Mark Henry Wayne
Engineers at Willowbrook Run, Alpharetta, GA

5823709, Oct 20, 1998

Oct 15, 1996

8/730600

Steve Maher - Orlando FL
Mark Wayne - Alpharetta GA
Philip D. Egan - Atlanta GA

The Tensar Corporation - Atlanta GA

E02B 314

405 20

An interconnected block system including a plurality of staggered rows of block members formed of concrete or the like secured to the upper surface only of an underlying, interconnecting, grid-like, matrix sheet. In one embodiment, a plurality of connector elements are connected to the matrix material preferably by bodkin connections to form one or a multiplicity of openings or apertures above the upper surface of the matrix sheet for reception of the block-forming material. The block members are cast on top of the matrix sheet material to capture the connector elements which provides a mechanical interlock between the block member and the matrix. The matrix sheet material preferably includes a layer of geotextile bonded on an opposite side from the block members. An alternate embodiment provides a strip or mat to underly the matrix sheet with a plurality of projections upstanding therefrom and passing through the matrix sheet. Free end portions of the projections are configured to retain block-forming material cast to surround the projections.

5911539, Jun 15, 1999

Dec 11, 1996

8/763948

Philip D. Egan - Atlanta GA
Steve Maher - Orlando FL
Mark Wayne - Alpharetta GA

The Tensar Corporation - Atlanta GA

E02B 314

405 20

An interconnected block system including a plurality of staggered rows of block members formed of concrete or the like secured to the upper surface only of an underlying, interconnecting, grid-like, matrix sheet. In one embodiment, a plurality of connector elements are connected to the matrix material preferably by bodkin connections to form one or a multiplicity of openings or apertures above the upper surface of the matrix sheet for reception of the block-forming material. The block members are cast on top of the matrix sheet material to capture the connector elements which provides a mechanical interlock between the block member and the matrix. The matrix sheet material preferably includes a layer of geotextile bonded on an opposite side from the block members. An alternate embodiment provides a strip or mat to underly the matrix sheet with a plurality of projections upstanding therefrom and passing through the matrix sheet. Free end portions of the projections are configured to retain block-forming material cast to surround the projections.