US20060005500A1 - Mortar less brick wall construction - Google Patents
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- E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
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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
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Abstract
A method for constructing a brick veneer wall without the use of mortar between the bricks is disclosed. The method is particularly adapted for use with bricks fabricated from andestic tuff material.
Description
- The present invention is directed to a method of construction. In particular, the method is directed to the construction of a veneer brick wall that is constructed without the use of mortar between the bricks.
- Normally, veneer brick walls are constructed in front of structural walls. In the available prior veneer walls, the bricks forming the walls are fabricated into a wall by the use of mortar between the bricks. This type of construction suffers from several defects including the eventual deterioration of the mortar between the bricks which results in the deterioration of the structural integrity of the wall. In addition, there are certain geographic locations where the availability of raw material needed for the fabrication of conventional brick material is severely limited. At such locations, it is expensive to construct a brick wall which would require costs associated with transporting the bricks over a long distance.
- The present invention is directed to use of a particular type of brick that is fabricated from a raw material prevalent in certain areas of the world. The bricks fabricated from this material are particularly appropriate for use in the method of the present invention.
- The present invention is directed to a method for constructing a mortar less veneer brick wall comprising a plurality of rows of bricks comprising the steps of fabricating a plurality of bricks that are generally rectangular in shape with a top surface, a bottom surface and four side surfaces with each brick comprising an integral means on the top surface and bottom surface for connecting the plurality of bricks into the veneer brick wall; forming some of the plurality of bricks into a first row of the veneer brick wall by placing the bricks together at adjoining side surfaces; forming a second row of the veneer brick wall on top of the first row by placing the bricks together at adjoining side surfaces and connecting the second row to the first row by the integral means; and repeating the prior step for each of the remaining plurality of rows forming the veneer brick wall.
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FIG. 1 shows a front view of a wall constructed according to the present invention. -
FIGS. 2A, 2B , and 2C illustrated one embodiment of bricks used in a method of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a cross-section of a veneer brick wall fabricated according to a method of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a plan view of another embodiment of bricks used in a method of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a cross-section of an alternate embodiment of a veneer brick wall fabricated according to the method of a present invention. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-section of an alternate embodiment of a veneer brick wall fabricated according to the method of a present invention. -
FIG. 7 is a plan view of another embodiment of bricks used in the method of a present invention. - The present invention will now be described in terms of the presently preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that many obvious modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
- The present invention is directed to a method of construction of a veneer brick wall without using mortar between the bricks. Although the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby, a type of raw material can be used for the bricks that is particularly appropriate for use in connection with the method of the present invention. The raw material is a grayish white rock known as andesitic tuff. The material is available from Mount Ararat which is located near the borders of Turkey, Iran and Russia. The countries located near to Mount Ararat suffer from lack of the raw materials needed to fabricate the type of bricks normally used in veneer walls.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of aveneer wall 10 fabricated according to the method of the present invention. A plurality ofbricks 12 are generally aligned in a staggered fashion into a plurality ofrows 14. The plurality ofbricks 12 utilized in theveneer wall 10 are illustrated inFIGS. 2A, 2B , and 2C. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , each of thebricks 12 is generally rectangular in shape and comprises atop surface 16, aside surface 18 and abottom surface 20. Thetop surface 16 comprises a projection ofrectangular cross-section 21 protruding from thetop surface 16 and extending the length of thebrick 12. Thetop surface 16 further comprisesbevels 22 located at the intersection of thetop surface 16 andside surfaces 18. Thebottom surface 20 comprises a slot ofrectangular cross-section 24 extending along the length of thebrick 12 that is adapted to receive theprojection 21 on an adjoining brick. Thebottom surface 20 further comprisesbevels 26 located at the intersection of thebottom surface 20 and theside surfaces 18. - A cross section of the veneer wall is illustrated in
FIG. 3 . As can be seen fromFIG. 3 , the plurality ofbricks 12 are stacked in rows one on top of the other to form the veneer wall. The rows ofbricks 12 are aligned by fitting theprojections 21 of one row into theslots 24 in thebricks 12 in the next adjoining row. In this manner, theveneer wall 10 is constructed without the use of mortar.FIG. 3 also illustrates the attachment of theveneer wall 12 to the structure of the building. This attachment is achieved through conventional construction techniques. - An alternative embodiment of the veneer wall is illustrated in
FIGS. 4 and 5 . In this embodiment, shown inFIG. 4 , thebricks 26 are generally rectangular in shape withbevels 28 at each of its four comers. Thebricks 26 further compriserectangular slots 30 on the top and bottom surface that both extend along the length of thebrick 26. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 5 , a plurality of galvanizedbars 32 are utilized. Each of the plurality of galvanizedbars 32 are adapted to be received in theslots 30. The wall 25 inFIG. 4 is constructed by laying the bottom row ofbricks 26 end to end with theslots 30 of eachbrick 26 of the row being longitudinally aligned to form a long slot in the row of bricks. One of the plurality of galvanizedbars 32 is then placed into theslots 30 on the top surface of thebricks 26. The next row ofbricks 26 is then placed on top of the first row. Theslots 30 on the bottom of the second row ofbricks 26 will fit over the top of the plurality of galvanizedbars 32. The process will then be repeated for each succeeding row until the veneer wall 25 is constructed. - A second alternate embodiment is illustrated in
FIG. 6 . In this embodiment, thebricks 34 comprising theveneer wall 36 are similar to thebricks 26 in theFIG. 4 embodiment. However, the slots 38 on the top and bottom of thebricks 34 are semi-circular in cross-section. In addition, galvanizedpipe 40 rather than a square bar is used between thebricks 34. Thewall 36 is constructed by the same method as the wall in theFIG. 4 embodiment. - A third alternate embodiment of the veneer wall can be constructed by use of the
bricks 42 illustrated inFIG. 6 . Thebricks 42 inFIG. 6 are generally rectangular with beveled corners similar to the bricks in the prior embodiments. Thebricks 42 comprise a plurality ofcircular slots 44 perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bricks and twosemi-circular slots 46 at the ends of bricks. These bricks 48 would be constructed into a veneer wall without mortar between the bricks. However, thebricks 42 would be placed in such a manner that theslots bricks 42 together and thereby create the wall structure. - Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the foregoing description merely illustrates an embodiment of the present invention and many modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.
Claims (7)
1) A method for constructing a mortar less veneer brick wall comprising a plurality of rows of bricks comprising the steps of:
a) Fabricating a plurality of bricks that are generally rectangular in shape with a top surface, a bottom surface and four side surfaces with each brick comprising an integral means on the top surface and bottom surface for connecting the plurality of bricks into the veneer brick wall;
b) Forming some of the plurality of bricks into a first row of the veneer brick wall by placing the bricks together at adjoining side surfaces;
c) Forming a second row of the veneer brick wall on top of the first row by placing the bricks together at adjoining side surfaces and connecting the second row to the first row by the integral means; and
d) Repeating step c for each of the remaining plurality of rows forming the veneer brick wall.
2) The method of claim 1 wherein the integral means comprises a rectangular projection on the top surface of each of the plurality of bricks and a rectangular slot on the bottom surface of each of the plurality of bricks wherein the rectangular slots of the bricks comprising a particular row are adapted to receive the rectangular projections from the row of bricks placed beneath the particular row.
3) The method of claim 1 wherein the bricks are fabricated from andestic tuff material.
4) The method of claim 1 wherein the integral means comprises a rectangular longitudinal slot in the top surface and bottom surface of each of the plurality of bricks and each of the plurality of rows of bricks is formed by aligning the rectangular longitudinal slots on each brick forming the row to form a long slot and each of the plurality of rows is connected to its adjoining row by providing a galvanized bar in the long slot.
5) The method of claim 1 wherein the integral means comprises a semi-circular longitudinal slot in the top surface and bottom surface of each of the plurality of bricks and each of the plurality of bricks is formed by aligning the semi-circular longitudinal slots on each brick forming the row to form a long slot and each of the plurality of rows is connected to its adjoining row by providing a galvanized pipe in the long slot.
6) A method for constructing a veneer brick wall comprising a plurality of rows of bricks comprising the steps of:
a) Fabricating a plurality of bricks that are generally rectangular in shape with a top surface, a bottom surface and four sides with each brick comprising a plurality of circular and semi-circular slots through the brick wherein the circular and semi-circular slots are aligned generally perpendicular to its top and bottom surfaces;
b) Forming some of the plurality of bricks into a first row of the veneer brick wall by placing the bricks together at adjoining side surfaces;
c) Forming a second row of the veneer brick wall on top of the first row by placing the bricks together at adjoining side surfaces and aligning the plurality of circular and semi-circular slots in the second row of bricks with the corresponding plurality of circular and semi-circular slots in the first row of bricks;
d) Repeating Step c for each of remaining plurality of rows forming the veneer brick wall; and
e) Pouring mortar into the aligned plurality of circular and semi-circular slots in the rows of bricks forming the veneer brick wall.
7) The method of claim 6 wherein the bricks are fabricated from andestic tuff material.
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