Decorative edging and stepping block

- Bend Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the decorative edging and stepping block showing the new design, with an upper surface having raised mounds that form a pattern;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front-side view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear-side view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the decorative edging and stepping block showing the new design, with the upper surface having recessed grooves that form the pattern;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front-side view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a rear-side view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 7.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the decorative edging and stepping block showing the new design, with the upper surface having score lines that form the pattern; and,

FIG. 14 is a top view of the edging and stepping block of FIG. 13.

The front, left, right, rear and bottom sides of the third embodiment are the same as those shown in FIGS. 9-12 of the second embodiment.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1, 3-5, 7, 9-11 and 13 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The side views opposite those shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 10 are mirror images, respectively.

Claims

The ornamental design of a decorative edging and stepping block, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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D401356 November 17, 1998 Adam
D416093 November 2, 1999 Whitson
D425213 May 16, 2000 Ogawa et al.
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1689164 October 1928 Sylvester
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Copy of a German Product Catalog Featuring a Retaining Wall Block.
  • Copy of a Wausau Tile Product Catalog Featuring a Paving Block.
Patent History
Patent number: D439676
Type: Grant
Filed: May 24, 2000
Date of Patent: Mar 27, 2001
Assignee: Bend Industries, Inc. (West Bend, WI)
Inventor: Robert L. Whitson (West Bend, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A Delehanty
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Jeffrey S. Sokol
Application Number: 29/123,779
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Splash Block (D25/112)
International Classification: 2501;