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US 11,591,791 B2Granted
Masonry block system
OwnerChristopher Genest, Matthew Genestinventors
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Abstract
A masonry block system that includes a stretcher block and a half block, each block having connector means for interlocking with an adjacent block, the blocks being constructed in a such a manner as to enable quick and easy assembly of a building structure.
Claims8
A masonry block adapted to mate with adjacent blocks to form a wall, the masonry block comprising:
- a block that is substantially rectangular having four sides, the four sides of the block including two wall faces that are faces of the block that are visible when a wall is constructed, a first end face having a first connector and second connector, a second end face having a first connector and a second connector, and a top face and a bottom face that have openings;
- each of the first connectors comprising a first protrusion and a first indentation, each of the first protrusion and the first indentation having a substantially rectangular shape and that extend from approximately the top face to approximately the bottom face, the first protrusion having width that is greater than a width of the first indentation;
- each of the second connectors comprising a second protrusion and a second indentation, each of the second protrusion and second indentation having a substantially rectangular shape and that extend from approximately the top face to approximately the bottom face, the second protrusion having width that is less than a width of the second indentation;
- the first protrusion contiguous with the second indentation on each end face, the first connector and the second connector on the first end face configured as a mirror image of the first connector and the second connector on the second end face such that the first connector is adapted to mate with the second connector of one of the adjacent blocks and the second connector adapted to mate with the first connector of the adjacent block;
- a plurality of chambers within the block that are bounded by the four sides of the block and separated by an inner web;
- the plurality of chambers including at least two narrow chambers and two large chambers, each of the two narrow chambers located on one side of the block and bound on one side by one of the two wall faces, and the at least two large chambers located on a side of the block opposite from the narrow chambers and bound by one of the two wall faces.
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