CA1176864A - Mortarless concrete block system having reinforcing bond beam courses - Google Patents
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Abstract
MORTARLESS CONCRETE BLOCK SYSTEM
HAVING REINFORCING BOND BEAM COURSES
Abstract of the Disclosure In a mortarless interlocking concrete block system, general purpose intersection blocks 40 have parallel grooves 47 formed on their bottom surfaces 46, but each has mating ridges 45 on the upper surface 44 of its inner end 41 only. The top surface 44 of its corner end portion 51 is flat, to permit an overlying course to fit thereon either at right angles or in linear alignment. The corner end portion 51 has, in each of its two opposite side faces 54, 56 and in its outer end face 52, parallel vertical grooves 53, 55, 57 matable with tongues 17 of the system's stretcher blocks 10, to pro-vide interengagement at both left and right corners and T-shaped and crossing-wall intersections. For bond beam courses, a bond beam intersection block 90 with similarly grooved 112, 114, 116 corner end 110 faces 111, 113, 115 has at its inner end portion 93 a closed-bottom channel 99 with saddle-like webs 101 extending between the chan-nel sides 92, to open through to its corner core 120 and support horizontal reinforcing rods b. Consistently formed bond beam blocks 70 are provided, whose tongues 75 may engage any of the grooved 112, 114, 116 corner end 110 faces 111, 113, 115 at wall corners and intersections.
Breakout provisions 121 in the corner core 120 inward of these faces 111, 113, 115 make it simple, at any inter-section, to lead horizontal reinforcing rods b to the cored corner 120 end portions 110, through which vertical rodding a and grouting is provided. By utilizing hori-zontal reinforcing rods 133 formed at a right angle to extend through the corner block 90 between its two adja-cent blocks 70, the two perpendicular walls may be more securely tied together, to prevent vertical cracking.
This furnishes to the easily-constructed mortarless wall block system a sturdy, reinforced concrete grid.
Where desired, blocks made of other material, for example, redwood may be utilized; also in miniature, the invention may be incorporated in sets of toy blocks, which have exceptional educational value.
HAVING REINFORCING BOND BEAM COURSES
Abstract of the Disclosure In a mortarless interlocking concrete block system, general purpose intersection blocks 40 have parallel grooves 47 formed on their bottom surfaces 46, but each has mating ridges 45 on the upper surface 44 of its inner end 41 only. The top surface 44 of its corner end portion 51 is flat, to permit an overlying course to fit thereon either at right angles or in linear alignment. The corner end portion 51 has, in each of its two opposite side faces 54, 56 and in its outer end face 52, parallel vertical grooves 53, 55, 57 matable with tongues 17 of the system's stretcher blocks 10, to pro-vide interengagement at both left and right corners and T-shaped and crossing-wall intersections. For bond beam courses, a bond beam intersection block 90 with similarly grooved 112, 114, 116 corner end 110 faces 111, 113, 115 has at its inner end portion 93 a closed-bottom channel 99 with saddle-like webs 101 extending between the chan-nel sides 92, to open through to its corner core 120 and support horizontal reinforcing rods b. Consistently formed bond beam blocks 70 are provided, whose tongues 75 may engage any of the grooved 112, 114, 116 corner end 110 faces 111, 113, 115 at wall corners and intersections.
Breakout provisions 121 in the corner core 120 inward of these faces 111, 113, 115 make it simple, at any inter-section, to lead horizontal reinforcing rods b to the cored corner 120 end portions 110, through which vertical rodding a and grouting is provided. By utilizing hori-zontal reinforcing rods 133 formed at a right angle to extend through the corner block 90 between its two adja-cent blocks 70, the two perpendicular walls may be more securely tied together, to prevent vertical cracking.
This furnishes to the easily-constructed mortarless wall block system a sturdy, reinforced concrete grid.
Where desired, blocks made of other material, for example, redwood may be utilized; also in miniature, the invention may be incorporated in sets of toy blocks, which have exceptional educational value.
Description
1~76864 MORTARLESS CONCRETE BLOCK SYSTEM
HAVING REINFORCING BOND BEAM COURSES
B~ckground of the Invention 1. Field of the Invention: The present inven-tion relates to molded concrete blocks fox masonry con-struction, and specifically to mortarless interlockingblocks for such use.
HAVING REINFORCING BOND BEAM COURSES
B~ckground of the Invention 1. Field of the Invention: The present inven-tion relates to molded concrete blocks fox masonry con-struction, and specifically to mortarless interlockingblocks for such use.
2. Prior Art: In the prior art, concrete blocks have been molded with tongue and groove inter-locking provisions in their top and bottom surfaces and end surfaces for mortared block systems, as shown in U.S. Patent No. 3,256,657 to Phipps, U.S. Patent No.
811,534 to Akers, et al, U.S. Patent No. 2,482,719 to Rigaumont, and U.S. Patent No. 2,~52,463 to Herbert, as well as for mortarless block systems, as shown in U.S.
Patent No. 3,962,842 to Wilhelm, and British Patent No.
166,623 to Christmas.
Each of the above-named patents discloses s~ecial corner blocks for its specific interlocking s~stem; Wefit German Patent No. 2,200,015 to Bender dis-closes special'corne'r blocks;'but is without inter-locking features on the upper and lower block surfaces and does not provide for reinforcing rods.
6~64 No known prior mortarless block construction system provides secure T-intersections and crossing-wall intersections.
Bond beam courses are made up of channel-like blocks which receive steel reinforcing rods and grouting to form a horizontal beam to strengthen the structure, as in French Patent No. 2,346,514 to Bastianelli. French Patent No. 546,143 to Vaux discloses an interlocking concrete block having end webs which may be broken away to receive horizontal reinforcing rods. Similarily US
Patent No. 989,677 to Wiederholdt shows break-away end webs in a building tile to be secured to adjacent tiles by interior grouting only. No prior block construction provides for reinforcing the corners of bond beam courses except by extensive on-site modification.
Summary of the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a mortarless system of interlocking molded concrete blocks in which only a minimum number of blocks need be manufactured, and more specifically, to provide such a system having a general purpose corner or intersection block which may be utilized for both right and left corners, partition walls, pilasters and crossing-walls. A second object is to provide such a mortarless interlocking block system without blocks having projections extending outward from the block side faces, whereby to permit efficient use of standard molding apparatus. Another object is to provide a similar bond beam intersection block which may be utilized for both right and left corners and for partition walls, to receive horizontal reinforcement which extends through the corner.
1176~364 For constructing r~ght and left corners, and T-shaped and crossing-wall intersections, the system has general purpose intersection blocks, each comprised of two portions. Its inner end portion is somewhat conven-tional, with a pair of parallel mating grooves formed inits inner end face and a pair of parallel mating ridges formed on its upper surface, as well as a pair of para-llel mating grooves formed into its lower sur~ace. How-ever, its corner end portion, outer end face and two oppo-site side faces each have a pair of parallel verticalmatina grooves, which will receive the parallel vertical tongues of stretcher blocks, while its corner end portion top surface is without ridges, thereby accommodating the bottom surface of a corner end portion of a similar int-ersection block of the next upper course positioned there-on at right angles thereto or in ~ar alignment therewith.
For bond bea~ oourses, which are horizontally rodded and grouted by utilizing channel-shaped bond beam blocks, the system has a corresponding bond beam intersection block whose i~ner end portion has a channel hollow ex-tending from its inner end face, which is vertically grooved, into its corner end portion, which has a hollow vertical core continuing from the inner end channel hol-low. The interior of the corner end portion is vertic-ally grooved similar to the general purpose intersectionblock. The vertical core has a plurality of breakout pro-visions for opening its side and end faces. The contin-uous horizontal roddins and grouting so affor~ed through bond beam courses and vertical grouting through said ver-tical cores provide a strong interlocking grid. Rein-forcing rods having right angle bends with the corner end portion of the corner block and extending horizontally into both adjacent blocks may be used to tie the two walls, preventing cracking. Likewise, right-angle reinforcing rods may be installed in a vertical plane extending from a bond beam course upward or downward throuoh a grouted vertical core adjaoent to a window or door, or at a wall intersection.
Brief Description of the Drawings Figure 1 is an isometric view of a general purpose intersection block embodying the present in-vention, shown from above and from its outer or corner end;
Figure 2 is an isometric view of the general purpose intersection block of Figure 1 shown inverted and from its inner end;
. Figure 3 is an isometric view of a stretcher block, for use with the general purpose intersection block of Figure 1, shown from above;
Figure 4 is a bottom isometric view of the stretcher block of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a top isometric view of a chan-nel bond beam block having saddle-like webs to support a reinforcing rod;
~ igure 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is an isometric view of a bond beam intersection block embodying the present invention, taken from above and from its outer or corner end;
Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view ta~en along line 8-8 of Figure 7;
Figure 9 is an isometric view of a plurality of courses of blocks embodying the present invention, showing the intersection of a forward wall with a left wall and a partition wall. A half-length block is shown to the right of the partition wall in the course there uppermost;
Figure 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 of Figure 9, from above the second course, showing the intersection of the forward wall with the partition wall;
Figure 11 is an isometric view of a wall _ . _ .. .. ..
system embodying the present invention, a bond beam course with reinforcing rods in pl~ce, prior to grouting;
Figure 12 is an isometric view of an alterna-~1768G4 tive bond beam intersection block, shown receivingright angle reinforcing rods and vertical rodding in its corner end; a side face of the block inner end is partially broken away to show the bottom knocked out to receive a second vertical rod in the cores ad-jacent to the corner core;
Figure 13 is a plan view of a reinforced bond beam course utilizing the intersection block and right angle reinforcing rods of Figure 12.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment -The present invention comprises a mortarless system of interlocking molded concrete rectangular blocks of an established depth, including numerous blocks of varying shapes and lengths, each for differ-ent purposes. Typically, the blocks are 8 inches high(20.32 cm~, 16 inches long (40.64 cm) and nominally 8 inches wide (20.32 cm) lactually slightly less]. Such block is referred to, both in the trade and in this specification, as an 8 inch (20.32 cm) block and is the type shown in the drawings. Bloc~s of similar heighth and length, but of 12 inch width (30.48 cm), are refer-red to as 12 inch (30.48 cm) blocks. The present system is described herein with reference to 8 inch (20.32 cm) blocks, but those of other widths may be used, with 2~ slight modi~ications which will be apparent.
The most extraordinary results af the present invention follow from the features of construction of the blocks used at intersections, at corners and at lntermediate partition walls, of both the unreinforced courses and the reinforced courses kno~n as bond beam courses. ~he intersecti~n blocks so used will be des-cribed after describing the other blocks used in such courses.
Full-length Stretcher Blocks _ . _ . . .
The most often used blocks in the system are full-length stretcher blocks, shown in Figures 3 and 4 and generally designated 10, which are positioned ,: .
1~76864 atop and overlapping one another to form the wall be-tween corners. They have a generally flat upper sur-face 11 on which are formed a pair of parallel hori-zontal ridges 12, one near each edge of the block's long sides. In the embodiment shown, the ridge is three-fourths inch ~1.905 cm) in width and three-eighths inch (.95 cm) in heighth, and is spaced three-eighths inch (.95 cm) from the block edge. The ridges 12 are shown ending spaced from the block end face, but it may be preferable in many circumstances to pro-vide them extending to the end face, especially where a good vapor barrier is required. The full-length stretcher block 10 has a lower surface 13 in which are formed a pair of parallel horizontal grooves 14 at the same spacing as for the upper surface horizontal ridges 12, hereinafter referred to as the ridge spacing, and matable therewith when one block 10 is positioned atop a second block 10 with their side faces 15, which are flat, in alignment.
The stretcher blocks 10 have a first end 16 on which are formed a pair of parallel vertical tongues 17, here shown at approximately the same spacing as the upper surface ridges 12, but hereinafter referred to as the tongue spacing. The opposite or second end 18 of the stretcher block 10 has a pair of parallel vertical grooves 19 at the above-described ton~ue spacing, thus being matable with the first end vertical tongues 17.
Each stretcher block 10 has a pair of four-sided verti-cal cores or hollows 20 extending between its upper sur-face 11 and lower surface 13, one located at each endof the block 10, Reversal Stretcher Blocks For masons to reverse the full-length stretcher blocks 10 so that their first tongued ends 16 are orien-ted in the opposite direction tnan other blocks in thesame course, the system is provided with reversal stret-cher blocks, not shown, which are similar to the full-1~76864 length stretcher blocks 10. The reversal stretcherblocks differ only in that their second ends have, instead of grooves, a second pair of parallel vertical tongues identical to the tongues on their first ends.
Shortened Stretcher BlocXs The mortarless block system also has blocks shorter than the full-length stretcher blocks, in the embodiment shown, being a half-length block or half-block 30, shown in Figure 9 in the forward wall third course at the right side of the partition wall. The configuration of the ends and the upper and lower sur-faces of the half block 30 are identical to the full-length stretcher blocks 10. For block systems of other widths, such'as 12 inches (30.48 cm), the length of the sh~rtened stretcher blocks would be substantially equal to the difference between the length and width of the stretcher blocks 10.
General-Pur se 'Intersec'tion' Blocks po In the mortarless block system, the stretcher blocks 10 are not adapted to fit atop one another at right angles as in forming corners or at intersections ~ith partition walls. To serve these functions, the present system provides general purpose intersection blocks, generally designated 40 and shown in Figures 1 Pnd 2, of substantially the same exterior dimensions as the full-length stretcher blocks 10. These intersection blocks have corner end portions so different from their inner portions as to require separate description.
The general purpose intersection blocks 40 each have an inner end portion, generally designated 41;
this portion has an inner end face 42 with a pair of parallel vertical grooves 43 at the tongue spacing, li~e the second end 18 of the full-length stretcher blocks 10. The inner end portion upper surface 44'has
811,534 to Akers, et al, U.S. Patent No. 2,482,719 to Rigaumont, and U.S. Patent No. 2,~52,463 to Herbert, as well as for mortarless block systems, as shown in U.S.
Patent No. 3,962,842 to Wilhelm, and British Patent No.
166,623 to Christmas.
Each of the above-named patents discloses s~ecial corner blocks for its specific interlocking s~stem; Wefit German Patent No. 2,200,015 to Bender dis-closes special'corne'r blocks;'but is without inter-locking features on the upper and lower block surfaces and does not provide for reinforcing rods.
6~64 No known prior mortarless block construction system provides secure T-intersections and crossing-wall intersections.
Bond beam courses are made up of channel-like blocks which receive steel reinforcing rods and grouting to form a horizontal beam to strengthen the structure, as in French Patent No. 2,346,514 to Bastianelli. French Patent No. 546,143 to Vaux discloses an interlocking concrete block having end webs which may be broken away to receive horizontal reinforcing rods. Similarily US
Patent No. 989,677 to Wiederholdt shows break-away end webs in a building tile to be secured to adjacent tiles by interior grouting only. No prior block construction provides for reinforcing the corners of bond beam courses except by extensive on-site modification.
Summary of the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a mortarless system of interlocking molded concrete blocks in which only a minimum number of blocks need be manufactured, and more specifically, to provide such a system having a general purpose corner or intersection block which may be utilized for both right and left corners, partition walls, pilasters and crossing-walls. A second object is to provide such a mortarless interlocking block system without blocks having projections extending outward from the block side faces, whereby to permit efficient use of standard molding apparatus. Another object is to provide a similar bond beam intersection block which may be utilized for both right and left corners and for partition walls, to receive horizontal reinforcement which extends through the corner.
1176~364 For constructing r~ght and left corners, and T-shaped and crossing-wall intersections, the system has general purpose intersection blocks, each comprised of two portions. Its inner end portion is somewhat conven-tional, with a pair of parallel mating grooves formed inits inner end face and a pair of parallel mating ridges formed on its upper surface, as well as a pair of para-llel mating grooves formed into its lower sur~ace. How-ever, its corner end portion, outer end face and two oppo-site side faces each have a pair of parallel verticalmatina grooves, which will receive the parallel vertical tongues of stretcher blocks, while its corner end portion top surface is without ridges, thereby accommodating the bottom surface of a corner end portion of a similar int-ersection block of the next upper course positioned there-on at right angles thereto or in ~ar alignment therewith.
For bond bea~ oourses, which are horizontally rodded and grouted by utilizing channel-shaped bond beam blocks, the system has a corresponding bond beam intersection block whose i~ner end portion has a channel hollow ex-tending from its inner end face, which is vertically grooved, into its corner end portion, which has a hollow vertical core continuing from the inner end channel hol-low. The interior of the corner end portion is vertic-ally grooved similar to the general purpose intersectionblock. The vertical core has a plurality of breakout pro-visions for opening its side and end faces. The contin-uous horizontal roddins and grouting so affor~ed through bond beam courses and vertical grouting through said ver-tical cores provide a strong interlocking grid. Rein-forcing rods having right angle bends with the corner end portion of the corner block and extending horizontally into both adjacent blocks may be used to tie the two walls, preventing cracking. Likewise, right-angle reinforcing rods may be installed in a vertical plane extending from a bond beam course upward or downward throuoh a grouted vertical core adjaoent to a window or door, or at a wall intersection.
Brief Description of the Drawings Figure 1 is an isometric view of a general purpose intersection block embodying the present in-vention, shown from above and from its outer or corner end;
Figure 2 is an isometric view of the general purpose intersection block of Figure 1 shown inverted and from its inner end;
. Figure 3 is an isometric view of a stretcher block, for use with the general purpose intersection block of Figure 1, shown from above;
Figure 4 is a bottom isometric view of the stretcher block of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a top isometric view of a chan-nel bond beam block having saddle-like webs to support a reinforcing rod;
~ igure 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is an isometric view of a bond beam intersection block embodying the present invention, taken from above and from its outer or corner end;
Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view ta~en along line 8-8 of Figure 7;
Figure 9 is an isometric view of a plurality of courses of blocks embodying the present invention, showing the intersection of a forward wall with a left wall and a partition wall. A half-length block is shown to the right of the partition wall in the course there uppermost;
Figure 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 of Figure 9, from above the second course, showing the intersection of the forward wall with the partition wall;
Figure 11 is an isometric view of a wall _ . _ .. .. ..
system embodying the present invention, a bond beam course with reinforcing rods in pl~ce, prior to grouting;
Figure 12 is an isometric view of an alterna-~1768G4 tive bond beam intersection block, shown receivingright angle reinforcing rods and vertical rodding in its corner end; a side face of the block inner end is partially broken away to show the bottom knocked out to receive a second vertical rod in the cores ad-jacent to the corner core;
Figure 13 is a plan view of a reinforced bond beam course utilizing the intersection block and right angle reinforcing rods of Figure 12.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment -The present invention comprises a mortarless system of interlocking molded concrete rectangular blocks of an established depth, including numerous blocks of varying shapes and lengths, each for differ-ent purposes. Typically, the blocks are 8 inches high(20.32 cm~, 16 inches long (40.64 cm) and nominally 8 inches wide (20.32 cm) lactually slightly less]. Such block is referred to, both in the trade and in this specification, as an 8 inch (20.32 cm) block and is the type shown in the drawings. Bloc~s of similar heighth and length, but of 12 inch width (30.48 cm), are refer-red to as 12 inch (30.48 cm) blocks. The present system is described herein with reference to 8 inch (20.32 cm) blocks, but those of other widths may be used, with 2~ slight modi~ications which will be apparent.
The most extraordinary results af the present invention follow from the features of construction of the blocks used at intersections, at corners and at lntermediate partition walls, of both the unreinforced courses and the reinforced courses kno~n as bond beam courses. ~he intersecti~n blocks so used will be des-cribed after describing the other blocks used in such courses.
Full-length Stretcher Blocks _ . _ . . .
The most often used blocks in the system are full-length stretcher blocks, shown in Figures 3 and 4 and generally designated 10, which are positioned ,: .
1~76864 atop and overlapping one another to form the wall be-tween corners. They have a generally flat upper sur-face 11 on which are formed a pair of parallel hori-zontal ridges 12, one near each edge of the block's long sides. In the embodiment shown, the ridge is three-fourths inch ~1.905 cm) in width and three-eighths inch (.95 cm) in heighth, and is spaced three-eighths inch (.95 cm) from the block edge. The ridges 12 are shown ending spaced from the block end face, but it may be preferable in many circumstances to pro-vide them extending to the end face, especially where a good vapor barrier is required. The full-length stretcher block 10 has a lower surface 13 in which are formed a pair of parallel horizontal grooves 14 at the same spacing as for the upper surface horizontal ridges 12, hereinafter referred to as the ridge spacing, and matable therewith when one block 10 is positioned atop a second block 10 with their side faces 15, which are flat, in alignment.
The stretcher blocks 10 have a first end 16 on which are formed a pair of parallel vertical tongues 17, here shown at approximately the same spacing as the upper surface ridges 12, but hereinafter referred to as the tongue spacing. The opposite or second end 18 of the stretcher block 10 has a pair of parallel vertical grooves 19 at the above-described ton~ue spacing, thus being matable with the first end vertical tongues 17.
Each stretcher block 10 has a pair of four-sided verti-cal cores or hollows 20 extending between its upper sur-face 11 and lower surface 13, one located at each endof the block 10, Reversal Stretcher Blocks For masons to reverse the full-length stretcher blocks 10 so that their first tongued ends 16 are orien-ted in the opposite direction tnan other blocks in thesame course, the system is provided with reversal stret-cher blocks, not shown, which are similar to the full-1~76864 length stretcher blocks 10. The reversal stretcherblocks differ only in that their second ends have, instead of grooves, a second pair of parallel vertical tongues identical to the tongues on their first ends.
Shortened Stretcher BlocXs The mortarless block system also has blocks shorter than the full-length stretcher blocks, in the embodiment shown, being a half-length block or half-block 30, shown in Figure 9 in the forward wall third course at the right side of the partition wall. The configuration of the ends and the upper and lower sur-faces of the half block 30 are identical to the full-length stretcher blocks 10. For block systems of other widths, such'as 12 inches (30.48 cm), the length of the sh~rtened stretcher blocks would be substantially equal to the difference between the length and width of the stretcher blocks 10.
General-Pur se 'Intersec'tion' Blocks po In the mortarless block system, the stretcher blocks 10 are not adapted to fit atop one another at right angles as in forming corners or at intersections ~ith partition walls. To serve these functions, the present system provides general purpose intersection blocks, generally designated 40 and shown in Figures 1 Pnd 2, of substantially the same exterior dimensions as the full-length stretcher blocks 10. These intersection blocks have corner end portions so different from their inner portions as to require separate description.
The general purpose intersection blocks 40 each have an inner end portion, generally designated 41;
this portion has an inner end face 42 with a pair of parallel vertical grooves 43 at the tongue spacing, li~e the second end 18 of the full-length stretcher blocks 10. The inner end portion upper surface 44'has
3~ a leng~hwise pair of'parallel horizontal ridges'45 ~hile the lower surface 46 has a pair of parallel hori-zontal grooves 47, both pairs being at the rîdge spacing 1~76864 as in the full-length stretcher blocks 10. The inner end portion 41 has a four-sided hollow vertical core 48 which extends from its upper surface 44 to its lower surface 46 in substantially similar position to the stretcher block vertical core 19.
The corner end portion 51 of each intersec-tion block 40 has an outer end face 52 with a pair of' parallel vertical grooves 53 formed at the tongue spac-ing. ~t further has a first side face 54 with a pair of vertical parallel grooves 55 at the tongue spacing and a second opposite side face 56 having an identical pair of vertical parallel grooves 57 at the tongue spa-. cing. Its upper surface 58 continues linearly from theinner end portion upper surface 43, but is without ridges. Its lower surface 59 similarly continues from the inner end portion lower surface 45; and the grooves 47 of the inner end portion 41 continue therealong to the outer end face 52. The corner end portion 51 has a similar vertical core or hollow 61 extending from the upper surface 58 to the lower surface 59.
; Bond Beam Channel Blocks Intermediate of horizontal courses comprised of stretcher blocks ~0 and general purpose intersection blocks 40, and at the top of walls, the system utilizes ~;25 bond beam courses, which are concrete blocks adapted to ~contain hori~ontal reinforcing rods b surrounded by :' grout, placed in position after the blocks-have been laid.
To comprise the major portion of the bond beam courses~ between corners and other wall intersections, ;the system has bond beam channel blocks, generally desig-nated 70 and shown in Figu~es 5 and 6, which are substan-tially equal ln length to the full-length stretcher blocks 10, and are generally channel-like in structure.
The channel blocks 7'0' each have a pair of vertical - .
sides or side walls 71 whi~h extend upward from a U-shaped solid channel bottom 73 forming, with the side 1~76864 walls 71, a channel. The first end 74 of each channel block 70 has a pair of parallel vertical tongues 75 at the tongue spacing, identical to the full-length stret-cher block first end 16. The opposite or second end 76 has a pair of parallel vertical grooves 77 at the same tongue spacing. The channel block upper surface 78 has a pair of parallel horizontal ridges at the ridge spacing, as in the full-length stretcher block upper surface 11; one ridge will be at the top of each side wall 71. The channel block lower surface 50 has a pair of parallel horizontal grooves 81 at the ridge spacing;
identical to the full-length stretcher block lower sur-face 13.
At the first end 74, the second end 76, and spaced halfway therebetween, the channel block 70 has V-shaped saddle-'like webs 82 projecting upward from the channel bottom 73 and extending between the side walls 71. These serve both to reinforce the channels and to sup~ort horizontal reinforcing rods b above the channel bottom 73 and below the upper surface of the block 70, as shown in Figure 6. Alternately, as in Figure 13j the saddle-like webs 82 may be U-shaped, the saddles having a somewhat flat bottom, for use with the alternative bond beam in~ersection block of Figure 12, described below.
Bond Bea~ Inter's'e'cti'on Blocks To connect corners and partition walls in bond bea~ courses utilizing the bond bea~ channel blocks 70, the system has bond beam intersection blocks, generally designated 90, which are of the same established depth as the full-length stretcher blocks 10. The bond beam intersection blocks 90, like the general purpose inter-section blocks 40, are best described as being made up of t~70 portions, an inner end portion and a corner end ~ortion, as sho~-m in~Figures 7 and 8.
The inner end portion, generally designated 91, has vertical side walls 92 ending outwardly in an inner end face 93 which has formed therein a pair of i~76864 parallel vertical grooves 94, spaced at the tongue spacing. The side walls 92 extend from an uppex sur-face 95, which has formed thereon a pair of parallel horizontal ridges at the ridge spacing, to a lower surface 97 having formed the ein a pair of parallel vertical grooves 98 at the same ridge spacing. Uni-queIy, the inner end portion 91 has a horizontal chan-nel hollow 99 extending inward through the inner end face 93 and ending downwardly in a solid channel bottom 100. Both its inner end face 93 and at its opposite end, (which corresponds to an intermediate web and leads to the corner end portion described below) the inner end portion 91 has V-shaped saddle-like webs 101 similar to the channel block saddle-like webs 82, ex-tending between the side walls 92 and projecting above the channel bottom lO0, the saddle being of such depth as to support rodding above the level of the channel bottom 100 and below the upper surface of the inner end portion 91, as shown in Figures 8 and ll.
The corner end portion, generally designated 110, has an outer end face 111 with a pair of parallel vertical grooves 112 formed therein at the tongue spac-ing, a first opposite side face 113 with a pair of parallel vertical grooves 114 formed therein at the tongue spacing, and a second opposite side face 115, again with parallel vertical grooves 116 at the tongue spacing.
;~ The corner end upper surface 117 continues linearly from the inner end portion upper surface 95, but unlike the inner end portion, is without ridges.
The corner end portion lower surface 118 similarly con-tinues from the inner end portion lower surface 97, whose parallel horizontal grooves 98 continue through this portion. Extending between the upper and lower surfaces 117, 118 is a four-sided vertical core or hol-low 120 to which the horizontal channel hol~ow 99 in the inne~ end portion 91 extends. The vertical core 1~76864 120 has pairs of parallel vertical breakout score lines 121 extending toward the first opposite side face 113, second opposite side face 115 and the outer end face 111 downward from the corner end portion upper surface 117 ending upward of the corner end portion lower sur-face 118, as shown in Figure 8.
An alternative bond beam intersection block, generally designated 130, is.shown in Figures 12 and 13. It is similar to the above-described bond beam intersection block of Figures 7 and 8, and its features are similarly designated, except that the inner end face 93 and the intermediate web instead have U-shaped sad-dles 131 which have a somewhat flat bottom 132. Figure 12 shows the block 130 accommodating reinforcing rods 133 each having an intermediate right angle bend and two rectilinear elongated portions extending therefrom.
One such reinforcing rod 133 is shown in a horizontal plane for.connecting two bond beam channel blocks in the same course at the adjacent ends of two perpendicular walls; another is shown in a vertical plane for connec-ting a bond beam channel course to the aligned grouted cores of general purpose intersection blocks 40 at wall intersections, or to stretcher blocks 10 adjacent to windows and doors.
2~ Manufacture of the Present Invention -Each of the above-described blocks, being sub-stantially 8 inches in width (20.32 cm), may be manu-factured in modified standard molds which accommodate three such 8 inch (20.32 cm) blocks side by side. O.her standard molding equipment is utilized, typically having movablé pallets on which blocks are formed by hydraulic manipulation of mold parts.
Cons.ructing Walls with the Present Invention Construction of running-wall portions utili-zing the stretcher blocks of the present invention is substantially similar to the construction of other mor-tarless block walls. The primary differences lie in in-1~76864 tersections, as at corners, partition walls and crossing-walls, as well as at the bond beam courses. In forming each intersection at which a forward wall meets another wall at right angles, as shown in Figure 9, in courses made up by stretcher blocks, a general purpose inter-section block 40, as shown in Figure 1, is utilized.
Sin oe the corner end upper surfaces 58 of the general purpose intersection blocks 40 are flat and un-ridged, onto each will fit the lower surface 59 of a similar intersection block of the next upper course fit-ted thereon at right angles. Adjacent ~o the inner end portion 41 of each is a stretcher block 10, whose ton-gues 17 engage the inner end grooves 43. On the other side of the corner, another stretcher block 10 has its vertical tongues 17 engaged in the grooves of one of the side faces 54, 56 of the intersection block 40. The grooves of the other side face and outer end face are seen on the outer wall surface and may be considered to be of decorative value; however, their presence permits blocks of identical conformation to be used at both right and left corners, and linearly at intermediate portions where partition walls intersect, as hereafter described. From the corner, the wall continues in both - directions with additional full-length stretcher blocks lO.
Persons skilled in the art will realize that ~efore another corner is reached, it will be necessary to utilize a double-tongued or reversal stretcher block as described above so that the general purpose inter-section block 40 utilized at the next corner may receive vertical tongues. The corner is further strengthened by vertical reinforcing rods a in the intersection block corner end portion vertical core 61, along with grout poured therein as the wall is being built.
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An example of construction of a partition wall :hich interlocks with a forward wall is shown in Figure 9. At the partition in~ard of the right side of the , !
drawing, the lower two courses each utilize generalpurpose intersection blocks 40. Viewing the course shown in Figure 10, their second side face vertical grooves 57 are mated to vertical parallel tongues 17 of partition wall stretcher blocks. These general pur-pose intersection blocks 40 are mounted in linear a-lignment with the stretcher blocks of the forward wall;
hence, the tongues 17 of adjacent stretcher blocks are inserted matingly in the corner block outer end face grooves 53 at all such courses. In the course below that shown in Figure 10, the corresponding general pur-pose intersection block 40 is reversed left to right, but its corner end portion 51 is directly beneath that of the overlaying couxse. Hence, the tongues 17 of the partition wall stretcher block at the lower of these courses will mate with the corner block opposite side face grooves.
For the third, or uppermost course of the partition, as shown in Figure 9, a general purpose in-tersection block 40 extends forward from the partitionwall, at a right angle to the forward wall blocks, to have its corner end portion 51 lie vertically above ~ the corner end portion 51 of the second course inter-; section block 40. Its inner end portion 41 forms part of the partition wall, overlapping the full-length stretcher block 10 in its second course. The deficiency of wall length, caused by using only the width of this intersection block at the third course, is compensated for by inserting a half-block 30, whose vertical tongues engage the second side face vertical grooves 57. The full-length stretcher blocks 10 and a reversal stretcher block, as described, lead to the next corner. In this example, other courses above these three described al-ternately have these configurations of blocks.
Si~ilarly, should it be desired to have a wa l cxoss anG,her, the general purpose intersection blocks 40 may be used to provide, at such crossing inter-sections, both the interlocked connections, as at the il76864 upper part of Figure 9, and the non-interlocked inter-sections shown in Figure 10. This is made possible because these intersection blocks have vertical grooves on each of the three surfaces of their corner ends.
In construction of bond beams, bond beam in-tersection blocks 90 as shown in Figures 7 and 8, or the alternative bond beam intersection block 130 as shown in Figure 12, are utilized at corner, partition wall and crossing-wall intersections, with bond beam channel blocks 70 forming the bond beam courses there-between. At a corner of the uppermost course shown in Figure 11, a bond beam intersection block 90 is posi-tioned linearly continuing from one bond beam channel block 70 and at right ang}es to another, with its cor-ner end portion 110 atop the general purpose intersectionblock corner end portion 51 of the course below. By breaking out the bond beam intersection block 90 between its breakout score lines 121 which extend toward its first side face 113, preferably down to the level at which the saddle 82 will support a reinforcing rod, horizontal reinforcing rods b may be laid to extend through the channel blocks on each side of the corner end to the vertical core 120 at the corner. Vertical reinforcing rods a and grout through the hollow verti-cal core 120 are there connected to the horizontal rodsb.and grout, to form an interlocking grid.
At intersections with partition walls, to tie the horizontal rods- b and grout from a running forward wall into the partition wall, a bond beam intçrsection block is utilized, as shown near the right side of the upper course in ~igure 11. The bond beam intersection block corner end portion 110 receives in the grooves 116 of its second side face 115 the end tongues 75 of a bond beam channel block 70. By breaking away the 3S corner end portion 110 between that portion of the sid~ .
face 115 between its score lines 121 and also breakihg away the score lines 121 in its outer end face 111 ad-il~76864 jacent the linearly abutting channel block 70, hori-æontal reinforcing rods b there intersecting can be tied together and the grout can flow together, forming a strong link between the bond beams. Unbroken pairs of breakout score lines 121 become filled with grout and the block is then of unimpaired strength. Verti-cal reinforcing rods a and grout in the corner end portions of both the bond beam intersection block 90 and general purpose intersection blocks 40 complete the integral reinforced concrete grid. Should there be a crossing-wall intersection, all three score~ faces of the corner end portion llO of the bond beam intersection block 90 will be broken away so that there may be a four-way reinforced intersection.
The alternative bond beam intersection block 130 is used in a similar manner for corners and par-tition walls, as shown in Figure 13. Its U-shape sad-dles and broken out portions may accommodate multiple side-by-side reinforcing rods~ including the horizontal right angle rod 133 whose intermediate right angle bend is received and accommodated within the cored corner end 110 of the corner block 130; one of its elongated ; rectilinear end portions extends through the broken-away portion between the score lines 121 of the side face 115 to the adjacent ~ond beam channel block of the perpendicular wall. The other elongated end extends through its inner end 91 to an adjacent linearly con-tinuing bond beam channel block 70. Conventional straight reinforcing rods b overlap the right angle rod 133; if desired they may be tied together by conventional means, though it is through to be unnecessary.
`~ As further shown in Figure 12, the right angle rod 133 may be installed in a vertical plane, with one of its rectili1~ear end portions extending horizontally in the bond beam course and its opposite end portion ex tending vertically, upward or downward, either through the corner ends of the general purpose intersection 11~76864 blocks 40 at a wall intersection or through the cores of stretcher blocks adjacent to windows and doors.
In either case, the reinforcement provides added strength where most needed, to prevent the cracking which is likely to occur with conventional construction.
If even greater strength is required where intersection blocks are utilized, the vertical cores adjacent to the intersection may be rodded and grouted, such as suggested in Figure 12. The solid bottom of the inner end of the bond beam intersection block may be knocked out and a vertical reinforcin~ rod and grout installed. The bond beam intersection block may be provided with score lines or a thinned area in the inner end bottom to facilitate knocking out such a portion.
Universal Intersection Blocks As an alternative'embodiment of the present invention, the mortarless concrete block system may utilize universal intersection blocks at corners, par-tition walls, crossing-walls, or pilasters of both bond beam courses and the non-reinforced courses be-tween them, in substitution for the general purpose blocks 40 and bond beam intersection blocks 90.
Such universal intersection block, not shown in the drawings, has a corner end portion identical with that of the bond beam intersection block 90. ~ow-ever, its intermediate web has score lines, extending from the corner core, similar to the score lines in the other sides of the core. Its inner end portion is also like that of a bond beam intersection block 90, characterized by ease of fabrication, advantageous thermal insulating properties, desirable surface fin' ishes and similar considerations.
The educational value to children of building .. . _.. . . . ..
with toy blocks has long been recognized. The confor-mations of the present general purpose 'intersection blocks, together with stretcher blocks, reversal blocks 1~76864 and half blocks, make their combination a system well suited for toy use when made of molded plastic. The corner end portions of the intersection blocks may be adapted to receive corner posts of such cross-section as to press-fit within their vertical cores, so as to secure the intersection blocks, stacked alternately at right angles, by their corner end portions. These and other modifications will, from the above disclosure, be apparent to persons skilled in the art.
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The corner end portion 51 of each intersec-tion block 40 has an outer end face 52 with a pair of' parallel vertical grooves 53 formed at the tongue spac-ing. ~t further has a first side face 54 with a pair of vertical parallel grooves 55 at the tongue spacing and a second opposite side face 56 having an identical pair of vertical parallel grooves 57 at the tongue spa-. cing. Its upper surface 58 continues linearly from theinner end portion upper surface 43, but is without ridges. Its lower surface 59 similarly continues from the inner end portion lower surface 45; and the grooves 47 of the inner end portion 41 continue therealong to the outer end face 52. The corner end portion 51 has a similar vertical core or hollow 61 extending from the upper surface 58 to the lower surface 59.
; Bond Beam Channel Blocks Intermediate of horizontal courses comprised of stretcher blocks ~0 and general purpose intersection blocks 40, and at the top of walls, the system utilizes ~;25 bond beam courses, which are concrete blocks adapted to ~contain hori~ontal reinforcing rods b surrounded by :' grout, placed in position after the blocks-have been laid.
To comprise the major portion of the bond beam courses~ between corners and other wall intersections, ;the system has bond beam channel blocks, generally desig-nated 70 and shown in Figu~es 5 and 6, which are substan-tially equal ln length to the full-length stretcher blocks 10, and are generally channel-like in structure.
The channel blocks 7'0' each have a pair of vertical - .
sides or side walls 71 whi~h extend upward from a U-shaped solid channel bottom 73 forming, with the side 1~76864 walls 71, a channel. The first end 74 of each channel block 70 has a pair of parallel vertical tongues 75 at the tongue spacing, identical to the full-length stret-cher block first end 16. The opposite or second end 76 has a pair of parallel vertical grooves 77 at the same tongue spacing. The channel block upper surface 78 has a pair of parallel horizontal ridges at the ridge spacing, as in the full-length stretcher block upper surface 11; one ridge will be at the top of each side wall 71. The channel block lower surface 50 has a pair of parallel horizontal grooves 81 at the ridge spacing;
identical to the full-length stretcher block lower sur-face 13.
At the first end 74, the second end 76, and spaced halfway therebetween, the channel block 70 has V-shaped saddle-'like webs 82 projecting upward from the channel bottom 73 and extending between the side walls 71. These serve both to reinforce the channels and to sup~ort horizontal reinforcing rods b above the channel bottom 73 and below the upper surface of the block 70, as shown in Figure 6. Alternately, as in Figure 13j the saddle-like webs 82 may be U-shaped, the saddles having a somewhat flat bottom, for use with the alternative bond beam in~ersection block of Figure 12, described below.
Bond Bea~ Inter's'e'cti'on Blocks To connect corners and partition walls in bond bea~ courses utilizing the bond bea~ channel blocks 70, the system has bond beam intersection blocks, generally designated 90, which are of the same established depth as the full-length stretcher blocks 10. The bond beam intersection blocks 90, like the general purpose inter-section blocks 40, are best described as being made up of t~70 portions, an inner end portion and a corner end ~ortion, as sho~-m in~Figures 7 and 8.
The inner end portion, generally designated 91, has vertical side walls 92 ending outwardly in an inner end face 93 which has formed therein a pair of i~76864 parallel vertical grooves 94, spaced at the tongue spacing. The side walls 92 extend from an uppex sur-face 95, which has formed thereon a pair of parallel horizontal ridges at the ridge spacing, to a lower surface 97 having formed the ein a pair of parallel vertical grooves 98 at the same ridge spacing. Uni-queIy, the inner end portion 91 has a horizontal chan-nel hollow 99 extending inward through the inner end face 93 and ending downwardly in a solid channel bottom 100. Both its inner end face 93 and at its opposite end, (which corresponds to an intermediate web and leads to the corner end portion described below) the inner end portion 91 has V-shaped saddle-like webs 101 similar to the channel block saddle-like webs 82, ex-tending between the side walls 92 and projecting above the channel bottom lO0, the saddle being of such depth as to support rodding above the level of the channel bottom 100 and below the upper surface of the inner end portion 91, as shown in Figures 8 and ll.
The corner end portion, generally designated 110, has an outer end face 111 with a pair of parallel vertical grooves 112 formed therein at the tongue spac-ing, a first opposite side face 113 with a pair of parallel vertical grooves 114 formed therein at the tongue spacing, and a second opposite side face 115, again with parallel vertical grooves 116 at the tongue spacing.
;~ The corner end upper surface 117 continues linearly from the inner end portion upper surface 95, but unlike the inner end portion, is without ridges.
The corner end portion lower surface 118 similarly con-tinues from the inner end portion lower surface 97, whose parallel horizontal grooves 98 continue through this portion. Extending between the upper and lower surfaces 117, 118 is a four-sided vertical core or hol-low 120 to which the horizontal channel hol~ow 99 in the inne~ end portion 91 extends. The vertical core 1~76864 120 has pairs of parallel vertical breakout score lines 121 extending toward the first opposite side face 113, second opposite side face 115 and the outer end face 111 downward from the corner end portion upper surface 117 ending upward of the corner end portion lower sur-face 118, as shown in Figure 8.
An alternative bond beam intersection block, generally designated 130, is.shown in Figures 12 and 13. It is similar to the above-described bond beam intersection block of Figures 7 and 8, and its features are similarly designated, except that the inner end face 93 and the intermediate web instead have U-shaped sad-dles 131 which have a somewhat flat bottom 132. Figure 12 shows the block 130 accommodating reinforcing rods 133 each having an intermediate right angle bend and two rectilinear elongated portions extending therefrom.
One such reinforcing rod 133 is shown in a horizontal plane for.connecting two bond beam channel blocks in the same course at the adjacent ends of two perpendicular walls; another is shown in a vertical plane for connec-ting a bond beam channel course to the aligned grouted cores of general purpose intersection blocks 40 at wall intersections, or to stretcher blocks 10 adjacent to windows and doors.
2~ Manufacture of the Present Invention -Each of the above-described blocks, being sub-stantially 8 inches in width (20.32 cm), may be manu-factured in modified standard molds which accommodate three such 8 inch (20.32 cm) blocks side by side. O.her standard molding equipment is utilized, typically having movablé pallets on which blocks are formed by hydraulic manipulation of mold parts.
Cons.ructing Walls with the Present Invention Construction of running-wall portions utili-zing the stretcher blocks of the present invention is substantially similar to the construction of other mor-tarless block walls. The primary differences lie in in-1~76864 tersections, as at corners, partition walls and crossing-walls, as well as at the bond beam courses. In forming each intersection at which a forward wall meets another wall at right angles, as shown in Figure 9, in courses made up by stretcher blocks, a general purpose inter-section block 40, as shown in Figure 1, is utilized.
Sin oe the corner end upper surfaces 58 of the general purpose intersection blocks 40 are flat and un-ridged, onto each will fit the lower surface 59 of a similar intersection block of the next upper course fit-ted thereon at right angles. Adjacent ~o the inner end portion 41 of each is a stretcher block 10, whose ton-gues 17 engage the inner end grooves 43. On the other side of the corner, another stretcher block 10 has its vertical tongues 17 engaged in the grooves of one of the side faces 54, 56 of the intersection block 40. The grooves of the other side face and outer end face are seen on the outer wall surface and may be considered to be of decorative value; however, their presence permits blocks of identical conformation to be used at both right and left corners, and linearly at intermediate portions where partition walls intersect, as hereafter described. From the corner, the wall continues in both - directions with additional full-length stretcher blocks lO.
Persons skilled in the art will realize that ~efore another corner is reached, it will be necessary to utilize a double-tongued or reversal stretcher block as described above so that the general purpose inter-section block 40 utilized at the next corner may receive vertical tongues. The corner is further strengthened by vertical reinforcing rods a in the intersection block corner end portion vertical core 61, along with grout poured therein as the wall is being built.
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An example of construction of a partition wall :hich interlocks with a forward wall is shown in Figure 9. At the partition in~ard of the right side of the , !
drawing, the lower two courses each utilize generalpurpose intersection blocks 40. Viewing the course shown in Figure 10, their second side face vertical grooves 57 are mated to vertical parallel tongues 17 of partition wall stretcher blocks. These general pur-pose intersection blocks 40 are mounted in linear a-lignment with the stretcher blocks of the forward wall;
hence, the tongues 17 of adjacent stretcher blocks are inserted matingly in the corner block outer end face grooves 53 at all such courses. In the course below that shown in Figure 10, the corresponding general pur-pose intersection block 40 is reversed left to right, but its corner end portion 51 is directly beneath that of the overlaying couxse. Hence, the tongues 17 of the partition wall stretcher block at the lower of these courses will mate with the corner block opposite side face grooves.
For the third, or uppermost course of the partition, as shown in Figure 9, a general purpose in-tersection block 40 extends forward from the partitionwall, at a right angle to the forward wall blocks, to have its corner end portion 51 lie vertically above ~ the corner end portion 51 of the second course inter-; section block 40. Its inner end portion 41 forms part of the partition wall, overlapping the full-length stretcher block 10 in its second course. The deficiency of wall length, caused by using only the width of this intersection block at the third course, is compensated for by inserting a half-block 30, whose vertical tongues engage the second side face vertical grooves 57. The full-length stretcher blocks 10 and a reversal stretcher block, as described, lead to the next corner. In this example, other courses above these three described al-ternately have these configurations of blocks.
Si~ilarly, should it be desired to have a wa l cxoss anG,her, the general purpose intersection blocks 40 may be used to provide, at such crossing inter-sections, both the interlocked connections, as at the il76864 upper part of Figure 9, and the non-interlocked inter-sections shown in Figure 10. This is made possible because these intersection blocks have vertical grooves on each of the three surfaces of their corner ends.
In construction of bond beams, bond beam in-tersection blocks 90 as shown in Figures 7 and 8, or the alternative bond beam intersection block 130 as shown in Figure 12, are utilized at corner, partition wall and crossing-wall intersections, with bond beam channel blocks 70 forming the bond beam courses there-between. At a corner of the uppermost course shown in Figure 11, a bond beam intersection block 90 is posi-tioned linearly continuing from one bond beam channel block 70 and at right ang}es to another, with its cor-ner end portion 110 atop the general purpose intersectionblock corner end portion 51 of the course below. By breaking out the bond beam intersection block 90 between its breakout score lines 121 which extend toward its first side face 113, preferably down to the level at which the saddle 82 will support a reinforcing rod, horizontal reinforcing rods b may be laid to extend through the channel blocks on each side of the corner end to the vertical core 120 at the corner. Vertical reinforcing rods a and grout through the hollow verti-cal core 120 are there connected to the horizontal rodsb.and grout, to form an interlocking grid.
At intersections with partition walls, to tie the horizontal rods- b and grout from a running forward wall into the partition wall, a bond beam intçrsection block is utilized, as shown near the right side of the upper course in ~igure 11. The bond beam intersection block corner end portion 110 receives in the grooves 116 of its second side face 115 the end tongues 75 of a bond beam channel block 70. By breaking away the 3S corner end portion 110 between that portion of the sid~ .
face 115 between its score lines 121 and also breakihg away the score lines 121 in its outer end face 111 ad-il~76864 jacent the linearly abutting channel block 70, hori-æontal reinforcing rods b there intersecting can be tied together and the grout can flow together, forming a strong link between the bond beams. Unbroken pairs of breakout score lines 121 become filled with grout and the block is then of unimpaired strength. Verti-cal reinforcing rods a and grout in the corner end portions of both the bond beam intersection block 90 and general purpose intersection blocks 40 complete the integral reinforced concrete grid. Should there be a crossing-wall intersection, all three score~ faces of the corner end portion llO of the bond beam intersection block 90 will be broken away so that there may be a four-way reinforced intersection.
The alternative bond beam intersection block 130 is used in a similar manner for corners and par-tition walls, as shown in Figure 13. Its U-shape sad-dles and broken out portions may accommodate multiple side-by-side reinforcing rods~ including the horizontal right angle rod 133 whose intermediate right angle bend is received and accommodated within the cored corner end 110 of the corner block 130; one of its elongated ; rectilinear end portions extends through the broken-away portion between the score lines 121 of the side face 115 to the adjacent ~ond beam channel block of the perpendicular wall. The other elongated end extends through its inner end 91 to an adjacent linearly con-tinuing bond beam channel block 70. Conventional straight reinforcing rods b overlap the right angle rod 133; if desired they may be tied together by conventional means, though it is through to be unnecessary.
`~ As further shown in Figure 12, the right angle rod 133 may be installed in a vertical plane, with one of its rectili1~ear end portions extending horizontally in the bond beam course and its opposite end portion ex tending vertically, upward or downward, either through the corner ends of the general purpose intersection 11~76864 blocks 40 at a wall intersection or through the cores of stretcher blocks adjacent to windows and doors.
In either case, the reinforcement provides added strength where most needed, to prevent the cracking which is likely to occur with conventional construction.
If even greater strength is required where intersection blocks are utilized, the vertical cores adjacent to the intersection may be rodded and grouted, such as suggested in Figure 12. The solid bottom of the inner end of the bond beam intersection block may be knocked out and a vertical reinforcin~ rod and grout installed. The bond beam intersection block may be provided with score lines or a thinned area in the inner end bottom to facilitate knocking out such a portion.
Universal Intersection Blocks As an alternative'embodiment of the present invention, the mortarless concrete block system may utilize universal intersection blocks at corners, par-tition walls, crossing-walls, or pilasters of both bond beam courses and the non-reinforced courses be-tween them, in substitution for the general purpose blocks 40 and bond beam intersection blocks 90.
Such universal intersection block, not shown in the drawings, has a corner end portion identical with that of the bond beam intersection block 90. ~ow-ever, its intermediate web has score lines, extending from the corner core, similar to the score lines in the other sides of the core. Its inner end portion is also like that of a bond beam intersection block 90, characterized by ease of fabrication, advantageous thermal insulating properties, desirable surface fin' ishes and similar considerations.
The educational value to children of building .. . _.. . . . ..
with toy blocks has long been recognized. The confor-mations of the present general purpose 'intersection blocks, together with stretcher blocks, reversal blocks 1~76864 and half blocks, make their combination a system well suited for toy use when made of molded plastic. The corner end portions of the intersection blocks may be adapted to receive corner posts of such cross-section as to press-fit within their vertical cores, so as to secure the intersection blocks, stacked alternately at right angles, by their corner end portions. These and other modifications will, from the above disclosure, be apparent to persons skilled in the art.
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Claims (5)
1. A wall course having first and second sections extending from each other, each section comprising a plurality of first blocks, each first block having side and end walls with one end wall provided with spaced parallel narrow vertical grooves, and the wall course having an intersection block adapted to connect the first and second sections to enable them to extend at an angle to each other; the inter-section block having rectangular end walls and side walls extending from top to bottom of the block, with parallel narrow vertical grooves in its rectangular end walls and in each side wall, that are spaced to receive the ribs on the first blocks, whereby the same intersection block may provide for the second wall portion to extend to the right or to the left from the intersection block, and wherein the parts of the end or side walls that are not engaged by another wall section extend from top to bottom and side to side of the block, with the narrow grooves exposed.
2. In the wall of Claim 1, the block having an inner portion and an outer portion; the outer portion having the parallel grooves in its side and end walls, and a bottom wall across at least one of the portions.
3. In the wall of Claim 1, the intersection block having weakening side lines in its side walls to enable portions thereof to be knocked out to provide passages in said walls to admit reinforcing rods or the like.
4. A wall including a plurality of block courses of Claim 1: one course on top of another to make a wall of two intersection sections; at least one of the said courses being a bond beam course wherein the adjacent walls of the several blocks all have means providing recesses extending down from their top edges to make saddles to receive reinforcing rods, and having metal reinforcing rods in said saddles extending horizontally along both portions of the wall, the blocks having bottom walls, grout or like material in the blocks engaging the rods; the saddles being sufficiently above the bottoms of the blocks and below the top to enable the group to surround the blocks.
5. In the wall of Claim 4: the intersection blocks having means to provide openings in the bottom thereof, vertical reinforcing rods extending through a plurality of courses, and bent into said saddles, to extend horizontally, whereby with the course having horizontal rods, the vertical rods form a reinforcing frame for the wall.
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