Stackable storage unit or building unit

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a stackable storage unit or building unit in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear perspective view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 1, the rear view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a right-side view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 1, the left-side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 1, the bottom view being identical thereto;

FIG. 6 is a top, front perspective view of a stackable storage unit or building unit in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a bottom, rear perspective view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 6, the rear view being identical thereto;

FIG. 9 is a right-side view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 6, the left-side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 6, the bottom view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top, front perspective view of a stackable storage unit or building unit in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a bottom, rear perspective view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 11, the rear view being identical thereto;

FIG. 14 is a right-side view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 11, the left-side view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 15 is a top view of the stackable storage unit or building unit of FIG. 11, the bottom view being identical thereto.

The stackable storage unit or building unit is shown with a symbolic break in its length, represented by break lines. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

The unit may be used as a wine rack to store bottles or to store any other type of article including without limitation artifacts, clothing, jewelry, decorative elements, or the like. The unit may also be used as a building unit, such as a cement block or the like, to build a structure such as a wall, a partition, a building, or the like.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a stackable storage unit or building unit, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D796344
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 2015
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2017
Assignee:
Inventor: John F. Paulick (Philadelphia, PA)
Primary Examiner: Cathron Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Teddy Falloway
Application Number: 29/529,711
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/745; Symmetrical (D25/115); With Hollow Core (D25/122); D6/672; D7/701