Abstract: A retaining wall block, a retaining wall system, and method of constructing a retaining wall are provided. The retaining wall block has a pair of top projections, a top groove, a pair of bottom grooves and a bottom protrusion to connect one retaining wall block to another. The block is connectable to another block in one of a first position where front faces of the block and the other block are aligned, and a second position where the front faces of the block and the other block are offset.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 2013
Date of Patent:
November 11, 2014
Assignee:
Brampton Brick Limited
Inventors:
Elliot Claydon Bender, Guy Bradley Keys
Abstract: A method and apparatus of removing flash from a brick is disclosed. The method includes the steps: a) moving a rod through the hole; and b) directing a pressurized fluid from the rod into the hole as the rod moves into and out of the hole. The apparatus includes a clamp and a tube which are connected to the frame. The clamp secures the brick. The tube is configured to move through the brick hole and retract back to its starting position while a pressurized fluid is directed into the hole from a distal end of the tube.