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US1544478A
US1544478A US700054A US70005424A US1544478A US 1544478 A US1544478 A US 1544478A US 700054 A US700054 A US 700054A US 70005424 A US70005424 A US 70005424A US 1544478 A US1544478 A US 1544478A
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    • E04C1/00—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
    • E04C1/40—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings built-up from parts of different materials, e.g. composed of layers of different materials or stones with filling material or with insulating inserts
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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
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  • This invention relates to improvements in building blocks and has particular reference to a reinforced concrete block.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an improved block of simple and ractical construction in which is embedde a reinforcing element so formed and arranged as to impart maximum strength and durability to the block.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the block constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the reinforcing element embedded therein;
  • Figure 2 is a section substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.
  • the body 3 of the block which is of substantiall rectangular formation is made of a suitab e mixture of sand and cement and provided in each end thereof with a groove 4 which combines with the groove of the adjacent blocks to form an air space in a wall constructed of said blocks.
  • the face 5 of the block is made of a mixture referabl of cement and waterproof material and is ormed with portions 6 and 7 which project beyond the top and one end, respectively, of the body of the block.
  • the face 5 terminates short of said end and bottom so that when the blocks are assembled to form a wall the portion 6 of one block will overla the bottom edge of a superimposed bloc While the portion 7 will overlap that end portion of t e next adjacent block in the same horizontal plane which rojects beyond the end of the face 5 of the atter block.
  • a substantially U-shaped reinforcing element 8 inthe form of a rod is embedded in the block.
  • the intermediate portion of said element is embedded-in the block at a point adjacent the upper surface of the body portion thereof and extends longitudinally of the front face of the block.
  • the portions 9 and 10 combining to form the intermediate'section of the element are arranged in a plane parallel to the top and bottom of the block and the effective width of said intermediate section is such that parts of the portions 9 and 10 will be projected into the rear of the face 5 and beyond the line defining the front of the body 4 of the block, so that said intermediate section will not only aid in reinforcing the body but also the front face 5.
  • the end sections of the reinforcing element are formed by bending the rod so that said sections will extend from the front of the body to the back thereof and diagonally downward between opposed corners of the end of the block. In thus bending the end sections the relation of the portions 9 and 10 thereof with respect to each other is maintained so that the plane of said ends will be coincident orparallel to a plane through an end of the block extending between said opposed corners, as shown in Figure 2.
  • a reinforced building block including a body having a face, and a reinforcing element embedded in said block and having a section thereof extending longitudinally of the block adjacent the top thereof and other sections extending diagonally between opposed corners of the ends of said body.
  • a reinforced building block including a body having a face, and a reinforcin' element embedded in said block and having a section thereof extending longitudinally of the block adjacent the top thereofand other sections extending diagonally between 0 posed corners of the ends of said body, t e first-named section of thereinforcing element having portions thereof embedded in the body of the block and other portions embedded in the face thereof.
  • a reinforced building block including a body having a face. and a reinforcing element embedded in said block and formed of a single length of rod bent to provide a series of angnlarly arranged portions and also bent to provide a plurality of sections, one of the sections being embedded in the block adjacent the upper portion of the face thereof and the other sections extending from the first-named section diagonally between opposed corners of the ends of the block, the plane of the first-named section being parallel to the top and bottom of the block, while the planes of the other sections are parallel to a plane through an end of the block extending between opposed corners thereof.
  • a reinforced building block including a body, a face for said body having certain edges projecting beyond adjacent edges of said body and other edges terminating short oi. adjacent edges of the body, and a reinforcing element embedded in said block and having an intermediate section arranged longitudinally of the top of the block and provided with portions parts of which are embedded in the body and other parts in said face, said reinforcing element also including end sections which extend diagonally downward from said intermediate section and across the ends of said body.

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June 30, 1925. 1,544,478
M. D. PAYNE BUILDING BLOCK Filed March 18, 1924 IN VEN TOR Mfl/vmm 0. /WA/f WITNESSES A TTORNE YS Patented June 30, 1925.
UNITED STATES PATENT i cram-E;
Tioallwkom it concern:
, known that I, Manna!) D. PAYNE, a citizen OfflIB United States and a Resident of Newark, in theieannty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and lmpnovedfilo dnbf which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.
This invention relates to improvements in building blocks and has particular reference to a reinforced concrete block.
An object of the invention is to provide an improved block of simple and ractical construction in which is embedde a reinforcing element so formed and arranged as to impart maximum strength and durability to the block.
The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.
In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the block constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the reinforcing element embedded therein; and
Figure 2 is a section substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1. I
The body 3 of the block which is of substantiall rectangular formation is made of a suitab e mixture of sand and cement and provided in each end thereof with a groove 4 which combines with the groove of the adjacent blocks to form an air space in a wall constructed of said blocks. The face 5 of the block is made of a mixture referabl of cement and waterproof material and is ormed with portions 6 and 7 which project beyond the top and one end, respectively, of the body of the block. At the opposite end and also at the bottom of the block the face 5 terminates short of said end and bottom so that when the blocks are assembled to form a wall the portion 6 of one block will overla the bottom edge of a superimposed bloc While the portion 7 will overlap that end portion of t e next adjacent block in the same horizontal plane which rojects beyond the end of the face 5 of the atter block. By this overlapping arrangement the blocks, when combined to form a wall, are so inter-related that a secure joint will be provided which will have considerable effect in excluding moisture.
A substantially U-shaped reinforcing element 8 inthe form of a rod is embedded in the block. This rod is bentto provide a pnadically continlunls series of angularl=y arranged-portions 9 and-1O which combine to increase the effective width of thereinelement The intermediate portion of said element is embedded-in the block at a point adjacent the upper surface of the body portion thereof and extends longitudinally of the front face of the block. The portions 9 and 10 combining to form the intermediate'section of the element are arranged in a plane parallel to the top and bottom of the block and the effective width of said intermediate section is such that parts of the portions 9 and 10 will be projected into the rear of the face 5 and beyond the line defining the front of the body 4 of the block, so that said intermediate section will not only aid in reinforcing the body but also the front face 5. The end sections of the reinforcing element are formed by bending the rod so that said sections will extend from the front of the body to the back thereof and diagonally downward between opposed corners of the end of the block. In thus bending the end sections the relation of the portions 9 and 10 thereof with respect to each other is maintained so that the plane of said ends will be coincident orparallel to a plane through an end of the block extending between said opposed corners, as shown in Figure 2.
What is claimed is:
l. A reinforced building block including a body having a face, and a reinforcing element embedded in said block and having a section thereof extending longitudinally of the block adjacent the top thereof and other sections extending diagonally between opposed corners of the ends of said body.
2. A reinforced building block including a body having a face, and a reinforcin' element embedded in said block and having a section thereof extending longitudinally of the block adjacent the top thereofand other sections extending diagonally between 0 posed corners of the ends of said body, t e first-named section of thereinforcing element having portions thereof embedded in the body of the block and other portions embedded in the face thereof.
3. A reinforced building block including a body having a face. and a reinforcing element embedded in said block and formed of a single length of rod bent to provide a series of angnlarly arranged portions and also bent to provide a plurality of sections, one of the sections being embedded in the block adjacent the upper portion of the face thereof and the other sections extending from the first-named section diagonally between opposed corners of the ends of the block, the plane of the first-named section being parallel to the top and bottom of the block, while the planes of the other sections are parallel to a plane through an end of the block extending between opposed corners thereof.
4. A reinforced building block including a body, a face for said body having certain edges projecting beyond adjacent edges of said body and other edges terminating short oi. adjacent edges of the body, and a reinforcing element embedded in said block and having an intermediate section arranged longitudinally of the top of the block and provided with portions parts of which are embedded in the body and other parts in said face, said reinforcing element also including end sections which extend diagonally downward from said intermediate section and across the ends of said body.
MANFRED D. PAYNE.
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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2658379A (en) * 1947-03-03 1953-11-10 Allen Frank Richard Portable brick wall
US3290849A (en) * 1964-09-02 1966-12-13 Universal Building Products Co Block with spacing legs and facing section
US4608795A (en) * 1982-12-16 1986-09-02 Dynamit Nobel Aktiengesellschaft Facings of inorganic molding compositions for building components
US5120164A (en) * 1991-05-24 1992-06-09 Tony Iacocca Retaining wall and block for constructing the same
USD379523S (en) * 1996-01-10 1997-05-27 Tony Azar Building block for construction or children's toy
US5836129A (en) * 1993-09-01 1998-11-17 Jaecklin; Felix Paul Construction element, in particular supporting or sound insulating construction element capable of being planted, set of construction elements and process for producing the same

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2658379A (en) * 1947-03-03 1953-11-10 Allen Frank Richard Portable brick wall
US3290849A (en) * 1964-09-02 1966-12-13 Universal Building Products Co Block with spacing legs and facing section
US4608795A (en) * 1982-12-16 1986-09-02 Dynamit Nobel Aktiengesellschaft Facings of inorganic molding compositions for building components
US5120164A (en) * 1991-05-24 1992-06-09 Tony Iacocca Retaining wall and block for constructing the same
US5836129A (en) * 1993-09-01 1998-11-17 Jaecklin; Felix Paul Construction element, in particular supporting or sound insulating construction element capable of being planted, set of construction elements and process for producing the same
USD379523S (en) * 1996-01-10 1997-05-27 Tony Azar Building block for construction or children's toy

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