Block interlock offsetting key for use in the construction of a retaining wall
CA 2092579 C · Owner: Transpave Inc. · Inventors: Rodrigue, Jacques
Overview
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The present invention relates to a block interlock offsetting key for use in the construction of a mortarless retaining wall wherein a plurality of blocks are stacked in offset rows or courses, the blocks of the wall being provided with top and bottom grooves. The block interlock offsetting key is able to interlockingly engage the bottom groove of a block and the top groove of an underlying block so as to offset the blocks a predetermined distance with respect to each other.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed March 26, 1993 and granted October 7, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 26, 2013.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by March 26, 2015.
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