Retaining wall block
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the block of the invention lying on its top to show the lower portion of the front face, right showing the relationship of the proportions of the block front face to the chamfer on the side and bottom edges of the block.
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the block shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the block shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the block shown in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the block shown in FIG. 1; the opposite side is a mirror-image.
Claims
The ornamental design for a retaining wall block, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D458693
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2002
Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc. (Minnetonka, MN)
Inventor: Dick J. Sievert (New Richmond, WI)
Primary Examiner: B J Bullock
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/062,137
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2002
Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc. (Minnetonka, MN)
Inventor: Dick J. Sievert (New Richmond, WI)
Primary Examiner: B J Bullock
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/062,137
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Construction Block Or Brick Type (17) (D25/113)
International Classification: 2501;
International Classification: 2501;