GB2443630A - A method of building and a plate for buiding use - Google Patents

A method of building and a plate for buiding use Download PDF

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GB2443630A
GB2443630A GB0622421A GB0622421A GB2443630A GB 2443630 A GB2443630 A GB 2443630A GB 0622421 A GB0622421 A GB 0622421A GB 0622421 A GB0622421 A GB 0622421A GB 2443630 A GB2443630 A GB 2443630A
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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
    • E04B2/14—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element
    • E04B2/16—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position
    • E04B2/18—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
    • 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
    • E04B2002/0215—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections with separate protrusions
    • E04B2002/0217—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections with separate protrusions of prismatic shape

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Abstract

A method of building includes obtaining a floor plate 101 having a plurality of connectors 103, 104, 105, 106 for receiving a hollow brick to an upper surface. The floor plate 101 is fixed to a floor surface, preferably by a plurality of fasteners which are located through pre-defined holes. Hollow bricks are then connected to the connectors 103, 104, 105, 106 of the floor plate 101. A step of locating a top panel on one or more bricks may be included. The floor plate 101 may have means for receiving an alignment device and is preferably formed of a plastics material.

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A Method Of Building And A Plate For Building Use
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method of building using a floor plate and to a plate for fixing to a floor surface when building a wall.
Background of the Invention
The use of a hollow plastics building block for building structures has been suggested, for example, in British patent application publication GB 2 420 354 A.
Brief Summary of the Invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of building, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a floor plate having a plurality of connectors for receiving a hollow brick to an upper surface;(b) fixing the floor plate to a floor surface; and(c) connecting a hollow brick to one of said connectors.
The term floor surface" is herein defined as a substantially horizontal surface, suitable for supporting a person, and includes all surfaces commonly used in the construction industry, such as concrete, wooden flooring, etc. According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a plate for fixing to a floor surface when building a wall, said plate comprising: a plurality of connectors on an upper surface for receiving a hollow brick to an upper surface, and a plurality of holes in said upper surface configured to receive a fastener for fastening said plate to a floor surface.
Brief Description of the Several Views of the Drawings Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 show respectively floor plate 101 in a top view, a side view, a bottom view and a perspective view; Figure 5 shows a connecting device; Figures 6 and 7 show respectively in cross-section and in a bottom perspective view a hollow brick 601 for use with the floor plate 101; Figures 8, 9 and 10 illustrate the process of building a structure using the floor plate 101; Figure 11 shows a top panel 1101 used to provide a cover for the top of a wall built from the bricks 601; Figure 12 shows a part of a building structure 1201; and Figure 13 shows a cross-section through a brick 601 located on a floor plate 101.
Description of the Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention Figures 1,2, 3and4 A floor plate 101 is shown: in a top view in Figure 1; in a side view in Figure 2; in a bottom view in Figure 3; and a perspective view in Figure 4.
The floor plate 101 is rectangular in form, when viewed from above, and has two opposing short edges that are four times shorter than two opposing long edges. The floor plate 101 has an upper surface 102 from which extend four connectors 103, 104, 105 and 106. Each connector is in the form of a protrusion extending from the upper surface 102, and in the present embodiment the protrusions have a Continuous outer wall. However, other forms are envisaged which have an outer wall configured to mate with a hollow brick, such as that described below with reference to Figures 6 and 7.
Four holes 107 are defined in the upper surface 102 of the plate 101, such that in use a fastener maybe located within the hole for fixing the floor plate to a floor surface. The holes are arranged centrally within a connector, and in the present embodiment the holes are through-holes or apertures such that a fastener such as a screw may be manually located within the hole. However, in other embodiments the holes may have a bottom but define a thin part of the floor plate that may easily be broken through with a fastener.
The connectors 103 to 106 have a hollow structure to minimise the material content of the floor plate. However, for the purposes of providing the floor plate with strength and rigidity, the holes 106 are surrounded by a thicker portion 108 of the plate 101, and the thicker portions 108 are connected to the outer wall of the connectors by webs 109.
A groove 110 is formed in the upper surface of the floor plate, around each connector 103 to 106. Each groove 110 is surrounded by a ridge 111, and a gap 112 in the ridges at one edge of the floor plate is provided for drainage.
Consequently, when used in a wall of a building structure that is exposed to water, the floor plate allows water received from bricks located above to flow around the grooves and drain to one side of the wall. For example, where the wall is an external wall, the grooves allow water to drain to the exterior of the building.
The bottom surface 113 of the floor plate is generally flat but is provided with a number of recessed areas 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119. The recessed areas have a substantially flat bottom surface and break through an edge of the bottom surface. The side walls of the recessed areas diverge as they extend away from the edge of the bottom surface such that an alignment device may be retained within. (The alignment device is described below with respect to Figure 5.) The recessed areas 114 and 115 break through a respective one of the short edges of the floor plate 101. They are arranged in the middle of the short edges, so that two floor plates may be accurately aligned end to end by connecting the floor plates with an alignment device located in respective recessed areas at the ends of the floor plates.
The recessed areas 116 to 119 are arranged along one of the long edges of the floor plate and aligned with the centres of a respective connector 103 to 106. Consequently, two floor plates 101 may be accurately aligned, when at right angles to each other, by locating an alignment device in an end recessed area 114 or 115, and a side recessed area 116 to 119. An example of this is shown in Figures 8 and 9.
In the present embodiment the floor panel 101 is formed by injection moulding high density polyethylene (HDPE), but other plastics materials providing sufficient strength, toughness and rigidity for a building structure may be employed.
It should be noted that although the present embodiment of the floor plate has four connectors, in other embodiments the numbers of connectors differs from four to allow for greater variability in the dimensions of structures.
Figure 5 A connecting device 501 is shown in Figure 5. The connecting device is a flat laminar solid object. The device 501 has a butterfly shape, with each of a pair of wings 502, 503 being configured to be a push fit within a recessed area 114 to 119 of the floor plate 101.
Figures 6 and 7 A hollow brick 601 for use with the floor plate 101 is shown in cross-section in Figure 6 and in a bottom perspective view in Figure 7.
The block is the same shape as a brick described in the co-pending British patent application published as GB 2 420 354 A. The difference of the brick 601 is that it is formed of HDPE, like the floor plate 101.
The brick 601 has two opposite long rectangular sides 602 joined by a pair of short rectangular sides 603, and has the general form and size of a conventional British house brick. For the purposes of strength and rigidity an internal wall 604 extends between the two long sides midway between the two short sides.
A bottom wall 604 extends between the four side walls 602 and 603, and a pair of connecting tubes 605 and 606 extend from the bottom wall 604 and up past the top edges of the side walls 602 and 603 to an upper end 607. The connecting tubes 605 and 606 are identical in shape and each has an outer shoulder 608 formed towards its upper end 607, and an internal shoulder 609 formed similarly near to the bottom wall 604. Consequently, an end portion 610 of the connecting tubes 605 and 606 is configured to be a good fit within a lower portion 611 of a connecting tube of a similarly formed brick. Thus, bricks 601 can be connected to one another in arrangements that mimic those used with conventional house bricks.
The connectors 103 to 106 of the floor plate 101 are formed with a similar outer profile to that of the end portions 610, and therefore the lower portions 611 of the connecting tubes of the brick 601 are also configured to connect with the connectors 103 to 106.
Surrounding the connecting tubes 605 and 606, the bottom wall 604 is provided with a series of spaced drainage ducts 612. The drainage ducts provide passages from the spaces 614 between the outsides of the connecting tubes 605 and 606 and the side walls 602, 603, 604, to the outside underneath of the brick.
Thus, in use, water that manages to enter into brickwork formed from bricks 601 drains through the spaces 614 and ducts 612 to the brick or floor plate below.
Figures 8, 9 and 10 The process of building a structure using the floor plate 101 is illustrated in Figures 8, 9 and 10.
When building a building structure, a number of floor plates are first fixed to the floor surface on which the structure is to be erected. Thus, in the case of a shed, garage, conservatory, garden wall, etc., the floor plates may be fixed to a pre-prepared concrete base, or in the case of an internal wall, the floor plates may be fixed to internal wooden or concrete flooring, etc. As.indicated in Figure 8, before attaching the first floor plate lOlA to the floor surface, one or more alignment devices 501 are located in the required recessed area of the floor plate.
The first floor plate lOlA is then fixed to the floor surface using fasteners 801. The fasteners may be washered drive pins as in the present embodiment, applied by a gun, such as those produced by Hilti. Alternatively, the fasteners may be of a type, such as screws, raw-bolts, etc., that requires pre-drilling of the floor surface.
A second floor plate 1018 is then selected, and, if another floor plate is to be joined to it, a further alignment device is attached as appropriate. The floor plate 1O1B is then attached to the alignment device 501 using the required recessed area. of the second floor plate. Thus, the second floor plate is accurately aligned with the first floor plate before it is fixed to the floor surface using fasteners. Other floor plates are then joined and fixed to the floor surface in a similar way.
Once all floor plates have been laid down and fixed to the floor surface, bricks 601 are then connected to the floor plates as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 11 A top panel 1101 used to provide a cover for the top of a wall built from the bricks 601 is shown in Figure 11. The top panel has a rectangular form similar to that of the floor plate 101. However, it has a box-like shape, having four side walls 1102 and a top wall 1103. Extending from the top wall are four connecting cups 1104 configured to be a good fit over the end portion of the connecting tubes 605 and 606 of the brick 601.
The top panel 1101, like the floor plate and bricks is moulded in a single piece from HDPE.
Figure 12 A part of a building structure 1201 is shown in Figure 12. The building structure 1201 comprises a wall built of three courses of hollow bricks 601 on floor plates 101. For illustrative purposes, a single top panel 1101 is shown located on top of the third layer of bricks, but is will be understood that in practice the whole top layer of bricks will be covered by a number of top panels.
The top wall 1103 of the top panel 1101 is a continuous surface in that it has no through-holes, and is water-proof. Furthermore, the side walls 1102 of the top panel 1101 are configured to butt up against the top edges of the bricks 601 when fitted, and therefore the top panel tends to prevent water entering into the top of the bricks.
Figure 13 A cross-section through a brick 601 located on a floor plate 101 is shown in Figure 13. As may be seen, when the brick is fitted to a floor plate the groove in the floor plate provides a gap 1301. Consequently, water passing through the space 614 and the ducts 612 in the brick 601 is able to flow through the gap 1301.

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  1. Claims 1. A method of building, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining
    a floor plate having a plurality of connectors for receiving a hollow brick to an upper surface; (b) fixing the floor plate to a floor surface; and (c) connecting a hollow brick to one of said connectors.
  2. 2. A method of building according to claim 1, wherein said floor plate is fixed to the floor by a plurality of fasteners.
  3. 3. A method of building according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said fasteners are located through pre-defined holes in said floor plate.
  4. 4. A method of building according to claim 3, wherein each of said holes is located within one of said connectors.
  5. 5. A method of building according to claim 3 or claim 4, wherein said holes are apertures through said floor plate.
  6. 6. A method of building according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein said floor plate has means for receiving an alignment device, and said method comprises the steps of: locating an alignment device on said floor plate before fixing to the floor surface; and locating a second floor plate on said alignment device, such that the relative position of said floor plates is fixed, before fixing said second floor plate to said floor surface.
  7. 7. A method of building according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of floor plates are fixed to the floor surface, and a plurality of bricks are built into a wall above said floor plates.
  8. 8. A method of building according to claim 6, including the step of locating a top panel on one or more of said bricks, wherein said top panel has a Continuous and water-proof upper surface.
  9. 9. A method of building according to any of claims I to 7, wherein said hollow brick has a channel for directing water flow downward, and said floor plate has a groove for directing water to one of its edges.
  10. 10. A method of building according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein said floor plate is formed of a plastics material.
  11. 11. A plate for fixing to a floor surface when building a wall, said plate comprising: a plurality of connectors on an upper surface for receiving a hollow brick to an upper surface, a plurality of holes in said upper surface configured to receive a fastener for fastening said plate to a floor surface.
  12. 12. A plate according to claim 11, wherein each of said holes is located within one of said connectors.
  13. 13. A plate according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein said holes comprise of apertures through the plate.
  14. 14. A plate according to any of claims 11 to 13, wherein said plate has a bottom surface configured to be located against a floor surface during use, and recessed areas of the bottom surface adjacent to its edge for receiving an alignment device.
  15. 15. A plate according to any of claims 11 to 14, wherein the upper surface of said plate defines a groove for directing water to one of its edges.
  16. 16. A plate according to any of claims 11 to 15, wherein said groove extends around one of said connectors.
  17. 17. A plate according to any of claims 11 to 16, wherein said connector is in the form of a protrusion extending from said upper surface of said plate.
  18. 18. A plate according to any one of claims 11 to 17, in combination with a hollow brick having a connector configured to mate with a connector on said plate.
  19. 19. A kit of parts comprising a plurality of plates in accordance with the plate of any one of claims 11 to 17, and a plurality of hollow bricks configured to connect to said plates and with each other.
  20. 20. A kit of parts according to claim 19, further comprising a plurality of top panels configured to connect with one or more of said bricks, wherein said top panel has a Continuous and water-proof upper surface.
  21. 21. A building structure comprising: a plate according to any one of claims 11 to 17, said plate being fixed to a floor surface; and a plurality of bricks built upwards from said plate to form a wall.
  22. 22. A building structure according to claim 21 in which a top panel is connected with one or more of said bricks, and wherein said top panel has a continuous and water-proof upper surface.
  23. 23. A method of building substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying Figures.
  24. 24. A plate for fixing to a floor surface substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying Figures.
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