Front face of a retaining wall

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front face of a retaining wall showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a second modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a third modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a fourth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 30 is a perspective view of a fifth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 31 is a perspective view of a sixth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 32 is a perspective view of a seventh modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 33 is a perspective view of an eighth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 34 is a right elevational view thereof, the left side elevational being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 35 is a perspective view of a ninth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 36 is a perspective view of a tenth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 37 is a perspective view of an eleventh modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 38 is a perspective view of a twelfth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of a thirteenth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 40 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 41 is a perspective view of a fourteenth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 42 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 44 is front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a perspective view of a fifteenth modified embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1-7;

FIG. 49 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 54 is a left side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate different embodiments of the structural environment of retaining wall blocks that include the front face of the design and are not a part of the design sought to be patented.

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Patent History
Patent number: D397230
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 22, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 1998
Assignee: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc. (Bloomington, MN)
Inventor: Paul J. Forsberg (Wayzata, MN)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Law Firm: Popovich & Wiles, P.A.
Application Number: 0/61,335
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Perforated Or Openwork (18) (D25/114); Construction Block Or Brick Type (17) (D25/113)
International Classification: 2501;