Artificial reef

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an artificial reef of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417314
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 1999
Inventor: Benjamin B. Smith, Jr. (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne McCormac
Law Firm: Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, P. C.
Application Number: 0/94,362
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D30/106)
International Classification: 3002;