CA2285832C - Mortarless brick - Google Patents

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CA2285832C
CA2285832C CA002285832A CA2285832A CA2285832C CA 2285832 C CA2285832 C CA 2285832C CA 002285832 A CA002285832 A CA 002285832A CA 2285832 A CA2285832 A CA 2285832A CA 2285832 C CA2285832 C CA 2285832C
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Priority to NZ502001A priority patent/NZ502001A/en
Priority to GB9930672A priority patent/GB2345499B/en
Priority to ZA200001151A priority patent/ZA200001151B/en
Priority to IL13505400A priority patent/IL135054A0/en
Priority to CN00103227.5A priority patent/CN1293293A/en
Priority to FR0003640A priority patent/FR2799778A1/en
Priority to DE10015954A priority patent/DE10015954A1/en
Priority to MA25944A priority patent/MA25092A1/en
Priority to TNTNSN00069A priority patent/TNSN00069A1/en
Priority to TR2000/01115A priority patent/TR200001115A3/en
Priority to IT2000UD000125A priority patent/IT1314824B1/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2/04—Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements
    • E04B2/06—Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0202—Details of connections
    • E04B2002/0204—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0202—Details of connections
    • E04B2002/0204—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
    • E04B2002/023—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections with rabbets, e.g. stepped
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0256—Special features of building elements
    • E04B2002/0263—Building elements for making angled walls

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Abstract

A building block is provided for stacking with other like building blocks to fabricate a wall. The building block has top, bottom, front, rear and end surfaces. The front and rear surfaces are substantially planar. The top surface is ridged and the bottom surface is channeled to intermit with the ridge on the said bottom surface. The ends are notched so as to overlap, and present the appearance of a brick wall.

Description

MORTARLESS BRICK
The present invention relates to the field of construction. In particular, the present invention provides a novel building material for use in wall construction.
Background of the Invention The invention is a building block of the type commonly referred to as a mortarless brick. That is, the building block of the present invention is stackable to present the appearance of a brick wall, but without the application of mortar between adjacent bricks and courses of bricks. It is particularly appropriate for applications in which the appearance of a brick surface is desired, but cost considerations do not permit bricking of a wall. Moreover, it will be appreciated that in many, or even most, situations, brick is not used as a structural support material, but rather for its aesthetic appeal. Therefore, it is desired to provide a low cost alternative to traditional brick wall construction, while retaining the appearance of brick.
A mortarless brick product is described in Canadian Patent Application No.
2,220,413 (Bouchard et al). In that patent application, a mortarless brick product is described as:
"A tongue and mortise block, for use in the construction of a wall wherein a plurality of like blocks are stacked in successive mortarless overlapping courses so as to define a wall face, said tongue and mortise block comprising two side ends spaced apart by a top face a bottom face a front face and a rear face said top face comprising a tongue interlock element and a declining face portion, said declining face portion connecting the tongue interlock element to the front face, said bottom face comprising a mortise interlock element and a forward face portion, said forward face portion connecting the mortise interlock element to the front face, said two side ends, said top face, said bottom face, said front face and said rear face being configured such that, when said block and an underlying, like, block form part of the wall and the bottom face of the block engages the top face of a said underlying, like, block such that the front face of the block defines a portion of the wall face, the tongue interlock element of a said underlying block is able to register in the mortise interlock element of the block so as to be able to interlock both blocks such that relative forward and rearward displacement is inhibited, and the front face of the block is vertically offset downwardly relative to the tongue element thereof."
It is observed that the "declining faces" of the Bouchard et al brick, which function to provide a secure tongue and groove type of fit between courses, also give the Bouchard et al brick a depth that approximates that of a standard brick The applicant has discovered that it is not necessary to approximate the dimensions of a standard brick to provide a mortarless brick with all of the essential attributes of a mortarless brick. That is, the applicant has designed a mortarless brick incorporating features that make it possible for the brick to have considerably less depth, and consequently less weight, while still having a "genuine" brick appearance.
Obiect of the Invention An object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a mortarless brick that is lightweight, and easy to assemble into a wall.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a mortarless brick that resists the incursion of water behind the brick.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a mortarless brick that interfits with adjacent bricks in a course of bricks.
In a broad aspect, then, the present invention relates to a building block for stacking with other like building blocks to fabricate a wall, said building block having top, bottom, front rear and end surfaces, the front and rear surfaces being substantially planar, the top surface being ridged and the bottom surface being channeled with channel shallower than the height of a said ridge to interfit with the ridge on the said bottom surface, and define a gap between the front surfaces of vertically stacked blocks, and wherein the end surfaces of said block are provided with squared notches, the notch at one end of a said block comprising a first squared notch from the top to the bottom of said block, open to the front, and the notch at the other end of a said block comprising a second squared notch from the top to the bottom of a said block, open to the rear.
Brief Description of the Drawin4s In drawings that illustrate the present invention by way of example:
Figure 1 is a top front corner perspective of a dry stack brick according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a top rear comer perspective of a dry stack brick according to the present invention;
Figure 3 is an end view of one end of the brick of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is an end view of the other end of the brick of Figure 1;
Figure 5 is a top view of the brick of Figure 1;
Figure 6 is an underside view of the brick of Figure 1;
Figure 7 is a front view of the brick of Figure 1;
Figure 8 is a rear view of the brick of Figure 1;
-3a-Figure 9 is a front perspective of a left outside corner brick according to the present Invention;
Figure 10 is a front perspective of a right outside corner brick according to the present invention;
Figure 11 is a top view of the brick of Figure 9;
Figure 12 is a top view of the brick of Figure 10;
Figure 13 is a front perspective of a right inside corner brick according to the present Invention;
Figure 14 is a front perspective of a left inside corner brick according to the present invention;
Figure 15 is a front perspective alternate embodiment of an inside right corner brick according to the present invention;
Figure 16 is a front perspective of an alternate embodiment of an inside left corner brick according to the present invention;
Figure 17 is a top view of a two part corner (outside left is illustrated by way of example only) according to an alternate embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 18 is a sectional view of a wall constructed with bricks according to the present invention;
Figures 19 and 20 are end view of alternative placements of wall ties for securing courses of bricks to a wall;
Figures 21 and 22 are end views of alternative embodiments of base wall ties for securing the base of a wall of bricks to a building;
Figure 23 is a perspective view of the wall tie shown in Figures 19 and 20;
Figure 24 is a perspective view of the base wall tie shown in Figure 21;
Figure 25 is a perspective view of the base wall tie shown in Figure 22;
Figure 26 is a perspective view of a vertical wall tie for securing an end of a brick of the present invention to a wall structure;
Figure 27 is a front perspective view of a wall constructed with the bricks of the present invention;
Figure 28 is a top right front corner perspective view of a sill module for use with the bricks of the present invention;
Figure 29 is a top left front corner perspective view of the sill of Figure 28;
Figure 30 is a top right rear perspective view of the sill of Figure 28; and Figure 31 is a top left rear perspective view of the sill of Figure 28.
Referring now to the drawings, in Figure 1 - 8, the basic course to course interlocking structure of the mortarless brick of the present invention is shown. As can be seen, the brick of the present invention has flat vertical front 1 and rear 2 faces. The top surface of each brick is defined by a ridge 3 that interfits with a groove 4 on the lower surface of the brick.
Ridge 3 is of greater height than groove 4, to provide the visual appearance of a mortar line 5 between courses of bricks, as can best be seen in Figures 3, 4 and 27.
Ridge 3 is preferably provided with a forwardly sloped portion 6 and a rearwardly sloped portion 26. The sloped portions 6, 26 of ridge 3 permit water that may enter between the courses to drain from between stacked bricks.
A lap joint that is formed between adjacent bricks in a row by the overlap of front 8 and rear 7 end flanges of adjacent bricks. Moreover, as can be seen from Figures 5, 6 and 27, front end flange 7 of a brick is recessed from the front face 1 of a brick to present the appearance of a mortar line 9 between adjacent bricks in a row.
Corner bricks according to the present invention are illustrated in Figures 9 -17. The outside corners of Figures 9 and 10, and the inside corners of Figures 13 and 14 are basically the same brick as illustrated in figures 1 - 8, but angulated at a point near the end of each brick, at 90°, to present an end surface 9 that is the same length as the width of a brick.
Alternatively, as shown in Figures 15 and 16, by way of example, the end wall 9 may be quite abbreviated, or it may be made any other length desired, depending on the look of the bond desired.
Moreover, the corner may be constructed in two pieces, as shown in Figure 17, in which case a bead of caulking 10 is placed between the two pieces 11 and 12.
As shown in Figure 17, the two pieces, assembled, make basically the same block as if molded in one piece.
Figures 18 - 26 illustrate tie angles for maintaining the structure of a wall constructed according to the present invention, in place against a wall. In Figures 18 (bottom), 21 and 22, starter or base ties 13, 14 are shown, that conform to the shape of the groove in the bottom surface of the brick of the present invention. The base tie 13,14 includes a profiled base 15 and a wall plate 16, to be screwed or otherwise fastened to a wall, such as a framed plywood wall. A spacer plate 17 extending upwardly from the base plate 10 maintains the brick a desired distance from the wall, to permit air circulation. The embodiment of Figure 21, fabricated from thin, sheet metal such as steel or aluminum is for use when the lowest course of bricks is to rest on a foundation or other solid wall. The embodiment of Figure 22 is made partly from an angle iron for securing to a wall, as shown in Figure 18.
In Figures 19 and 20, a wall tie is shown, for placement between courses of bricks, to maintain them straight and plumb. The wall tie consists of a profiled base 18 to be inserted between courses, a wall plate 19 for fastening to a wall. Wall ties are meant to be inserted between every first to fourth course of bricks, depending on the needs of a particular location.
In Figure 26, a wall tie angle for insertion between bricks in a course is shown. It consists of a profiled bracket portion 20 for gripping an end edge 7 of a brick and spacing it from a wall, and a wall plate 21, for attachment to a wall.
Referring lastly to Figures 28 - 31, a sill for use with the bricks of the present invention is illustrated. The sill is provided with a main body 22 that has a recess 23 in it of a shape corresponding to the shape of ridge 3 brick of the present invention.
One end of the main body 22 has a tongue 24 projecting therefrom, and the other end of a corresponding groove 25 formed therein. A sill may be the same length, or longer than a brick of the present invention.
It will be appreciated that a significant advantage of the present invention over known mortarless brick products is the shallow depth (front to rear) required, which represents savings of up to 50% in materials, while still presenting a brick pattern having many of the attributes of a more expensive and labour intensive brick and mortar wall.
It is to be understood that the examples described above are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention. It is expected that numerous variants will be obvious to the person skilled in the field of masonry without any departure from the spirit of the invention.
The appended claims, properly construed, form the only limitation upon the scope of the invention.
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1. A building block for stacking with other like building blocks to fabricate a wall, said building block having top, bottom, front rear and end surtaces, the front and rear surtaces being substantially planar, the top surface being ridged and the bottom surtace being channeled with channel shallower than the height of a said ridge to interfit with the ridge on the said bottom surtace, and define a gap between the front surfaces of vertically stacked blocks, and wherein the end surtaces of said block are provided with squared notches, the notch at one end of a said block comprising a first squared notch from the top to the bottom of said block, open to the front, and the notch at the other end of a said block comprising a second squared notch from the top to the bottom of a said block, open to the rear.
2. A block as claimed in claim 1, wherein a further forwardly open square notch is provided in the end of said block that is provided with a said notch open to the rear, to provide a vertical gap between blocks in a course of stacked blocks.
3. A block as claimed in claim 2 wherein said ridge includes vertical front and rear surfaces, and a top surtace defined by front and rear inclined surfaces that meet at a peak that extends the length of the block.
4. A block as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said block has a height from top to bottom of its front face, greater than or equal to its depth, from front to rear.
5. A block as claimed in claim 3, wherein said peak is located along a line nearer to the rear surtace than to the front surface of a said brick.
6. A block as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first and second squared notches intermit, in a pair of aligned bricks in a course of bricks, at a point forwardly of said peak.
7. A brick as claimed in claim 6, wherein said brick is angulated at 90°C at a point along its length, to present a front surface in two portions, at 90°C to one another.
8. A brick as claimed in claim 7, wherein the two portions of said front surface include a first portion of a length about equal to that of other, non-angulated bricks, and a second portion about equal to the width, from front to rear, of a brick.
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CA002285832A CA2285832C (en) 1999-10-13 1999-10-13 Mortarless brick
US09/466,108 US6253518B1 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-12-17 Mortarless brick
AU65436/99A AU776368B2 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-12-22 Mortarless brick
NZ502001A NZ502001A (en) 1998-12-24 1999-12-22 Dry layable facade bricks with interlocking protrusions and channels
GB9930672A GB2345499B (en) 1998-12-24 1999-12-24 Mortarless brick
ZA200001151A ZA200001151B (en) 1999-10-13 2000-03-07 Mortarless brick.
IL13505400A IL135054A0 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-03-14 Mortarless brick
CN00103227.5A CN1293293A (en) 1999-10-13 2000-03-17 Dry brick laying type building blocks
FR0003640A FR2799778A1 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-03-22 DRYING BRICK
DE10015954A DE10015954A1 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-03-30 Mortar-less building block which is stacked with other similar blocks to create wall having appearance of conventional brick wall; has top ridged surface, channelled bottom surface, and notched end surfaces
MA25944A MA25092A1 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-04-03 DRYING BRICK
TNTNSN00069A TNSN00069A1 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-04-04 DRYING BRICK
TR2000/01115A TR200001115A3 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-04-24 Brick without mortar.
IT2000UD000125A IT1314824B1 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-06-13 MORTAR FREE BRICK
US09/804,167 US6467229B2 (en) 1998-12-24 2001-03-12 Mortarless brick

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