US2470917A

US2470917A - Building wall of plastic filled sectional blocks

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Publication number: US2470917A
Application number: US665207A
Authority: US
Inventors: Christensen Aage
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-04-26
Filing date: 1946-04-26
Publication date: 1949-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 1966-05-24

Description

Ma.y 24, 1949. CHRISTENSEN 2,470,917

BUILDING WALL 0F PLASTIC FILLED SEGTIONAL BLOCKS Filed April 26, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR. Ange fifizszfenaen 6'55 Art r/2g May 24, 1949. v A. CHRISTENSEN 1 BUILDING WALL 0F PLASTIC FILLED SECTIONAL BLOCKS Filed April 26, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORJ Patented May 24, 1949 UNITED STATES ATENET OFFICE;-

BUILDING WALL OF PLASTIG FILLED SECTIONAL BLOCKS Aage Christensemflhula Vista, Calif.

Application April 26, 1946, Serial-No.- 665,207

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to certain. new and use.- ful: improvements in building blocks especially adaptable for the construction of buildings of various descriptions... such. as homes, lofts, and the like.

Theinvention has as a principal object the provision of a, construction of, this character which will be highly efficient in.use,. and economical in manufacture.

One of the prime objects of this invention is to provide a building block which may be preformed prior to installation and which, when complete, will be of relatively light weight, thereby facilitating moving and installation.

Yet another and equally important object of this invention is to provide building blocks which when fitted together to form a wall, provide a highly insulated wall having the maximum degree of soundproofness, and one which will be substantially fireproof, termite-proof and earthquake resisting, and a wall which may. be constructed without the costly necessity of forming the columns of wood or steel and then binding the building units to these structural columns.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a wall construction embodying my improved building block;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary corner sectional detail view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating the method of tying two of the building block slabs together;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional detail View through a suggested wall.

The several objects of my invention are accomplished by the preferred form or" construction shown in the accompanying drawings. In this connection my improved building block is indicated at In and comprises two sections, an inner section II and an outer section 12. These sections H and ii! are each formed of suitable light-weight material and are substantially hollow in construction, providing a top flange l3 and a bottom flange M, with intermediate ribs l5 spaced from each other. Formed in these flanges l3 and M and the ribs l5 in substantial alignment with respect to each other are dovetailed notches !6 which are adapted to receive therein alining l iformed substantially U shaped andof resilient material-whereby when the lin-- ing is inserted to engage the dove-tailed notches it; the side. walls |=8 thereof may be sprung to-fit tightly within these notches I 6.

The building block: lll whi'ch-has just previously been described; is intended to be used in that section: of the wall between the corner' portions=- of the building. The corner portions of the building include building blocks l9 which are likewise formed of relatively light material and comprise an inner section 20 and an outer section 2| with these sections 20 and 2| provided with dove-tailed notches 22 to receive a lining 23 similar in construction to the lining ll.

When the blocks ID are arranged in the wall of the building as shown in Fig. 4, they provide interior air passages 24, with certain passages 25 filled with a suitable insulation or other packing 25. The base block 21 is mounted upon concrete foundation 28 in the usual manner. The head block 29 has mounted thereon a sill plate 36 for connection to the roof structure 3!. A window construction 32 of a standard construction is arranged in the openings 33 provided by the wall.

In building up the wall, the following prescribed steps have been found economical and expeditious:

Th building blocks are arranged, as stated before. upon the concrete foundation 28 with the linings l! engaging the dove-tailed notches l6. Suitable reinforcing bars 34, tied together by tie bars 35, are arranged within these linings H, the adjacent linings forming a complete enclosure, as indicated at 36. These reinforcing bars or rods 34 are located in any well known manner and after being properly located and tied together there is then poured into the tubing provided by adjacent linings H, a concrete filling 31 or the like. As the wall increases in height, this method is repeated and, by the method, it will be seen that the two sections forming the building block ID are substantially tied together in a durable and rigid manner. If found necessary, there may be arranged between each block it suitable reinforcing members or wire mesh 38.

Between the horizontal engaging surfaces of the building blocks H1 when arranged in wall formation there may be arranged a suitable mortar or other cement material. This is also true with reference to the abutting vertical surfaces.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that as each slab or section II and I2 is substantially hollow in construction, the slabs are of relatively light weight; that a very simple and inexpensive method and means is employed for tying the block sections together and for uniting the block sections into a wall which has a measurable degree of elasticity whereby to prevent cracking or misplacement of one block relative to the other in the event of earth tremors caused by earthquakes. The wall being formed of a material which is termite-proof, is also substantially fireproof, as Well :as soundproof.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification Without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish 15 to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I 20 claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

In a building Wall construction, a pair of opposed sections arranged in parallel relation with respect to each other and provided with spaced 35 Number ribs extending from their confronting surfaces in parallel horizontal planes, said ribs being pro- .4 vided with opposed vertically aligned dovetailed notches, each of said sections having a lining seated in and conforming to said dovetailed notches, said opposed linings spanning said ribs and forming an enclosure, and eementitious material filling said enclosure and tying said sections together in said parallel relation.

AAGE CHRISTENSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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