GB2564090A - Construction block and method of use - Google Patents
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- E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
- E04C1/00—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
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- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H9/00—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/02—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements
- E04B1/12—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements the elements consisting of other material
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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
- E04B2/08—Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
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- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H9/00—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
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- F41J11/02—Safety means therefor
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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- 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
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- 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
- E04B2002/0206—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections of rectangular shape
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- 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
Abstract
The block 100 is T-shaped in plan and has one or more projections 130 on a first surface and one or more recesses 140b on a second opposed surface. The projection of one block may be accommodated in the recess of another. The block may have orthogonal stem 110 and cross 120 portions, the length d2 of the stem being the same as the width d1 of the cross portion. The projections may be elongate and arranged in a pattern. The recesses may be two elongate parallel channels. The block may be moulded from granular of fibrous material mixed with a binder. The granular or fibrous material may be recycled vehicle tyres and the binder polyurethane. The block may be of a material that absorbs the impact of a projectile such as a bullet. The block is for forming a wall. Horizontally adjacent blocks may be in alternate orientations. A plurality of the blocks may be interlocked or located together.
Description
Construction Block and Method of Use
The present invention relates to a construction block, and to a method of using such a block in the formation of a structure, and is particularly concerned with a construction block for use in building temporary structures for firearms training, and with a method of such use.
Firearms training is undertaken by certain professionals, such as from the police and military, and is usually conducted using live ammunition in a specially constructed shooting range. When it is required to simulate an urban environment, temporary buildings, or part buildings, are used to mimic residential or commercial premises.
For safety, it is desirable that the temporary buildings are made from material that can absorb the energy of a projectile, such as a bullet. Typically, they are constructed using blocks of cementitious material, such as concrete,
However, previously considered blocks often either to provide sufficient structural integrity, leading to hazardous disintegration of the temporary the the potentially building under else if they straightforward configurations .
are to fail repeated impact of projectiles, sufficiently robust they are dismantle and reassemble in or not new
Embodiments of the present invention aim to provide a construction block, and a method of use thereof, in which the above-mentioned problems are at least partly addressed.
The present invention is defined in the attached independent claims, to which reference should now be made.' Further, preferred features may be found in the sub-claims appended thereto.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a construction block for use in forming a walled structure, the block being generally T-shaped in plan, and having one or more projections on a first surface and one or more recesses on a second surface, substantially opposed to the first surface.
In a preferred arrangement at least some of the projections are shaped and/or dimensioned substantially in accordance with at least some of the recesses, so that in use a projection from one block can be accommodated in a recess of an adjacent block.
Preferably, one of the first and second surfaces is arranged to be an upwardly facing surface in use. The other of the first and second surfaces may be arranged to be a downwardly facing surface in use.
In a preferred arrangement the T-shape block comprises a stem portion and a cross portion, the stem and cross portions being substantially orthogonal.
Preferably, the length of the stem portion is substantially the same as the width of the cross portion.
The one or more projections may comprise elongate projections. Alternatively, or in addition, a plurality of projections may be arranged in a pattern, such as a substantially linear configuration, which corresponds to one or more recesses. In a preferred arrangement the one or more recesses comprise substantially elongate channels .
The second surface may comprise two recesses. The two recesses may comprise substantially parallel channels, which may be of substantially the same width and dimensioned to receive a projection from a first surface of another block in use.
In a preferred arrangement, the block is of moulded material. Preferably, the block is of a moulded granular and/or fibrous material mixed with a binder. The granular material and/or the fibrous material may comprise rubber material and more preferably comprises granular/fibrous rubber material recycled from vehicle tyres. The binder may comprise polyurethane material.
Preferably, the block is of a material that is arranged in use to absorb energy, more preferably substantially all of the energy, from the impact of a projectile, such as a bullet.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a block system tor forming a building structure, the system comprising a plurality of blocks each of which is generally T-shaped in plan, and having one or more projections on a first surface and one or more recesses on a second surface, substantially opposed to the first surface.
The blocks may be in accordance with any statement herein.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of constructing a building, comprising locating together a plurality of blocks, each of which is generally T-shaped in plan, and having one or more projections on a first surface and one or more recesses on a second surface, substantially opposed to the first surface.
The method preferably comprises locating at least one projection of one block within at least one recess of another, adjacent, more preferably vertically adjacent, block.
Preferably the method comprises arranging horizontally adjacent blocks in alternate orientation.
The method may comprise locating together or interlocking a plurality of blocks according to any statement herein.
The invention also includes a structure formed from blocks or in accordance with a block system or method according to any statement herein.
The invention may include any combination of the features or limitations referred to herein, except such a combination of features as are mutually exclusive, or mutually inconsistent.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows in perspective view, from above and one side, a construction block according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 shows the construction block of Figure 1, inverted and from below; and
Figure 3 shows a part of a building constructed from several of the blocks of Figure 1 and 2.
Turning to Figures 1 and 2, these show a construction block, generally at 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The block is generally T-shaped in plan, having a stem portion 110 and a cross portion 120. That is to say that the block has, at least in one orientation/aspect, an outline or footprint that is generally T-shaped. In this example the stem and cross portions are integrally formed. In particular, the T shaped block of this example is a moulded block, comprising granular and fibrous rubber from recycled vehicle tyres, and a polyurethane binder.
The method of moulding may be, for example, a cold-cure moulding, and may be at a typical pressure of 300 tonnes per square metre.
On a first surface 100a of the block is an elongate projection 130, located on the cross portion 120, which extends substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the cross portion 120 indicated by arrow Al. On an opposed surface 100b of the block are two recesses 140a and 140b. Recess 140a is located on the stem portion 110 and recess 140b is located on the cross portion 120. The recesses are in the form of substantially parallel grooves, extending generally parallel to the axis A, and are each dimensioned to accommodate a projection 130.
The length dl of the stem portion 110 and the thickness d2 of the cross portion 120 are substantially the same, so that (as will be described below) when two of the blocks are arranged side by side, in opposite orientation, the edges of the surfaces 100a and 100b fit together.
Turning to Figure 3, this shows a portion of a temporary building constructed using only the blocks 100 of Figures 1 and 2. The blocks 100 have been placed in juxtaposition so that the projection of one block is located in one or other of the recesses 140a or 140b of the vertically adjacent block.
The horizontally adjacent blocks are in alternate orientation, so that the edges formed by the surfaces 100a and 100b are interlocked, whilst the surfaces 100a and 100b themselves remain in the same orientation so that all of the projections face in the same direction and all of the recesses face in a common, opposed direction.
This provides a stable structure that allows for corners to be created neatly and without requiring the cutting of blocks to achieve a bonded appearance of brickwork.
No mortar or adhesive is needed to keep the blocks together as the projections/recesses together with the alternately oriented T-shapes provide all the necessary strength .
Recycled tyre material is plentiful and inexpensive and, when combined with a strong binder, such as polyurethane, provides a block that is able to absorb most of mot all of the energy of a projectile, whilst being robust enough to survive repeated impacts.
Whilst the projections and recesses are described in the above example as being elongate, the skilled person will appreciate that other configurations are possible.
Advantageously, the block does not fragment, shatter or splinter upon being impacted by a projectile such as a bullet, thereby causing a hazard, as would be the case if it was made from a cementitious material, such as concrete.
Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance, it should be understood that the applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features referred to herein, and/or shown in the drawings, whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon.
Claims (23)
1. A construction block for use in forming a walled structure, the block being generally T-shaped in plan, and having one or more projections on a first surface and one or more recesses on a second surface, substantially opposed to the first surface.
2. A construction block according to Claim 1, wherein at least some of the projections are shaped and/or dimensioned substantially in accordance with at least some of the recesses, so that in use a projection from one block can be accommodated in a recess of an adjacent block.
3. A construction block according to Claim 1 or Claim
2, wherein one of the first and second surfaces is arranged to be an upwardly facing surface in use.
4. A construction block according to Claim 3, wherein the other of the first and second surfaces is arranged to be a downwardly facing surface in use.
5. A construction block according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the T-shape block comprises a stem portion and a cross portion, the stem and cross portions being substantially orthogonal.
6. A construction block according to Claim 5, wherein the length of the stem portion is substantially the same as the width of the cross portion.
7. A construction block according preceding claims, wherein the one or to any of the more projections comprise elongate projections.
8. A construction block according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a plurality of projections are arranged in a pattern, such as a substantially linear configuration, which corresponds to one or more recesses.
9. A construction block according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the one or more recesses comprise substantially elongate channels.
10. A construction block according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the second surface comprises two recesses .
11.
A construction block according to
Claim 10, wherein the two recesses comprise substantially parallel channels of substantially the same width and dimensioned to receive a projection from a first surface of another block in use.
12. A construction block according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the block is of moulded material.
13. A construction block according to Claim 12, wherein the block is of a moulded granular and/or fibrous material mixed with a binder.
14. A construction block according to Claim 13, wherein the granular material and/or the fibrous material comprises granular/fibrous rubber material recycled from vehicle tyres.
15. A construction block according to Claim 13 or 14, wherein the binder comprises polyurethane material.
16. A construction block according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the block is of a material that is arranged in use to absorb energy, more preferably substantially all of the energy, from the impact of a projectile, such as a bullet.
17. A block system for forming a building structure, the system comprising a plurality of blocks each of which is generally T-shaped in plan, and having one or more projections on a first surface and one or more recesses on a second surface, substantially opposed to the first surface .
18. A block system according to Claim 17, wherein the blocks are according to any of Claims 1-16.
19. A method of constructing a building, comprising locating together a plurality of blocks, each of which is generally T-shaped in plan, and having one or more projections on a first surface and one or more recesses on a second surface, substantially opposed to the first surface.
20. A method according to Claim 19, the method comprising locating at least one projection of one block
5 within at least one recess of another, adjacent block.
21. A method according to Claim 19 or 20, wherein the method comprises arranging horizontally adjacent blocks in alternate orientation.
22. A method according to any of Claims 19-21, the method comprising locating together or interlocking a plurality of blocks according to any of Claims 1 to 16.
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23. A structure formed from blocks according to any of
Claims 1-16, or in accordance with a block system according to Claim 17 or 18, or in accordance with a method according to any of Clai9ms 19-22.
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