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US 5,568,994 AGranted
Landscaping block
AssigneeKeystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc.
InventorWilliam B. Dawson
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Abstract
The invention includes a block for use in landscaping and other applications. The block may have a lip on one or both sides that may function as a mowing strip. The block may have grooves on the bottom for receiving an anchoring strip or defining a conduit. Also, one or both ends of the block may be angled to create a straight, curved, or curvilinear border.
Claims14
An landscaping block comprising:
- a top and a generally opposed bottom, first and second generally opposed sides, each side extending from the top to the bottom, first and second generally opposed ends, each end extending from the top to the bottom and from the first side to the second side, wherein the first side comprises a first upper face extending from the top downward to an inner edge of a first lip, the first lip extending outward from the first upper face to an outer edge of the first lip, a first lower face extending from the outer edge of the first lip to the bottom, wherein the second side comprises a second upper face extending from the top downward to an inner edge of a second lip, the second lip extending outward from the second upper face to an outer edge of the second lip and a second lower face extending from the outer edge of the second lip to the bottom, wherein the first lower face is tapered inward from the outer edge of the first lip to a first bottom edge of the first lower face and the second lower face is tapered inward from the outer edge of the second lip to a second bottom edge of the second lower face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.