CA2695266A1 - Concrete block - Google Patents

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CA2695266A1
CA2695266A1 CA 2695266 CA2695266A CA2695266A1 CA 2695266 A1 CA2695266 A1 CA 2695266A1 CA 2695266 CA2695266 CA 2695266 CA 2695266 A CA2695266 A CA 2695266A CA 2695266 A1 CA2695266 A1 CA 2695266A1
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2/42Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities
    • E04B2/44Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls
    • E04B2/46Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0202Details of connections
    • E04B2002/0204Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
    • E04B2002/023Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections with rabbets, e.g. stepped

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Abstract

A concrete block for construction, the block having a front wall and a rear wall. The front and rear walls are spaced apart by a pair of transverse webs. Each of the front and rear walls comprises a middle portion and a pair of end portions, wherein the end portions have a uniform thickness that is greater than the thickness of the middle portion.

Description

CONCRETE BLOCK

The present invention relates to the field of concrete building products, and in particular, provides an improved concrete building block that can be used in dry stack, i.e., mortarless building environments.

There are numerous building blocks available on the market, and one of particular relevance to the present invention is described in relation to applicant's international application PCT/CA2007/001739. The block shown in that application is essentially rectangular, with ends that are provided with vertical beads that are used to align blocks from end to end in a consistent straight manner. The top and bottom surfaces of the blocks illustrated in that application are also alignable, by means of a pair of spaced apart squared ridges that are provided on the top surface of the blocks. The bottom surfaces are profiled to seat on the top surfaces of immediately lower blocks, with the ridges on the top surfaces acting as guides to align the blocks vertically.

The applicant has found that, while the ridges on the upper surfaces of the blocks shown in PCT/CA2007/001737 do function very effectively, they are fairly narrow, and exhibit some breakage during use and manufacture. The present invention provides a block that overcomes this problem. In particular, the present invention provides a block compatible with the block of PCT/CA2007/001737 with a ridge on its top surface that is reinforced on its inner surfaces.

In a broad aspect, then, the present invention relates to a concrete block for construction, said block having a front wall and a rear wall, said front and rear walls being spaced apart by a pair of transverse webs, each of said front and rear walls comprising a middle portion and a pair of end portions, wherein said end portions have a uniform thickness that is greater than the thickness of said middle portion; said middle portions have a thickness about the same as said webs, thereby defining, with said webs, a vertically extending box channel;
each said end terminates in a flat surface perpendicular to said front and rear walls; said flat surfaces on each respective end of said front and rear walls coplanar; each said flat surface on each end of a said front and rear wall being provided with a vertically extending, integrally formed bead or groove, each said groove being dimensioned to fit with a said bead; there being a bead and a groove at each end of a said block, and a bead and a groove at each end of a said wall;
and wherein the bottom of each said block is profiled to fit with the top of a said block to align stacked blocks vertically, the top surface of each said block being provided with a pair of spaced apart ridges, each said ridge being an upward extension of a front or rear wall respectively, said ridges having upper surfaces that are downwardly inclined at a shallow angel toward the interior of the block.
In drawings that illustrate the present invention by way of example:
Figure 1 is a top view of a stretcher block of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a cross sectional view through line A-A in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view through line B-B in Figure 1 or Figure 6.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, including a detail view of a corner, though line C-C
in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the block of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a top view of a corner block of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a cross sectional view through line D-D in Fig. 6.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the block of Figure 6.
Figure 9 is a top view of a half size block according to the present invention.
Figure 10 is a cross sectional view through line E-E in Figure 9.
Figure 11 is a cross sectional view through line F-F in Figure 9, with a detail;
Figure 12 is a perspective view of the half size block of Figure 9.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention provides a building system that uses three specially designed blocks:
1. a stretcher block 1 2. a corner block 2 3. a half length block 3.

Each stretcher block 1 and corner block 2 is twice as long from end to end as it is wide, from front surface to rear surface. This permits blocks to be placed in staggered courses and to form corners. Detailed dimensional views of a preferred embodiment of a stretcher block according to the present invention are shown in Figures 2-5.

Each stretcher block 1 has a front wall 11, a rear wall 12 parallel thereto, and webs 13 transversely extending between the front and rear walls 11, 12. The front and rear walls 11, 12 end in vertically extending front and rear end wall surfaces 14, 15. At each end of the block, end wall surfaces 14, 15 are coplanar with each other.
Each corner of the block, where a front 11 or rear 12 wall ends is beveled with a small angled surface 16, which may be convex, concave or planar. As shown in Fig. 1, it is planar. At the inside edge of end wall surfaces, a vertical bead 17 or groove 18 is formed.
One bead 17 and one groove 18 is formed at each end of the block, so that each end is provided with a groove 18 and a bead 17. The front 11 and rear 12 walls each have one groove and one bead formed therein (at opposite ends) whereby blocks laid end to end in a course will have the bead of one wall fitting into the groove of the next, with the end walls 14, 15 on adjacent blocks firmly abutting each other. Similar beads 17 and grooves 18 are provided on cover blocks 2 and half length blocks 3.

The ends 19 of the front and rear walls are considerably thicker than the portions of the walls between the webs 13, which adds needed strength to the ends to protect them against cracking during transport. The middle portions of the walls 11, 12 are not as susceptible to breakage, since they form a rigid box channel with the transverse webs 13. Moreover, as can be seen most clearly in Figures 1 and 5, the beads 17 and grooves 18 may be formed in the thickened portions of the walls. The bead or groove will not in that case extend the full height of the front and rear walls, as thickened portion of the front and rear walls terminates before the bottom edge of the front and rear walls, as can be seen in Figure 3, to provide a lower profile 41 to inter-fit with the upper profile ridge 42 of the block, as will be discussed below.

Referring now to Figures 6, 7 and 8, the present invention provides a corner block 2 that is provided with front 21, rear 22 walls connected together by inner and outer transverse webs 231, 232. Inner transverse web 231 may be eliminated entirely, if desired, to improve the water resistance of walls constructed with the blocks of the present invention. That is, eliminating web 231 will permit concrete or grout poured into a wall constructed with the blocks of the present invention to flow more freely, so that a continuous concrete core is formed around the corners of such a wall.

The front and rear walls 21, 22 are also connected together, at one end, by a planar end wall 24.
The other ends 29 of the front and rear walls 21, 22 of corner block 2 are thickened similar to the ends of front and rear walls 11, 12 of the stretcher block, and also have coplanar end surfaces 25, 26. The corners 16 of the corner block are beveled in a manner similar to the stretcher block 1. Accordingly, corner 2 and stretcher 1 blocks can be aligned end to end in a straight line.
Moreover, the end surfaces 25, 26 of walls 21, 22 of the corner blocks 2 are provided with beads 17 and grooves 18 in a manner similar to stretcher block 1.

The front and rear walls 21, 22 of corner block 2 are provided with grooves 28 on their surfaces alignable with beads 17 of a stretcher or corner block. The grooves 28 are also provided on the outer surface of end wall 24. Grooves 28 are positioned on the walls 21, 22 such that a stretcher 1 can be butted against a corner block 2 firmly and snugly, to construct a right angle corner.
Grooves 28 are provided on each wall 21, 22 to permit right or left corners being made without special right and left corner blocks. Grooves 28 are provided on end wall to permit stretcher blocks to be aligned with the closed end wall 24 of a corner block 2. This novel feature permits the easy construction of four way corner, or cross-shaped wall structures using the present invention.

The present invention also provides a half-width block 3, as shown in Figures 9-12. Use of this block permits walls to be constructed with vertical non-corner edges, such as in connection with doors and windows.
Half-width blocks are provided with four equal length sides three of which are provided with vertical grooves 32 spaced from the beveled corners 33. Grooves 32 are alignable with the beads 17 on the ends of the stretcher 1 or corner blocks. The fourth side is an open end, shaped like the end of a stretcher block, with a bead on one side and a groove at the other. Accordingly, a half width block can be used to abut the open end of a stretcher or a corner block, using the open end of the block, or one of the three other sides. The so-called open-end can also be used to abut the closed end of a corner block, depending on the overall layout desired.

It will be observed that because the ends 14, 15 of the front and rear walls of the stretcher 1 are coplanar (as are the ends 25, 26 of the front and rear panels of a corner block 2), then aligning a course of stretchers is simplified, as is making a corner square.

The top and bottom surfaces of the blocks are also profiled to interfit with each other, as can be seen most clearly from Figures 3, 4 and 11. On the stretcher, ridges 42 extend upwardly from the adjacent top edges of the inner face of the front and rear walls 11 and 12. The ridges 42 are beveled inwardly slightly on their outer edges, to fit within the beveled inner face at the lower edge of the front and rear walls 11 and 12. The ridges 42 are not prominent in the area between the transverse webs of the block, nor are they present around the hollow vertical core at the closed end of the corner block, except at the edge thereof. The reason for the ridges is to facilitate accurate vertical alignment of blocks in a wall. As can be seen from Figures 5, 8 and 12, ridges 42 extend at a shallow angle along the upper surface of webs 13/231/232. This helps to support the outer portion of each ridge 42 against accidental breakage.

It will also be understood that after a wall or other structure is built using the blocks of the present invention, the wall should the be filled with concrete or grout, so as to create a continuous concrete wall, with no cracks or seams extending therethrough. It if becomes necessary to lay the blocks in such a way that a seam extending through a wall is created, then durable caulk, or mortar should be applied to the entire inner surface of such a crack or seam, to ensure the wall is water resistant to the maximum extent. It will also be noted in this regard that shallow channels are formed in the top and bottom of transverse webs, to permit the flow of concrete from one hollow core to the next. Moreover, it will be noted that the transverse webs are provided with downwardly depending legs 44. These legs do not have a structural function, but rather are an artifact of the molding process, and are provided to present the web from collapsing before curing.

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1. A concrete block for construction, said block having a front wall and a rear wall, said front and rear walls being spaced apart by a pair of transverse webs, each of said front and rear walls comprising a middle portion and a pair of end portions, wherein said end portions have a uniform thickness that is greater than the thickness of said middle portion; said middle portions have a thickness about the same as said webs, thereby defining, with said webs, a vertically extending box channel; each said end terminates in a flat surface perpendicular to said front and rear walls; said flat surfaces on each respective end of said front and rear walls are coplanar; each said flat surface on each end of a said front and rear wall are provided with a vertically extending, integrally formed bead or groove, each said groove being dimensioned to fit with a said bead;
there being a bead and a groove at each end of a said block, and a bead and a groove at each end of a said wall; and wherein the bottom of each said block is profiled to fit with the top of a said block to align stacked blocks vertically, the top surface of each said block being provided with a pair of spaced apart ridges, each said ridge being an upward extension of a front or rear wall respectively, said ridges having upper surfaces that are downwardly inclined at a shallow angel toward the interior of the block.
2. A block as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said ridge extends to the inner surface of a said front or rear wall, and in the area of said web, along the upper surface thereof.
3. A block as claimed in claim 2, wherein, in the middle of each web, said ridges are separated by a notch.
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