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Block for revetment

Assignee: Kyowa Concrete Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-10
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2007-04-10
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Abstract

Abstract A block for a revetment is disclosed. It comprises a square-shaped block member having a slant under-surface, leg members having the same height and provided at four corner portions of the slant under-surface of the block member, a through hole formed at a central portion of an upper-surface of the block member all the way down to the under-surface thereof, a concave groove having a generally half dimension as that of the through hole and formed on both left and right side portions of the block member, a recess formed on both front and rear surface portions at locations spaced apart by 1/4 of the length of the block member from the left and right sides respectively and an iron reinforcing bar buried in the block member and projecting within the recess.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kunio Shindo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:29
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B3/00; E02B3/04; E02B3/12; E02B3/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
A block for a revetment comprising a square-shaped block member having upper, lower, front, rear, left and right side surfaces, said lower surface being slanted from said front surface to said rear surface, leg members having the same height and provided at four corner portions of said slanted lower-surface of said block member, said block defining a centrally positioned through hole extending from a central portion of said upper-surface of said block member all the way down to a central portion of said lower-surface thereof, said block defining concave groove means having a generally half dimension as that of said through hole and formed on both left and right side surfaces of said block member, recess means formed on both front and rear surfaces at locations spaced apart by 1/4 of the length of said block member from the left and right side surfaces respectively and iron reinforcing bars buried in said block member and projecting within said recess means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
A block for a revetment comprising a square-shaped block member having upper, lower, front, rear, left and right side surfaces, said lower surface being slanted from said front surface to said rear surface, leg members having the same height and provided at four corner portions of said slanted lower-surface of said block member, said block defining a centrally positioned through hole extending from a central portion of said upper-surface of said block member all the way down to a central portion of said lower-surface thereof, said block defining concave groove means having a generally half dimension as that of said through hole and formed on both left and right side surfaces of said block member, recess means formed on both front and rear surfaces at locations spaced apart by 1/4 of the length of said block member from the left and right side surfaces respectively and iron reinforcing bars buried in said block member and projecting within said recess means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A block for a revetment as claimed in claim 1, wherein said recess means formed on said rear surface is formed on the rear surface and the upper surface.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-11-01 1992-05-02 1992-11-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-11-01 1996-05-02 1996-11-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-11-01 2000-05-02 2000-11-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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