Front face of a plantable retaining wall block

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a front face of a plantable retaining wall block showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left end elevational view of FIG. 1, the right end elevational view being identical;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a section of a retaining wall constructed with the plantable wall block of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 12 is left end elevational view of FIG. 8, the right end elevational view being identical.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate embodiments of the structural environment of plantable retaining wall blocks that include the front face of the design and are not a part of the design sought to be patented.

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Patent History
Patent number: D387434
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 3, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 1997
Assignee: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc. (Bloomington, MN)
Inventor: William B. Dawson (Maple Grove, MN)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Law Firm: Popovich & Wiles, P.A.
Application Number: 0/48,550
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rectangular Or Square Detail (D25/118)
International Classification: 2501;