Patent USD458693 - Retaining wall block

Publication number	USD458693 S1
Publication type	Grant
Application number	29/062,137
Publication date	11 Jun 2002
Filing date	8 Nov 1996
Priority date	8 Nov 1996
Inventors	Dick J. Sievert
Original Assignee	Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
U.S. Classification	D25/113
References	Non-Patent Citations (32) Referenced by (3)

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Retaining wall block

US D458693 S1

Drawings(4)

Claims

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

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the block of the invention lying on its top to show the lower portion of the front face, right showing the relationship of the proportions of the block front face to the chamfer on the side and bottom edges of the block.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the block shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the block shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the block shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the block shown in FIG. 1; the opposite side is a mirror-image.

Non-Patent Citations

Reference
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