Retaining wall block
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the retaining wall block of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the retaining wall block showing a second embodiment thereof.
FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the retaining wall block depicted in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a side elevation of the retaining wall blocks depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. The opposite side is a mirror image.
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the retaining wall block depicted in FIG. 2; and,
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the retaining wall block depicted in FIG. 2.
The rear of the retaining wall block forms no part of the claimed design and the bottom of the first embodiment thereof is the same as the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 except that the off-set, v-shaped notch is a reverse image of that shown in FIG. 5.
Claims
The ornamental design for a retaining wall block, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Jul 24, 2001
Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc. (Minnetonka, MN)
Inventor: Dick J. Sievert (late of New Richmond, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert A. Delahanty
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/078,479
International Classification: 2501;