US1093127A - Building-block. - Google Patents

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D. G. HAEGER. BUILDING BLOCK. APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1913.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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m N -Bmis I citizen of; United States,' residing; at -Elgin', in theQcounty. of Kane and-State of Illinois, have .invented-gcertain new and .usefullmproveinents'inI-Bnilding Blocks, of

*whichthe following isi'a specificationr ;This' 'mven tion relates to building blocks, and more particularl'y'to that class of build- 'ing blocks adaptedto form a circular wall,

silo-construction 'and similar iip wall.

'With thi nd other ohjects inview invention consists in the peculiar construc- Ltion of a-building block as will be herein;

after described and more. particularly yed out in the appended claim;

a Referring to the drawings wherein similar reference numeralsuindicate similar parts Wherever used, Fi' re 1 is a horizontal sec-- tion through avva liconiposedofqtheblocksg Fig a perspective view ofthe block;

. itself; Fi 3 is aplanfview of the block;

' Each the blocks-comprises a front face 4 preferably-smooth but which may receive any suitable ornamentation. The two side walls 5-2-5 and the rear face 6 are provided.

A -ivith dovetailed ribs 7," adapted to retain the the same.

inortarwhenthe block isv inposition in thewan. 'The block is provided with intersect-j ing-wvebs 8 ,which define intermediate chant;- bars -9 preferably; open (throughout the en--' length of the .hlock, sons to permit'the;

free passageofairthrough theibloclc. Ad-'- 'jacent the front and rear, faces of the block the side walls 5 are-.curved'in. substantially the form of an" S, the side wall first outwardly and then inwardly, the oppositelv disposed side \vallcurved parallel e In the preferre construction shovvn' the sidewalls-5 are constructed 'torform abulged-out portion '10 ad'acent each face of parallel to the oppositel b l the block. Adjacent the ulged-out portion upon each side Wallis anjinwardly curved "portion 11, the; icnrve of said inwardly -with'and curved ortion' correspond p ulg' gid-out portion I passages 9 -tvilLbe formed with pecnliar outlines, thesaid passages being straight upon their inner edges at the intersection'of the webs 8 and curved at their outer edges formed" by thefend-walls- 5. This construe- -tion.all 0w's of lar er air'spaces within the blocks. Uponeach of the side walls 5 and thereof is, formed a. groove 12. This oove is adapted to receive a tie rod hereinafter described. The outer surface of the block than'the inner or groove-surface, which construction gives "t particularly adapted to be placed.-

Whenit is desired to form a circular wall eachblock to be disposed at an angle. The

each angle a certain part of thecircumference of. a circle. .Thus the, blocks will adapt themselves'to the circularwalls After one layerfof theblocks is in'positio'n a' me'tal tie rod is placed in-the recess: 12'.and tightly fastened therein by means of a turn buckle placed -in peated.--

- I am aware that considerable variation is position andf the operation refro n the spirit ofnix-invention, and; I- do herent in the: structure shown; described Havingfthus described iiiyinvention {What .te'rs Patentis:

. curved vertically disposed;

upon'th'e' Widercentral web at the .center' \i'hen'in the position shown in'Fig. l isfwid'er- I e block a slight wedgeshape in order that it':will;better-conform to the curvature'ofthe wall in which it is the blocks are placed so .that the bulged, out vportions lOQof one block fit into the' inwardly curved portionsljof another block, as shofvn in Fig. 1; Thet'ape'rof-the block', from face to facecauses thQfront'faces' of 16 of the usual'type. The next layer is then P i le; in the details ofconstruct-ion hereinshmvn d b w thout departing;

not intend. to limitn yselfthereto, except as pointed out in thegfoll oyving claim in which it'is my ntention .toclaim all the-noveltyfin-f,

,A, relatively fiat hollow :tbuildin'g ..having;'substantially square inner and onter faces adapted to stand ou -edge in circular-41 5; wall construction fand having'tf-{reversely. X

taper'of the'block is so'regulated as to make as broadlyas-the state ofrthe permit.-

-'outer surface offthe hlock"b'eing widerthafi 1 of the ogposite side we Due to the vcurvthe inner surface, intersecting interior walls i lbf t e sidewalls of the blocks the air connecting the inside and outside walls and also the two side Walls, curved grooves i n In testimony whereof I'affix-mysignature the topand bottom surfzces of one inte' in presence of two witnesses.

sectin wall in w lich rein orcin or tie re s..- w

are adapted to be embedded and t he' connect: 7 DAVID HAEGLR' .5 ing and innerfaces of said block being pro- Witnesses:

vided with grooves to retain mortar when Lflil'f JANE I'IEALD,

positioned in the wall. Jess-G. SPILLARD.

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