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An apparatus and method for stabilizing sloped embankments is disclosed which utilizes interlocking barrier elements to form a step-like, cascading barrier to erosion and to provide an inexpensive, easy-to-install and aesthetically attractive landscaping wall, planter or landscaping island. The scal

An apparatus and method for stabilizing sloped embankments is disclosed which utilizes interlocking barrier elements to form a step-like, cascading barrier to erosion and to provide an inexpensive, easy-to-install and aesthetically attractive landscaping wall, planter or landscaping island. The scallop or channel-like shape of the barrier elements creates filler spaces which may be filled with concrete, soil or other filler materials and in which vegetation may be planted. Each row of barrier elements within the system is locked in place by slip restraint devices which function to prevent vertical slippage of the rows. Adjacent barrier elements on the front most row are held together by frontal locking elements.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A barrier element comprising:a generally arcuate body having a concave interior surface and a convex exterior surface intermediate its ends;a first and second connector positioned on the ends of the generally arcuate body;a third and fourth connector positioned adjacent o

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A barrier element comprising:a generally arcuate body having a concave interior surface and a convex exterior surface intermediate its ends;a first and second connector positioned on the ends of the generally arcuate body;a third and fourth connector positioned adjacent one another on the convex exterior surface of the generally arcuate body; andwherein the first and second connectors of a barrier element are each operatively couplable to one of a third and a fourth connector of another barrier element.