Retaining wall block with side openings

Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a retaining wall block with side openings 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; and,

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D416627
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 31, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 16, 1999
Assignee: Atlantech International, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Kenneth Lee McAllister (Orlando, FL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Law Firm: Jacobson, Price, Holman & Stern, PLLC
Application Number: 0/81,401
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Construction Block Or Brick Type (17) (D25/113)
International Classification: 2501;