US20070113504A1 - Insulated Concrete Form Blocks - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to poured concrete walls and particularly to forms for poured concrete walls. More particularly, the present disclosure is related to insulated concrete form blocks.
- An insulated concrete form block in accordance with the present disclosure includes front and rear wall portions, left and right end walls extending between the front and rear wall portions, and spacer ribs positioned to extend between the front and rear wall portions in a spaced-apart relation to form apertures for receiving concrete therebetween.
- first and second connector units are positioned to lie on upper and lower surfaces of the front and rear wall portions.
- First connector units are sized and arranged to receive companion second connector units formed on adjacent insulated concrete form blocks to interconnect layers of insulated concrete form blocks being assembled.
- Male and female end connectors are positioned to lie on ends of the front and rear wall portions.
- Female end connectors are sized and arranged to receive companion male end connectors formed on adjacent insulated concrete form blocks to interconnect blocks in an end-to-end relation to one another.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded assembly view of insulated concrete form blocks in accordance with the present disclosure showing an upper and two lower insulated concrete form blocks coming together to form a portion of a wall as shown assembled in FIG. 2 , the lower blocks arranged to be anchored to a foundation and both upper and lower blocks formed to include parallel rows of connector units on a top and a bottom surface of each block to interconnect adjacent upper and lower insulated concrete form blocks, each block includes a pair of male end connectors on each right end and is formed to include a pair of female end connectors in each left end to interconnect adjacent insulated concrete form blocks in an end-to-end relation (as shown in FIGS. 2 - 4 );
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled insulated concrete form blocks of FIG. 1 , with portions broken away, showing the insulated concrete form blocks anchored to the foundation;
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 , showing the assembly of blocks being filled with a curable structural material, for example, like cement;
- FIG. 4 is a is a sectional view of the assembly of insulated concrete form blocks taken along line 4 - 4 of FIG. 3 , with portions broken away, showing the connector units of the upper block mated with the companion connector units of the lower blocks;
- FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the upper insulated concrete form block of FIG. 4 , with portions broken away, showing a front wall portion having a textured surface, upper and lower connector units including male connectors extending away from the upper and lower surfaces of the front wall portion;
- FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the insulated concrete form block of FIG. 5 showing front and rear wall portions, left and right end walls extending between the front and rear wall portions, five spacer ribs extending between the front and rear wall portions and positioned to lie between the first and the second end walls, the apertures formed between the spacer ribs, and the parallel rows of connector units extending along the front and rear wall portions, a first connector unit having a female connector formed between a pair of male connectors extending away from the wall surface to interconnect with a companion series of second connector units formed on an adjacent insulated concrete form block, each second connector unit formed to include a single male connector extending away from the wall surface between a pair of female connectors to be coupled to a companion series of first connector units formed on the adjacent insulated concrete form block to interconnect the upper and lower layers of blocks, the pair of male end connectors extending vertically along and away from the right end wall and the pair of female end connectors extending vertically along the left end wall;
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7 - 7 of FIG. 6 showing upper and lower concave portions of one of the spacer ribs;
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8 - 8 of FIG. 6 showing the spacer ribs, apertures for receiving concrete, and upper and lower connector units;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an insulated concrete form block in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure having seven spacer ribs rather than the five spacer ribs of the insulated concrete form block of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an insulated concrete form block in accordance with still another embodiment of the present disclosure showing a corner form of the insulated concrete form block having a 90-degree turn portion;
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an insulated concrete form block in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure showing the insulated concrete form block having a façade mount coupled to the rear wall portion, the façade mount and the rear wall portion forming a channel therebetween;
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line 12 - 12 of FIG. 11 showing the façade mount supporting bricks (in phantom) extending upwardly from the façade mount.
- An insulated concrete form block 10 includes a front wall portion 12 , a rear wall portion 14 , a left end wall 16 , a right end wall 18 , spacer ribs 20 , male end connectors 22 , female end connectors 24 , and first and second connector units 26 , 28 , as shown, for example, in FIGS. 1-3 .
- a number of insulated concrete form blocks 10 can be assembled, as suggested in FIG. 1 , to form a wall structure as shown in FIG. 2 .
- a user can pour a curable construction material 30 into the insulated concrete form blocks, such as concrete 30 , as suggested in FIGS. 3 and 4 , to form a rigid “skeleton” therewithin.
- front wall portion 12 is positioned to lie in a spaced-apart relation to rear wall portion 14 .
- Left and right end walls 16 , 18 are positioned to lie in a spaced-apart relation to one another and extend between front and rear wall portions 12 , 14 .
- Front and rear wall portions 12 , 14 and left and right end walls 16 , 18 cooperate to define a rectangular-shaped block 10 .
- Spacer ribs 20 extend between front and rear walls 12 , 14 .
- each insulated concrete form block 10 includes five spacer ribs 20 .
- Spacer ribs 20 and end walls 16 , 18 cooperate to define apertures 32 for receiving concrete therein.
- each insulated concrete form block 10 includes six apertures 32 .
- Apertures 32 are configured to receive uncured concrete 30 , as shown best in FIG. 3 .
- uncured concrete 30 is poured into an uppermost layer of insulated concrete form blocks 10 and through gravitational force, the concrete infiltrates throughout the plurality of defined apertures to create a “skeletal” structure therein.
- front wall portion 12 forms an interior-facing wall surface in an assembled structure and includes a surface 34 constructed of a material suitable for presentation as a “finished” wall surface such as, for example, dry wall.
- each front wall portion 12 includes four second connector units 28 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along an upper surface 36 of front wall portion 12 and four first connector units 26 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along a lower surface 42 of front wall portion 12 .
- Each first connector unit 26 includes a single female connector 40 extending between a pair of male connectors 38 being configured to extend away from an associated surface.
- Each second connector unit 28 includes a single male connector 38 extending away from an associated surface between a pair of female connectors 40 .
- first connector units 26 are configured to mate with companion second connector units 28 of adjacent blocks 10 upon assembly of insulated concrete form blocks 10 to build, for example, a wall structure.
- Rear wall portion 14 forms an exterior wall surface (not shown) in the assembled structure shown in FIG. 2 .
- each rear wall portion 14 includes four first connector units 26 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along an upper surface 44 of rear wall portion 14 and four second connector units 28 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along a lower surface 46 of rear wall portion 14 .
- Front and rear wall portions 12 , 14 further include right ends 48 , 50 and left ends 52 , 54 , as shown in FIG. 6 .
- Each right end 48 , 50 is formed to include one male end connector 22 as shown best in FIGS. 1 and 6 .
- the male end connector 22 extends along the length of and away from each right end 48 , 50 .
- male end connectors 22 are positioned to lie in a parallel spaced-apart relation to one another.
- Each left end 52 , 54 is formed to include one female end connector 24 sized and arranged to receive one of the companion male end connectors 22 formed on adjacent insulated concrete form blocks 10 when the blocks 10 are assembled into a wall structure.
- male end connectors 22 and female end connectors 24 allow the user to interconnect adjacent blocks in an end-to-end relationship to one another.
- First connector units 26 and second connector units 28 allow the user to interconnect adjacent layers of insulated concrete form blocks 10 on top of each other.
- male end connectors 22 , female end connectors 24 , first connector units 26 , and second connector units 28 allow the user to interconnect insulated concrete form blocks 10 to form a wall-like structure.
- a first layer 56 of blocks 10 is adapted to be coupled to an anchor 60 between a substructure or foundation 58 to form a base layer 56 . Additional layers are added to base layer 56 as required by the user to construct a desired structure.
- each block 10 includes connecting means to interconnect with another adjacent block.
- illustrative connecting means includes first and second connector units 26 , 28 are positioned to lie on upper and lower surfaces of the front and rear wall portions 12 , 14 .
- First connector units 26 are sized and arranged to receive companion second connector units 28 formed on adjacent insulated concrete form blocks 10 to interconnect layers of insulated concrete form blocks 10 being assembled.
- Male end connectors 22 and female end connectors 24 are positioned to lie on right ends 48 , 50 and left ends 52 , 54 , respectively, of the front and rear wall portions 12 , 14 .
- Female end connectors 24 are sized and arranged to receive companion male end connectors 22 formed on adjacent insulated concrete form blocks 10 to interconnect blocks 10 in an end-to-end relation to one another.
- an insulated concrete form block 110 is provided as shown in FIG. 9 .
- Insulated concrete form block 110 is similar to insulated concrete form block 10 in structure and function, so that the description of similar components of insulated concrete form block 10 applies to insulated concrete form block 110 as well.
- insulated concrete form block 110 includes seven spacer ribs 120 .
- spacer ribs 120 and left and right end walls 16 , 18 cooperate to define eight apertures 132 .
- a corner block 210 is provided, as suggested in FIG. 10 .
- Comer block 210 is similar to insulated concrete form block 10 in structure and function, so that the description of like components of insulated concrete form block 10 applies to corner block 210 as well.
- corner block 210 includes the front wall portion 12 having a first front segment 212 and a second front segment 212 ′ perpendicular to first front segment 212
- the rear wall portion 14 includes a first rear segment 214 parallel to the first front segment 212 and a second rear segment 214 ′ perpendicular to first rear segment 214 and parallel to the second front segment 212 ′ such that second front segment 212 ′ and second rear segment 214 ′ cooperate to define a 90°-turn portion 213 of the corner block 210
- Comer block 210 may be arranged having 90°-turn portions 213 coupled to either end and in either direction to allow the user to create a variety of 90° turns in the wall arrangement.
- an insulated concrete form block 310 is provided as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 .
- Insulated concrete form block 310 includes a façade mount 315 coupled to a rear wall portion 314 .
- Facade mount 315 includes a generally Z-shaped angled wall portion 313 coupled to rear wall portion 314 . Angled wall portion 313 and rear wall portion 314 cooperate to form a U-shaped channel 311 therebetween.
- channel 311 acts as a “weep hole” to aid in the removal of undesired water.
- Façade mount 315 provides the user with a base to mount a facial surface 317 to a formed exterior wall surface such as, for example, masonry brick as suggested in FIG. 12 .
- Insulated concrete form block 310 is used to create the base layer 56 so that the facial surface 317 can be supported while being mounted to the exterior wall surface.
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- This present application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/714,114, filed Sep. 2, 2005, which application is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- The present disclosure relates to poured concrete walls and particularly to forms for poured concrete walls. More particularly, the present disclosure is related to insulated concrete form blocks.
- An insulated concrete form block in accordance with the present disclosure includes front and rear wall portions, left and right end walls extending between the front and rear wall portions, and spacer ribs positioned to extend between the front and rear wall portions in a spaced-apart relation to form apertures for receiving concrete therebetween. In the illustrative embodiments, means is provided on the front and rear wall portions to interconnect adjacent insulated concrete form blocks to form a unitary structure to receive a curable construction material to form a “skeleton” within the assembly of insulated concrete form blocks.
- In illustrative embodiments, first and second connector units are positioned to lie on upper and lower surfaces of the front and rear wall portions. First connector units are sized and arranged to receive companion second connector units formed on adjacent insulated concrete form blocks to interconnect layers of insulated concrete form blocks being assembled. Male and female end connectors are positioned to lie on ends of the front and rear wall portions. Female end connectors are sized and arranged to receive companion male end connectors formed on adjacent insulated concrete form blocks to interconnect blocks in an end-to-end relation to one another.
- Additional features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the disclosure as presently perceived.
- The detailed description particularly refers to the accompanying figures in which:
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FIG. 1 is an exploded assembly view of insulated concrete form blocks in accordance with the present disclosure showing an upper and two lower insulated concrete form blocks coming together to form a portion of a wall as shown assembled inFIG. 2 , the lower blocks arranged to be anchored to a foundation and both upper and lower blocks formed to include parallel rows of connector units on a top and a bottom surface of each block to interconnect adjacent upper and lower insulated concrete form blocks, each block includes a pair of male end connectors on each right end and is formed to include a pair of female end connectors in each left end to interconnect adjacent insulated concrete form blocks in an end-to-end relation (as shown in FIGS. 2-4); -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled insulated concrete form blocks ofFIG. 1 , with portions broken away, showing the insulated concrete form blocks anchored to the foundation; -
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 ofFIG. 2 , showing the assembly of blocks being filled with a curable structural material, for example, like cement; -
FIG. 4 is a is a sectional view of the assembly of insulated concrete form blocks taken along line 4-4 ofFIG. 3 , with portions broken away, showing the connector units of the upper block mated with the companion connector units of the lower blocks; -
FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the upper insulated concrete form block ofFIG. 4 , with portions broken away, showing a front wall portion having a textured surface, upper and lower connector units including male connectors extending away from the upper and lower surfaces of the front wall portion; -
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the insulated concrete form block ofFIG. 5 showing front and rear wall portions, left and right end walls extending between the front and rear wall portions, five spacer ribs extending between the front and rear wall portions and positioned to lie between the first and the second end walls, the apertures formed between the spacer ribs, and the parallel rows of connector units extending along the front and rear wall portions, a first connector unit having a female connector formed between a pair of male connectors extending away from the wall surface to interconnect with a companion series of second connector units formed on an adjacent insulated concrete form block, each second connector unit formed to include a single male connector extending away from the wall surface between a pair of female connectors to be coupled to a companion series of first connector units formed on the adjacent insulated concrete form block to interconnect the upper and lower layers of blocks, the pair of male end connectors extending vertically along and away from the right end wall and the pair of female end connectors extending vertically along the left end wall; -
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 ofFIG. 6 showing upper and lower concave portions of one of the spacer ribs; -
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 ofFIG. 6 showing the spacer ribs, apertures for receiving concrete, and upper and lower connector units; -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an insulated concrete form block in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure having seven spacer ribs rather than the five spacer ribs of the insulated concrete form block ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an insulated concrete form block in accordance with still another embodiment of the present disclosure showing a corner form of the insulated concrete form block having a 90-degree turn portion; -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an insulated concrete form block in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure showing the insulated concrete form block having a façade mount coupled to the rear wall portion, the façade mount and the rear wall portion forming a channel therebetween; and -
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line 12-12 ofFIG. 11 showing the façade mount supporting bricks (in phantom) extending upwardly from the façade mount. - An insulated
concrete form block 10 includes afront wall portion 12, arear wall portion 14, aleft end wall 16, aright end wall 18,spacer ribs 20,male end connectors 22,female end connectors 24, and first andsecond connector units FIGS. 1-3 . A number of insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 can be assembled, as suggested inFIG. 1 , to form a wall structure as shown inFIG. 2 . Once assembled, a user can pour acurable construction material 30 into the insulated concrete form blocks, such asconcrete 30, as suggested inFIGS. 3 and 4 , to form a rigid “skeleton” therewithin. - As shown best in
FIGS. 1 and 6 ,front wall portion 12 is positioned to lie in a spaced-apart relation torear wall portion 14. Left andright end walls rear wall portions rear wall portions right end walls shaped block 10. Spacer ribs 20 extend between front andrear walls concrete form block 10 includes fivespacer ribs 20. Spacer ribs 20 andend walls apertures 32 for receiving concrete therein. - Illustratively, each insulated
concrete form block 10 includes sixapertures 32.Apertures 32 are configured to receiveuncured concrete 30, as shown best inFIG. 3 . When a user has coupled a suitable number of insulated concrete form blocks 10 together to form a desired structure,uncured concrete 30 is poured into an uppermost layer of insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 and through gravitational force, the concrete infiltrates throughout the plurality of defined apertures to create a “skeletal” structure therein. - Referring now to
FIGS. 2 and 6 ,front wall portion 12 forms an interior-facing wall surface in an assembled structure and includes asurface 34 constructed of a material suitable for presentation as a “finished” wall surface such as, for example, dry wall. In the illustrative embodiment, eachfront wall portion 12 includes foursecond connector units 28 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along anupper surface 36 offront wall portion 12 and fourfirst connector units 26 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along alower surface 42 offront wall portion 12. - Each
first connector unit 26 includes a singlefemale connector 40 extending between a pair ofmale connectors 38 being configured to extend away from an associated surface. Eachsecond connector unit 28 includes asingle male connector 38 extending away from an associated surface between a pair offemale connectors 40. As suggested inFIG. 1 ,first connector units 26 are configured to mate with companionsecond connector units 28 ofadjacent blocks 10 upon assembly of insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 to build, for example, a wall structure. -
Rear wall portion 14 forms an exterior wall surface (not shown) in the assembled structure shown inFIG. 2 . In the illustrative embodiment, eachrear wall portion 14 includes fourfirst connector units 26 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along anupper surface 44 ofrear wall portion 14 and foursecond connector units 28 positioned to lie in a spaced-apart end-to-end relation extending along a lower surface 46 ofrear wall portion 14. - Front and
rear wall portions right ends left ends FIG. 6 . Eachright end male end connector 22 as shown best inFIGS. 1 and 6 . Themale end connector 22 extends along the length of and away from eachright end male end connectors 22 are positioned to lie in a parallel spaced-apart relation to one another. Eachleft end female end connector 24 sized and arranged to receive one of the companionmale end connectors 22 formed on adjacent insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 when theblocks 10 are assembled into a wall structure. - Referring now to
FIG. 4 ,male end connectors 22 andfemale end connectors 24 allow the user to interconnect adjacent blocks in an end-to-end relationship to one another.First connector units 26 andsecond connector units 28 allow the user to interconnect adjacent layers of insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 on top of each other. Thus,male end connectors 22,female end connectors 24,first connector units 26, andsecond connector units 28 allow the user to interconnect insulated concrete form blocks 10 to form a wall-like structure. Referring now toFIG. 2 , a first layer 56 ofblocks 10 is adapted to be coupled to ananchor 60 between a substructure orfoundation 58 to form a base layer 56. Additional layers are added to base layer 56 as required by the user to construct a desired structure. - As such, each
block 10 includes connecting means to interconnect with another adjacent block. For example, illustrative connecting means includes first andsecond connector units rear wall portions First connector units 26 are sized and arranged to receive companionsecond connector units 28 formed on adjacent insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 to interconnect layers of insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 being assembled.Male end connectors 22 andfemale end connectors 24 are positioned to lie onright ends left ends rear wall portions Female end connectors 24 are sized and arranged to receive companionmale end connectors 22 formed on adjacent insulatedconcrete form blocks 10 to interconnectblocks 10 in an end-to-end relation to one another. - In a second embodiment contemplated by this disclosure, an insulated
concrete form block 110 is provided as shown inFIG. 9 . Insulatedconcrete form block 110 is similar to insulatedconcrete form block 10 in structure and function, so that the description of similar components of insulatedconcrete form block 10 applies to insulatedconcrete form block 110 as well. Illustratively, insulatedconcrete form block 110 includes sevenspacer ribs 120. In the illustrative embodiment,spacer ribs 120 and left andright end walls apertures 132. - In a third embodiment contemplated by this disclosure, a
corner block 210 is provided, as suggested inFIG. 10 . Comer block 210 is similar to insulatedconcrete form block 10 in structure and function, so that the description of like components of insulatedconcrete form block 10 applies to corner block 210 as well. Illustratively,corner block 210 includes thefront wall portion 12 having afirst front segment 212 and asecond front segment 212′ perpendicular tofirst front segment 212, and therear wall portion 14 includes a firstrear segment 214 parallel to thefirst front segment 212 and a secondrear segment 214′ perpendicular to firstrear segment 214 and parallel to thesecond front segment 212′ such thatsecond front segment 212′ and secondrear segment 214′ cooperate to define a 90°-turn portion 213 of thecorner block 210. Comer block 210 may be arranged having 90°-turn portions 213 coupled to either end and in either direction to allow the user to create a variety of 90° turns in the wall arrangement. - In still another embodiment contemplated by this disclosure, an insulated
concrete form block 310 is provided as shown inFIGS. 11 and 12 . Insulatedconcrete form block 310 includes afaçade mount 315 coupled to arear wall portion 314.Illustrative spacer ribs 320 cooperating to defineapertures 332.Facade mount 315 includes a generally Z-shapedangled wall portion 313 coupled torear wall portion 314.Angled wall portion 313 andrear wall portion 314 cooperate to form aU-shaped channel 311 therebetween. Illustratively,channel 311 acts as a “weep hole” to aid in the removal of undesired water.Façade mount 315 provides the user with a base to mount afacial surface 317 to a formed exterior wall surface such as, for example, masonry brick as suggested inFIG. 12 . Insulatedconcrete form block 310 is used to create the base layer 56 so that thefacial surface 317 can be supported while being mounted to the exterior wall surface.
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