Structural block

- Best Block Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side isometric view of the structural block of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the structural block;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the structural block;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the structural block;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the structural block;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the structural block;

FIG. 7 is a top, front and left side isometric view of an alternate embodiment of the structural block of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the alternate embodiment shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the alternate embodiment shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the alternate embodiment shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the alternate embodiment shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the alternate embodiment shown in FIG. 7.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429531
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 2000
Assignee: Best Block Company (Butler, WI)
Inventor: Kerry L. VonDross (Waukesha, WI)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Law Firm: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall
Application Number: 0/102,094
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Perforated Or Openwork (18) (D25/114)
International Classification: 2501;