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US 10,094,110 B2Granted
Masonry wall assembly
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsFrancisco Henning Gomes, Dabney Staub Gomes
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Abstract
Various implementations are directed to a single face building block and masonry wall assembly and methods. Each building block includes a single face shell, first and second webs extending from an interior surface of the face shell, and a pier that has a proximal surface disposed between distal ends of the webs and a distal surface that is opposite and spaced apart from the proximal surface of the pier. Interior surfaces of the webs, the proximal surface of the pier, and a portion of the interior surface of the face shell between the webs define a pocket. In addition, the building blocks may include a ledge that extends outwardly from the distal surface of the pier. This ledge forms a channel with an upper surface of the pier stacked above the block.
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A building block comprising:
- a single face shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, a first end and a second end that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, and an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, wherein the interior surface and exterior surface extend between the first and second ends and the upper and lower surfaces;
- a first web and a second web extending from the interior surface of the single face shell, and wherein each of the first web and the second web comprises a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal ends of the first and second webs being spaced inwardly from the first and second ends of the single face shell, and the proximal ends of the first and second webs being coupled to the interior surface of the single face shell;
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- a pier having a proximal surface adjacent the distal ends of the first and second webs, a distal surface opposite the proximal surface and facing away from the interior surface of the single face shell, a pier upper surface that is substantially within the same plane as the upper surface of the single face shell, a pier lower surface that is substantially within the same plane at the lower surface of the single face shell, a first side surface that is coupled to the distal end of the first web, and a second side surface that is coupled to a distal end of the second web, wherein the first and second side surfaces are spaced apart from each other and extend between the pier upper and pier lower surfaces,
- wherein interior surfaces of the webs, the proximal surface of the pier, and a portion of the interior surface of the face shell between the interior surfaces of the first and second webs together define a pocket, and
- wherein a ledge extends from the distal surface of the pier in a direction away from the interior surface of the single face shell, the ledge being spaced between the upper and lower surfaces of the pier.
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A masonry wall comprising a plurality of building blocks stacked in horizontal courses, each building block comprising:
- a single face shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, a first end and a second end that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, and an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, wherein the interior surface and exterior surface extend between the first and second ends and the upper and lower surfaces;
- a first web and a second web extending from the interior surface of the single face shell, and wherein each of the first web and the second web comprises a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal ends of the first and second webs being spaced inwardly from the first and second ends of the single face shell, and the proximal ends of the first and second webs being coupled to the interior surface of the single face shell;
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- a pier having a proximal surface adjacent the distal ends of the first and second webs, a distal surface opposite the proximal surface and facing away from the interior surface of the single face shell in a direction parallel to a first axis, a pier upper surface that is substantially within the same plane as the upper surface of the single face shell, a pier lower surface that is substantially within the same plane at the lower surface of the single face shell, a first side surface that is coupled to the distal end of the first web, and a second side surface that is coupled to a distal end of the second web, wherein the first and second side surfaces are spaced apart from each other and extend between the pier upper and pier lower surfaces, and wherein the planes in which the pier upper and pier lower surfaces lie are substantially parallel to each other, wherein:
- interior surfaces of the webs, the proximal surface of the pier, and a portion of the interior surface of the face shell between the interior surfaces of the first and second webs together define a pocket,
- a ledge extends from the distal surface of the pier in the direction away from the interior surface of the single face shell parallel to the first axis, wherein
- the ledge is spaced between the pier upper and pier lower surfaces, and the plurality of building blocks comprises a first building block in a first horizontal course and a second building block in a second horizontal course, wherein the first building block is stacked upon the second building block such that the webs and pockets of the first and second building blocks form a column and a channel is defined by the ledge of the first building block, the pier upper surface of the second building block, and a portion of the distal surface of the pier of the first building block between the ledge and the pier upper surface of the first building block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.