Retaining wall building block

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a retaining wall building block of a first embodiment showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front view of a retaining wall building block of a second embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D347285
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 1992
Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
Assignee: St. Louis Retaining Wall Co., Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventor: Mark A. Woolbright (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Senniger, Powers, Leavitt & Roedel
Application Number: 7/900,853
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