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US 2002/0056237 A1Published application
Mortarless wall structure
AssigneeAlliance Concrete Concepts Inc.
InventorRaymond R. Price
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AssigneeAlliance Concrete Concepts Inc.
InventorRaymond R. Price
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A wall structure comprising a plurality of columns of preformed, lightweight, stacked blocks, with the columns of blocks connected to each other by a plurality of elongated, vertically oriented, support beams. Preferably, the wall structure is operatively connected to a structure by one or more brackets. Each bracket includes a wall engaging portion and a structure engaging portion, and is configured and arranged to allow constrained movement of the wall structure in a predetermined direction. Preferably, the bracket is positioned such that the wall engaging portion is collaterally aligned with the longitudinal axis of a support beam so that one surface of the wall engaging portion is in a confronting relation therewith and an opposing surface of the wall engaging portion is in a confronting relation with a block.
A wall system attachable to a structure, the wall system comprising:
A bracket for use with a wall of the type comprising a plurality of columns operatively connected together by at least one elongated vertically oriented support beam, the bracket comprising:
A bracket for use with a wall of the type comprising a plurality of columns, with each column comprising a plurality of blocks, with each block having vertically aligned side grooves, and where the plurality of blocks are in a stacked relation and operatively connected to each other along their aligned side grooves by at least one elongated support beam,
A wall system attachable to a structure, the wall system comprising:
A bracket for operatively connecting a vertically aligned block to a structure, the bracket comprising opposing walls connected to each other by a span, with the opposing walls configured and arranged to receive a portion of a block therebetween in a constrained relation, and with one of the opposing walls including an arm movably attached thereto and manipuable between first and second positions, wherein when the arm is in said first position, the bracket may be attached to a structure via the span, and when the arm is in said second position, the bracket may be attached to a structure via the arm.
A method of operatively connecting a wall to a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.