of the under side (24) and between the main surface (31) and the second end surface (52) of the under side (24), and are separated from each other to the same extent as the stop surfaces (30,48) of the upper side (23).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
344 words
A shaped block of concrete for making a retaining wall (20) which is inclined, relative to the vertical, towards an earth backfill, and which consists of shaped blocks which are arranged one above the other in layers and which have upper sides and under sides in engagement with one another, characterized in that: the upper side (23) of the shaped block has three parallel planar seating surfaces (27,28,46) and two stop surfaces (30,48); the seating surfaces of the upper side (23) comprise a main surface (27) and smaller first and second surfaces (28,46) at first and second ends of the block and lying in planes equally displaced below and above the plane of the main surface (27); the stop surfaces (30,48) of the upper side (23) extend, respectively, between the main surface (27) and the first end surface (28) of the upper side (23) and between the main surface (27) and the second end surface (46) of the upper side (23); the under side (24) of the shaped block has three parallel planar seating surfaces (31, 32, 51) and two stop surfaces (34,52); the seating surfaces of the under side (24) comprise a main surface (31), extending parallel to the main seating surface (27) of the upper side (23), and smaller first and second end surfaces (32,51) at the first and second ends of the block and lying in planes equally displaced below and above the plane of the main surface (31) of the under side (24) to the same extent that the first and second end surfaces (28,46) of the upper side (23) are displaced from the plane of the main surface (27) of the upper side (23); and the stop surfaces (34,48) of the under side (24) extend, respectively, between the main surface (31) and the first end surface (32) of the under side (24) and between the main surface (31) and the second end surface (52) of the under side (24), and are separated from each other to the same extent as the stop surfaces (30,48) of the upper side (23).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
Shaped block according to claim 1, characterized in that each stop surface (30, 34, 48, 49, 52) slopes toward the atmosphere side of the retaining wall (20) and runs to an angle particular in particular below 45°.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
Shaped block according to claim 1, characterized in that the seating surface (28, 32) facing towards the atmosphere side is arranged in a deeper location relative to the seating surface (27, 31) on the earth side and is small compared with the seating surface on the earth side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
Shaped block according to claim 2, characterized in that the stop surfaces (30 . . . ) have a small width compared with the seating surface (27) on the earth side or at the centre, and consequently have small height compared with the overall height of the shaped block (22).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
Shaped block according to claim 1, characterized in that the earth-side seating surface (46) on the upper side (23) extends at a higher level than the centre seating surface (27) and the latter extends at a higher level than the seating surface (28) on the atmosphere side, with the seating surface (46) on the earth side and the seating surface (28) on the atmosphere side being made approximately the same size, and the centre seating surface (27) being considerably larger than the seating surfaces on the earth and atmosphere sides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
Shaped block according to claim 1, characterized in that the seating surfaces (27..51) and the stop surfaces (30, 34..) define a seating width b, from which extends a head (40) on the atmosphere side and an extension (41) on the earth side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
Shaped block according to claim 6, characterized in that the head on the atmosphere side is made triangular in cross-section and has a lower plane in elongation of the adjacent lower seating surface (32) and an outer round edge (44), and that the extension (41) on the earth side is made trapezoidal in section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
Shaped block according to claim 6, characterized in that the sectional areas of the head (40) and the extension (41) are made to the same size.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
Shaped block according to claim 6, characterized in that the head (40) together with the atmosphere side (25), and the extension (41) together with the earth side (26), are made identical, in particular arched in a curved (circular) shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
Shaped block according to claim 1, characterized in that the front side (25) and/or the rear side (26) are provided with a surface structure, in particular having grooves (64) and ribs (65) running in the longitudinal direction or horizontally, preferably having a trapezoidal cross-section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
100 words
Retaining wall of shaped blocks according to claim 1, with the shaped blocks (22) being arranged one above the other in layers, in particular by the formation of gaps between shaped blocks within a layer, which shaped blocks are adjacent in the longitudinal direction of the retaining wall, characterized in that a wall base (61) of several, in particular two, shaped blocks, arranged next to one another in the transverse direction to the longitudinal extension of the retaining wall (20), is formed in a lower part of the retaining wall (20), which part is adjacent to a (concrete) foundation (56).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
79 words
Retaining wall according to claim 11, characterized in that, by corresponding relative arrangement on the upper side of second shaped blocks (22) adjacent transversely to the longitudinal extension of the retaining wall (20), the shaped blocks (22), in the area of the wall base (61), in the centre area on their upper side, are in positive engagement with shaped blocks (22) of the layer (58) arranged above the latter, which shaped blocks (22) are located in an off-set position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
91 words
Retaining wall according to claim 11, characterised in that, in the area of the wall base (61), lower layers (43 or 62) consist of three or more shaped blocks (22) which are arranged next to one another transversely to the longitudinal extension of the retaining wall, the shaped blocks of the individual layers having a varying number of shaped blocks arranged next to one another in offset manner in such a way that the seating surfaces and the stop surfaces facing towards one another are in positive engagement with one another.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
87 words
Retaining wall according to claim 11, characterized in that the seating surfaces (27 . . . 51) and the stop surfaces (30,34 . . . ) define a seating width b from which extends a head (40) on the atmosphere side and an extension (41) on the earth side, and in that the blocks in alternating first and second layers are arranged with their head portions (40) facing the atmosphere in the first layers, and with their extension portions (41) facing the atmosphere in the second layers.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-12-07 | 1995-06-08 | 1995-12-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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