Construction block units
AssigneeB&B Flying Service, Inc.
InventorsFelix J. Simmons, Jr., Brad Bittleston
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Abstract
A construction block unit includes a construction block including a bottom plate having a rectangular shape, sidewalls attached to each side of the bottom plate via hinges, wherein the sidewalls rotate on the hinges from a position planar with the bottom plate for storage to a position perpendicular to the bottom plate to form a receptacle configured to receive and contain a weight, and a pair of interlocking portions, each at opposite sides of the construction block to fasten the sidewalls in the position perpendicular to the bottom plate. Each of the pair of interlocking portions is shaped to receive a corresponding interlocking portion of a second construction block by vertically sliding the corresponding interlocking portion into the interlocking portion.
Claims20
A construction block unit comprising:
- a construction block comprising:
- a bottom plate having a rectangular shape;
- sidewalls attached to an outer edge of each side of the bottom plate via respective hinges, wherein the sidewalls are configured to rotate on the respective hinges from a position planar to the bottom plate for storage to a position perpendicular to the bottom plate to form a receptacle configured to receive and contain a weight;
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- a pair of interlocking portions, each positioned at opposite sides of the construction block, wherein an inner surface of each of the pair of interlocking portions engages the sidewalls to fasten the sidewalls in the position perpendicular to the bottom plate, wherein an outer surface of each of the pair of interlocking portions is configured to receive a corresponding interlocking portion of a second construction block by vertically sliding the corresponding interlocking portion into the interlocking portion.
A construction block system comprising:
- a first construction block comprising:
- a first bottom plate having a rectangular shape;
- first sidewalls attached to an outer edge of each side of the first bottom plate via respective hinges, wherein the first sidewalls are configured to rotate on the respective hinges from a position planar with the first bottom plate for storage to a position perpendicular to the first bottom plate to form a first receptacle configured to receive and contain a first weight;
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- a first pair of interlocking portions, each positioned at opposite sides of the first construction block, wherein an inner surface of each of the first pair of interlocking portions engages the first sidewalls to fasten the first sidewalls in the position perpendicular to the first bottom plate;
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- a second construction block comprising:
- a second bottom plate having a rectangular shape;
- second sidewalls attached to an outer edge of each side of the second bottom plate via respective hinges, and wherein the second sidewalls are configured to rotate on the respective hinges from a position planar with the second bottom plate for storage to a position perpendicular to the second bottom plate to form a second receptacle configured to receive and contain a second weight;
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- a second pair of interlocking portions, each positioned at opposite sides of the second construction block, wherein an inner surface of each of the second pair of interlocking portions engages the second sidewalls to fasten the second sidewalls in the position perpendicular to the second bottom plate, wherein an outer surface of one of the first pair of interlocking portions is shaped to receive an outer surface of one of the pair of second interlocking portions by vertically sliding the one of the pair of first interlocking portions into the one of the pair of second interlocking portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.