Paving block

- Oldcastle,Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a paving block showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404147
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: Oldcastle,Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Michael E. Woolford (Lake Elmo, MN)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Law Firm: Panitch Schwarze Jacobs & Nadel, P.C.
Application Number: 0/80,353
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Construction Block Or Brick Type (17) (D25/113)
International Classification: 2501;