Paving stone

- CRH Oldcastle, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paving stone having partial octagonal cut-outs showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view, the bottom being a mirror image thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a front view, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a paving stone showing a second embodiment of my new design having partial octagonal cut-outs and a chamfered upper edge;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof.

The fragmentary shading shown on the top and bottom of the paving stone in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, 6 and 9 represents a roughened surface and is understood to be repeated throughout the top and bottom surfaces shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D423114
Type: Grant
Filed: May 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2000
Assignee: CRH Oldcastle, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: John Alfred Fifield (Aylesbury)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Assistant Examiner: Robert Delehanty
Law Firm: Panitch Schwarze Jacobs & Nadel, P.C.
Application Number: 0/71,844
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Symmetrical (D25/115)
International Classification: 2501;