Architectural column and method and apparatus for production
AssigneeClassic Columns Australia Pty Ltd
InventorNandor Koszo
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Abstract
A column comprising courses of building blocks such as bricks is arranged with the long axis of each block parallel to the axis of the column and filled with a substrate such as concrete with an axial structural member. The column may be produced with the aid of a cage including spaced apart hoops or rings used to position blocks during column construction. The cage includes indenters for offsetting some of the blocks in order to form aesthetically pleasing grooving along the finished column.
Claims27
A column for a building or structure, the column including:
- a plurality of courses of blocks, each course comprising a plurality of blocks arranged in the form of a closed figure forming a peripheral surface of the column and defining an interior space radially inwardly of the blocks, wherein each block has a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the column, and wherein the interior space is filled with a settable material that has been introduced into the space and then allowed to set, and wherein the blocks are also adhered to each other by a settable material.
An apparatus for use in forming a column from a plurality of courses of blocks, the apparatus including:
- a plurality of elongate members extending longitudinally with respect to the column to be built and spaced apart from each other around the column to be built;
- a plurality of retaining members extending transverse to the longitudinal members and mounted thereto, the retaining members being spaced apart from each other by not more than the length of the blocks such that there is at least one retaining member for each course of blocks, the retaining members assisting in vertically aligning and positioning the blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.