US 12,270,201 B2
Decorative block with load-bearing area
William H. Karau, Southlake, TX (US)
Assigned to PAVESTONE, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by PAVESTONE, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on May 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/325,306.
Prior Publication US 2022/0372754 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. E04C 1/39 (2006.01); A01G 9/28 (2018.01)
CPC E04C 1/395 (2013.01) [A01G 9/28 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A block, comprising:
a first side having a first predetermined load-bearing area between a substantially flat front, a substantially flat rear, a textured, non-load-bearing left side and a textured, non-load-bearing right side, and a first non-load-bearing area on the first side between the front and the rear, the first predetermined load-bearing area having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined location; and
a second side having a second predetermined load-bearing area between the front and the rear and a second non-load-bearing area on the second side between the front and the rear, the second predetermined load-bearing area having a second predetermined size and a second predetermined location; and
wherein the first non-load-bearing area has a profile that is different from the second non-load-bearing area when viewed from the front or the rear.