Front portion of a retaining wall block
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front portion of a retaining wall block according to our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the front portion depicted in FIG. 1; a front elevation view of the front portion depicted in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the front portion depicted in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the front portion depicted in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the front portion depicted in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the front portion depicted in FIG. 1.
The broken lines in the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the structural environment of a retaining wall block that include the front portion of the design and is not part of the design sought to be patented.
Claims
The ornamental design for a front portion of a retaining wall block, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 2001
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2003
Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems (Minnetonka, MN)
Inventors: Ronald J. Scherer (Oak Park Heights, MN), Michael J. Hogan (Minnetonka, MN), David Matthew LaCroix (Circle Pines, MN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A Delehanty
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/143,998
International Classification: 2501;