Retaining wall block

Description

FIG. 1 is a front and right side perspective view of a retaining wall block showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left-side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view from FIG. 2 showing the surface texture detail of a tooth;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary top plan view of a second embodiment of my design, the only difference being the smooth surface texture and triangular holes in each tooth it being understood that the remaining surfaces of the retaining wall block are the same as the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 through 7.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417506
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 7, 1999
Inventor: Bret E. Harding (Lehi, UT)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Law Firm: Mallinckrodt & Mallinckrodt
Application Number: 0/80,008
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Symmetrical (D25/115)
International Classification: 2501;