Retaining wall block

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D445512
  • Patent Number
    D445,512
  • Date Filed
    Monday, October 27, 1997
    27 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 24, 2001
    23 years ago
Abstract
Description




FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the retaining wall block of the invention.




FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the retaining wall block showing a second embodiment thereof.




FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the retaining wall block depicted in FIG. 1.




FIG. 4 is a side elevation of the retaining wall blocks depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. The opposite side is a mirror image.




FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the retaining wall block depicted in FIG. 2; and,




FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the retaining wall block depicted in FIG. 2.




The rear of the retaining wall block forms no part of the claimed design and the bottom of the first embodiment thereof is the same as the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 except that the off-set, v-shaped notch is a reverse image of that shown in FIG. 5.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for a retaining wall block, as shown and described.
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