CA2574123A1 - Stair block for use in landscaping and method for manufacture thereof - Google Patents
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A method for constructing a prefabricated stair component block from zero slump block mix by filling an open-ended form consisting of a hollow center section surrounded by orthogonal upright walls. Excess block mix is removed from the form, after which the form is agitated and the remaining block mix is compressed by a compression head. The compressed block mix is then transferred from the form to be cured, allowing for a low--cost and readily installed factory produced stair component for landscaping applications, including use to retain paving blocks.
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1. A method for constructing a block for use as a stair component in landscaping applications comprising:
filling an open ended form with zero slump block mix to create an open block, the form having outer walls and a centrally disposed core member spaced apart from said outer walls, said outer walls and said core member cooperating to define a mold cavity, each of said outer walls having a lower end and an upper end, said lower ends defining a common plane, said upper ends defining a common plane, said core member having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface coplanar with said lower end of said outer walls, the top surface of the core member coplanar with the upper ends of said outer walls, drawing excess block mix from said top of said open ended form;
agitating said filled form, compressing said block mix by movement of a compression head through said mold cavity, transferring said compressed block mix from said form to a pallet by moving said compression head through said mold cavity, curing said formed block in a moisturizing kiln.
filling an open ended form with zero slump block mix to create an open block, the form having outer walls and a centrally disposed core member spaced apart from said outer walls, said outer walls and said core member cooperating to define a mold cavity, each of said outer walls having a lower end and an upper end, said lower ends defining a common plane, said upper ends defining a common plane, said core member having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface coplanar with said lower end of said outer walls, the top surface of the core member coplanar with the upper ends of said outer walls, drawing excess block mix from said top of said open ended form;
agitating said filled form, compressing said block mix by movement of a compression head through said mold cavity, transferring said compressed block mix from said form to a pallet by moving said compression head through said mold cavity, curing said formed block in a moisturizing kiln.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said core member has generally vertical sidewalls, at least one of said sidewalls having a lower inclined region thereon, the lower inclined region having a lower edge coextensive with said bottom surface of said core member, said inclined region receding from an opposing one of said outer walls of said form.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the upper end of at least one of said outer walls has a generally horizontal lip extending therefrom toward said core member.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the lip of said at least one outer wall has a concave underside.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said top surface of said core member has a shelf laterally extending therefrom about its periphery.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein said core member is substantially equidistant from each of said outer walls.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein, each of said outer walls of said form has an upper end, the upper end of each of said outer walls having a generally horizontal lip extending therefrom toward said core member.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the lip of each of said outer walls has a concave underside.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said top surface of said core member has a shelf laterally depending therefrom about its periphery, said shelf having a concave underside.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein said core member is substantially equidistant from each of said outer walls, said core member having generally vertical sidewalls, at least one opposing pair of said sidewalls having lower inclined regions thereon,
11 each of the lower inclined regions having a lower edge coextensive with said bottom surface of said core member, said inclined regions receding from opposing ones of said outer walls of said form.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein each of said sidewalls of said core member has a lower inclined region thereon, each of said lower inclined regions having a lower edge coextensive with said bottom surface of said core member, each of said lower inclined regions receding from an opposing one on said outer walls of said form.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein each of said sidewalls of said core member has a lower inclined region thereon, each of said lower inclined regions having a lower edge coextensive with said bottom surface of said core member, each of said lower inclined regions receding from an opposing one on said outer walls of said form.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein each of said outer walls of said form has an upper end, each upper end of said outer walls having a generally horizontal lip extending therefrom toward said core member, each lip of said outer walls having a concave underside, said top surface of said core member having a shelf laterally extending therefrom about its periphery, said shelf having a concave underside.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein said core member has a vertically oriented central void therein, said central void extending from said bottom surface of said core member, said central void extending from one of said sidewalls to the opposing one of said sidewalls.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said core member has at least one blade member extending vertically into said central void from the top surface of said core member.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said core member has at least one gap in the top surface thereof, said gap coplanar with said central void.
16. The method of claim 1 wherein said core member is substantially equidistant from each of said outer walls, said core member having generally vertical sidewalls, said core member has a vertically oriented central void therein, said central void extending partially through said core member from said bottom surface of said core member, said central void extending from one of said sidewalls to the opposing one of said sidewalls, said core member has at least one slit in the top surface thereof, said at least one slit communicative with said central void, the method further comprising the step of filling the central void of the core member through the at least one slit before agitating said form.
17. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of curing the formed block in a moisturizing kiln comprises the steps of:
placing the form block in a kiln enclosure, raising the temperature in the kiln enclosure by injecting steam thereinto over a period of approximately two to three hours, maintaining the temperature in the kiln at approximately 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately two to three hours, reducing the temperature in the kiln gradually to ambient temperature.
placing the form block in a kiln enclosure, raising the temperature in the kiln enclosure by injecting steam thereinto over a period of approximately two to three hours, maintaining the temperature in the kiln at approximately 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately two to three hours, reducing the temperature in the kiln gradually to ambient temperature.
18. A method of using a masonry block mold to form a masonry stair block having opposing sides connected by end sides, the sides surrounding a void and having a centrally located web interconnecting said opposing sides, the mold comprising a pair of opposed side walls connected by end walls and including a core member, the mold having a fill-receiving cavity defined therein having an open top and bottom, each side wall and each end wall of said mold comprising a bottom end and a top end, said bottom ends adapted to seat on a generally horizontal pallet, said core member comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface adapted to seat on the generally horizontal pallet, said bottom surface coplanar with said lower ends of the side walls and the end walls of the mold, the core member comprising a vertically oriented recess extending from the bottom surface thereof, said top surface of the core member generally coplanar with said top ends of the opposed side walls, said method comprising the steps of:
filling the mold with zero slump block mix through the top of the cavity while filling the recess of the core member with zero slump block mix;
agitating the filled mold including the filled recess;
compressing the block mix within said mold with a stripper head moving into the cavity from the open top thereof;
stripping the formed stair block from the mold onto the pallet by moving the stripper head through the mold cavity while lowering the pallet from the mold;
curing the formed stair block in a moisturizing kiln.
filling the mold with zero slump block mix through the top of the cavity while filling the recess of the core member with zero slump block mix;
agitating the filled mold including the filled recess;
compressing the block mix within said mold with a stripper head moving into the cavity from the open top thereof;
stripping the formed stair block from the mold onto the pallet by moving the stripper head through the mold cavity while lowering the pallet from the mold;
curing the formed stair block in a moisturizing kiln.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein the core member comprises at least one slit in the top surface thereof, the slit communicative with the recess of the core member, the method further comprising the step of filling the recess in the mold through the at least one slit.
20. The method of claim 18 wherein the core member is generally rectangular having four generally upright sidewalls, each sidewall having a lower ramp segment, each lower ramp segment receding inwardly as said lower ramp segment approaches the bottom surface of the core member, the method further comprising the step of facilitating stripping of the formed stair block from the mold past the ramp segments of the core member.
21. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of:
forming at least one vertical groove on at least one outside face of the stair block by use of a triangular rib fixed to an inside face of at least one of the outer walls of the form.
forming at least one vertical groove on at least one outside face of the stair block by use of a triangular rib fixed to an inside face of at least one of the outer walls of the form.
22. A method for constructing a block for use as a stair component in landscaping applications comprising placing a generally rectangular open ended form having four orthogonal sides on a substantially flat pallet, the open ended form having a top, forming a core member having a bottom, the core member having a vertically disposed central recess therein extending upward partly therethrough from the bottom thereof, suspending the core member within the open form such that the core member is substantially equidistant from the sides of the form, the core member and the open ended form defining a mold cavity, filling the open form and the central recess with zero slump block mix, agitating the mold cavity to compress the block mix therein, further compressing the block mix by movement of a stripper head through said mold cavity, transferring said compressed block mix from said form by use of said stripper head to place said formed block mix on the pallet, curing said formed block mix in a moisturizing kiln.
23. The method of claim 22 wherein the curing step comprises the steps of:
placing the block mix in an enclosed chamber, raising the temperature in the chamber by use of steam, maintaining the temperature in the chamber for approximately two to four hours in the range of approximately 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
placing the block mix in an enclosed chamber, raising the temperature in the chamber by use of steam, maintaining the temperature in the chamber for approximately two to four hours in the range of approximately 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
24. The method of claim 22 wherein the core member has a top surface and the core member has at least one slit in the top thereof, further comprising the step of filling the recess of the core member through the at least one slit before agitating the mold cavity.
25. A method of using a masonry block mold to form a masonry stair block having four sidewalls surrounding a central rectangular void, the block having an open top and an open bottom, said mold comprising a pair of opposed walls connected by end walls, the opposed walls and the end walls defining a central cavity, said mold including a core member, the core member suspended within the central cavity of the mold substantially equidistant from each of said walls thereof, said walls and said core member defining a fill-receiving cavity within the mold, the fill-receiving cavity having an open top and bottom, each opposed wall and each end wall of said mold comprising a bottom end and a top end, said bottom ends adapted to seat on a generally horizontal pallet, said core member comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface adapted to seat on the generally horizontal pallet, said bottom surface coplanar with said lower ends of the opposed walls and the end walls of the mold, said top surface of the core member generally coplanar with said top ends of the opposed walls, said method comprising the steps of:
filling the fill-receiving cavity with zero slump block mix through the top of the fill-receiving cavity;
agitating the filled mold;
compressing the block mix within said mold with a stripper head moving into the cavity from the open top thereof;
stripping the formed stair block from the mold onto the pallet by moving the stripper head through the mold cavity while lowering the pallet from the mold;
curing the formed stair block in a moisturizing kiln.
filling the fill-receiving cavity with zero slump block mix through the top of the fill-receiving cavity;
agitating the filled mold;
compressing the block mix within said mold with a stripper head moving into the cavity from the open top thereof;
stripping the formed stair block from the mold onto the pallet by moving the stripper head through the mold cavity while lowering the pallet from the mold;
curing the formed stair block in a moisturizing kiln.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the core member comprises a vertically oriented recess extending from the bottom surface thereof, the recess extending through the width of the core member, further including the step of filling the vertically oriented recess with zero slump block mix before agitating the filled mold.
27. The method of claim 26 wherein the core member comprises at least one slit in the top surface thereof, the slit communicative with the recess of the core member, further comprising the step of filling the recess with block mix through the at least one slit.
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