Concrete block

- Handy-Stone Corporation

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and side perspective view of a concrete block showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, front and side perspective view of a second embodiment of a concrete block showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a front side elevational view of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear side elevational view of FIG. 8.

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Patent History
Patent number: D430680
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2000
Assignee: Handy-Stone Corporation (Oakdale, MN)
Inventors: Peter J. Blomquist (Melbourne Beach, FL), Todd P. Strand (Marine on St. Croix, MN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Law Firm: Kinney & Lange, P.A.
Application Number: 0/99,183
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Construction Block Or Brick Type (17) (D25/113)
International Classification: 2501;