US 11,326,343 B2 · Modular concrete building block and methods

Abstract

A concrete block includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth planar faces. The first and second faces are generally parallel, and the distance between the first and second faces define a thickness of the first block; the third and fourth faces are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second faces; the fifth face is perpendicular to the first, second, third, and fourth faces; the sixth face: extends perpendicular to the third face; extends toward the fourth face and ends at a non-planar remainder section; is parallel to the fifth face; is contained in a plane that intersects a plane containing the third face; and a distance from the intersection to the remainder section is at least as long as the thickness of the first block; and the remainder section extends between the sixth face and the fourth face and has a shape such that when a second block of the same construction as the first block has its remainder section engaged against the remainder section of first block, the remainder sections of the first and second blocks mate.

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Dependent claims

A first block comprising first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth planar faces, wherein;

(a) the first and second faces are generally parallel, and the distance between the first and second faces defines the thickness of the first block;
(b) the third and fourth faces are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second faces;
(c) the fifth face is perpendicular to the first, second, third, and fourth faces;
(d) the sixth face:
(i) extends perpendicular to the third face;
(ii) extends toward the fourth face and ends at a non-planar remainder section;
(iii) is parallel to the fifth face;
and
(iv) is contained in a plane that intersects a plane containing the third face;
a distance from the intersection to the remainder section being at least as long as the thickness of the first block;
and
(e) the remainder section extends between the sixth face and the fourth face and has a shape such that when a second block of the same construction as the first block has its remainder section engaged against the remainder section of first block, the remainder sections of the first and second blocks mate.

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A concrete construction block comprising:

a first planar face;
a second planar face generally parallel to the first face;
the block having a uniform thickness defined by a distance between the first face and second face;
a third planar face extending between and perpendicular to the first and second faces;
a fourth planar face parallel to the third face;
the fourth face extending between and perpendicular to the first and second faces;
a fifth planar face extending between and perpendicular to the first face, second face, third face, and fourth face;
a sixth planar face, parallel to the fifth face;
the sixth face extending perpendicular to the first face, second face, and third face and being contained within a plane extending from a plane containing the third face a distance as least as long as said thickness of the block;
an irregular section extending from the sixth face to the fourth face and perpendicular to the first face and second face;
the irregular section including at least a first cavity and a first projection;
the first cavity being recessed from an imaginary plane in a direction toward the fifth face;
said plane being co-planar with the sixth face;
the first projection extending from said plane in a direction away from a remainder of the block;
and
the first cavity and the first projection have the same first perimeter shape.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Modular concrete building block and methods

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Modular concrete building block and methods

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Abstract

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