Modular block system

- ALLAN BLOCK, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front upper perspective view of a first modular block of a modular block system of Applicant's design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side elevational view thereof, the second side elevational view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front upper perspective view of a second modular block of a modular block system of Applicant's design;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a first side elevational view thereof, the second side elevational view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front upper perspective view of a third modular block of a modular block system of Applicant's design;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a first side elevational view thereof, the second side elevational view being opposite thereto and a mirror image thereof; and

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of the first, second, and third modular blocks of the modular block system set adjacently, in order, to form a wall; and,

FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of the first, second, and third modular blocks of the modular block system set adjacently, in reverse order of FIG. 13, to form a wall.

The broken lines in FIGS. 13 and 14 depict environment that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

Applicant claims the ornamental design for a modular block system, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D997387
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 2022
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2023
Assignee: ALLAN BLOCK, LLC (Bloomington, MN)
Inventor: Timothy A. Bott (Hilton Head, SC)
Primary Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Application Number: 29/839,444
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