US864801A

US864801A - Wall and block for making the same.

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Publication number: US864801A
Application number: US32910906A
Authority: US
Inventors: Orlando Richards
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-08-03
Filing date: 1906-08-03
Publication date: 1907-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1924-09-03

Description

No. 864,301. P-ATENTED SEPT. 3, 1997. 0 RICHARDS.

WALL AND B LOUK FOR MAKING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1906.

W/ITNESSES: 1

iif I A TTORNE 1 5 No. $643M. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

. 0. RICHARDS. WALL AND BLUGK FOR MAKING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1906.

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UNITED -2%.-

PATjll i it ORLANDO RICHARDS, F BRISTOL, WISCONSIN.

-WALL AND BLOCK FOR MAKING TE SAME.

To rill whom it hwy concern:

Be it known that ORLANDO ltlcHARns, a citizen of j the UnitedS ates, residing at Bristo], in the county of Kenoslia .tate oiWisconsin, have invented a new and nsetul W-all and Block for Making the Same, of

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A- -i'urtl1er object is to provide a wall formed of a plib rality of interlocking telescopic blocks some of which arep rovid'cd with joist-receiving recesses. "A further object is-to provide a hollow substantially cylindrical block having oppositely disposedffiat laces of less area than the intermediate portion of the block and adapted toregi sterwith the corresponding fiat ,1 faces of adjacent blocks when said blocks are laid into small i 1 A still further object of the invention is to form the several blocks with oppositely disposed spaced lockmg recesses adapted to receive the recessed ends of the blocks in an adjacent course whcrebythe several blocks may be firmly bound together without the employment of cement; morta-r. or other binding material. 4 I With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement; of parts hereinafter fully described. and illustrated in thea ccompanying drawings, it being unl ders tood thatvarions changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to wi thin the scope of the appended claims. s

i In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specificationfl Figui'e l is a perspective view of a por 'tion oi awall iormed of building blocks constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side eleva tion of the extcriorfof the wall. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of the corner blocks. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figf l. Fig. 6 is side elevation of one of the lloor supporting joists. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of block. Fig. 8 is a top plan viewof a corner block' used in connoction witlrthe block shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a top plan view showinga slightlydiiiercnt form of corner 12. Fig.-+l2 isiasideplevation of one of the blocks Specification of Letters Patent. llpplicationiiled August 3,1906.

l0 is a pl tn ,vionpol'a portion of. a w all j A otlio lt nlllgOliCOUlOI block. Fig. ll is a sectional view of a wall formed of the blocks shown in Fig.

Serial No. 329,109.

[relented Sept. 2, 1907. i

Fig l l is a top plan view of portion of a wall showing the mannenof forming partitions. Figs 15 to ,l9 in.

elusive are top plan views illustrating modified forms 9 oi corner blocks. f j

- Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The preferred form of wall shownin l of the drawings consists of a plurality of hollow blocks, each consisting of a substantially cylindrical. body portion. 5 having oppositely disposed :llat faces (1' and 7 proforably off-set from the curved walls of the body portion to form parallel longitudinally disposed flanges 8 adapted to bear against the flanges of odjaccntblocks when said 1 blocks are laid into a wall. no blocks 5 are preferably formed of. cement, concrete or other plastic material and the exposed faces (1' and 7 of said blocks are preferably of less arc-n. than. that of the intermediate or cylindrical body portion thereby to produce curved or semi-cylindrical end walls, as shown.

The oppositc'onds of the intermediate blocks are provided with vertically disposed recesses 9 preferably four in number and extending longitudinally of the curved end walls of the block, the blocks in some of the courses of the wall being provided with elongated slots or joist-receiving openings 10 adapted to receive the slotted ends 11 of the joists 12.

The locking recesses 8 and 9 of the intermediate blocks receive the recessed ends of adjacent blocks the recessed ends of said blocks intcrl'itting with the curved walls of one block and. disposed within or telescoping the hollowbody portion of the adjacent block, as shown; l in Fig. l of the drawing thereby firmly binding the v several blocks together without the employment of comcnt, mortar or other binding nmterial.

The corner blocks. 13 are provided with angularly disposed faces 14 and are also provided at their opposite ends with a plurality of locking recesses 15 proforably three in number and extending longitiulinally of the curved walls of tho blocks to coincide with the reccssos in the intermediate blocks.

The intermediate recesses l6 oi the corner blocks are preferably twice as wide as the rcccsscslli thereby to v accommodate the walls of the intermediate blocks which interlock with said corner blocks. The Hat sluiiaccs oi the intermediate and corner blocks at tho outcr lace oi the Wall may be cut, molded or otborwiso formed in imitation of wood. or chipped rock as shown,

so as to give the wall. a neat ornmnontitl' appearance.

In constructingtbc Wall the foundation course is lormod of alternate. whole and hall blocks after which the ronntining courscs are formed of whole .blocksxlis;

posed in staggered relation and arranged tobrcalc joint,

together and thus form a strong durable wall liaving a. plurality-of vertically disposed i ir-cln'tmbcrsorilucsshown, with the locking rmrcsscs of adjacent blocks intcrc'ngaging thereby to firmly bind the several blocks transverse partition.

extending througlront its height. As the succeeding courses are erected the joists 12 may be placed in position with the ends thereof disposed within the vertical line of the blocks and with the recesses ll bearing against the interior and exterior walls of said blocks thus supporting the joists at the proper height without the necessity of cutting or otherwise mutilating the blocks. When the wall has reached thedesired height the half blocks l7 are placed on alternate whole blocks thus forming aflat surface at the top of the wall.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings'there is illustrated a inodilied form of the invention in which the block 5 is elongated in shape, said block being otherwise the same as those shown in Fig. 1. of the drawings.

in Fig. 8 there is illustrated a corner block designed for use in connection with the block shown in Fig. 6, said block being provided with an extension 18 the end of which is formed with locking recesses 19, there being similar recesses 20 formed in the curved portion 21 of said block and adapted to receive the curved ends 22 of the block shown in Fig. 6.

The corner block shown in Fig. l] is similar in construction to the corner block 14 with the exception that the central locking recess is provided with a vcrtlcal partition or Web defining a. pair of recesses 24 for the reception of the walls of the adjacent blocks while in Fig. 10 the corner block is formed with right angularly disposed extensions 25 of equal length and each provided with locking recesses 26.

A further modified form of block is illustrated in Figs. ii to L'i inclirsive. In this form oi the device the block 27 is substantially cylindrical in shape and provided with the locking recesses 29 adapted to engage the locking recesses of adjacent blocks when said blocks are laid into a wall. the exterior oi the wall in flliS form of the device bcing preferably coated with ucment 30 so as to present a smooth exterior surface, as best shown in Fig. 10 of the. drawings.

Attention is called to the fact that the several blocks horciu shown and described are interchangeable so that any or allot the said blocks may be used in constructiug a Wall, it being found desirable in some cases to use alternate round and flat faces in cou structing a wall in order to give the latter a neat orna- 'menlal appearance, while in other cases the elongated blocks or cylindrical blocks having the oppositely disposed flat faces are used exclusively in constructing said wall.

I In Fig. 14 of the drawings there is illustrated a inedificd form of block especially designed for connecting the adjacent. walls of a building thereby to form a The blocks 5 in this case are each provided with curved portions 31 extending laterally from one face of the block and provided with spaced recesses 32 adaptcd to receive the correspondingly rccesscd ends of thc blocks forming the partition 33 thus locking the side walls together and dispensing with the employment of the usual wooden partitions. v

in Figs. 15 to l7 inclusive the corner blocks 14 are curved or rounded at the corners, as indicated at 34 while in Figs. I8 and it) the side walls of the corner blocks are arranged at different angles to permit the formation of bay windows, circular structures, silos and the like. I

From the foregoing description it is thought that the construction and operationoi the device will be readily understood by those skilled in the art and further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed 1. A corner block comprising a body portion, having angnlarly disposed faces connected by a convex wall and provided with vertical stop shoulders disposed at: the juncture of said faces and convex wall, there being locking recesses formed in the convex wall at the opposite ends thereof.

L. A corner block comprising: a hollow body portion having angular-1y disposed faces connected by a convex wall and provided with vertical stop shoulders disposed at the juncture of said faces and convex wall, there being locking recesses formed in theopposite ends of the convex wall, one of said recesses being of greater width than the adja cent recesses.

.l. A corner block comprising a hollow body portion having' angular-1y disposed faces connected by a convex wall and provided with vertical stop shoulders disposed at the juncture of said faces and convex wall, there being terminal and intermediate locking recesses formed in the opposite ends ot 'the convex wall, the intermediate i'ec ess h eing of greater, width than the terminal recesses.

, t. A wall ftj iim qd of a plurality of substantially cylindrical side blocks having oppositely disposed parallel side wa ls connected by convex end walls. there being locking recesses formed in the opposite ends of the convex end walls and inter-fitting with the walls of the recesses in an adjacent side block. and corner blocks each having an gularly disposed faces connected by a convex wall. the opposite ends of the. convex walls of the corner blocks being providedwith locking recesses adapted to receive the conside walls connected by convex end walls, there beinglocking; re nsscs formed in the opposite ends of the convex end walls and interiitting with the walls of the recesses in the adjacent side blocks, and corner blocks each having angularly disposed faces connected by a convex wall. the opposite ends of which are provided with terminal and Intermediate locking recesses. the terminal recesses of the corner blocks being adapted to receive the convex walls of the adjacent side blocks and the intermediate recesses be ing wider than the terminal recesses for the reception of the convex walls of two of said side blocks.

ii. A wall formed of a plurality of substantially cylindrical side blocks having oppositely disposed parallel side walls connected by convex end walls and provided with vertical stop shoulders disposed at the juncture of the side and end walls, there being locking recesses formed in the opposite ends of the convex end walls andlnterflttlng with the walls of the recesses in an adjacent side block, and corner blocks each having angular-1y disposed faces connected by a convex wall. the convex walls of the corner blocks being provided with oppositely disposed recesses adapted to receive the convex walls of the adjacent side blocks, there being vertical stop shoulders formed on the corner blocks at the juncture of the convex'walls and angular faces for engagement with the stop shoulders of the adjacent side blocks.

in testimony that. I claim the foregoing as my own. I have hereto aiilxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ORLANDO Rit-IIARDS.

Witnesses: v (nannies 'la uinmi,

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