System of blocks for use in forming a free standing wall
AssigneeAnchor Wall Systems, Inc.
InventorsPaul Tufts, Gene Karjala
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Abstract
A system of blocks for building a free standing wall. The system includes at least one size of wall block and a generally rectangular column block. The height and depth of the column block are the same as those of the wall block and the length of the column block is twice its depth. The exposed surfaces of the blocks in the free standing wall are textured to a greater extent than the other surfaces. The blocks are used to form a wall with a rectangular column, where the wall is tied into the column to enhance the stability of the wall.
Claims33
A system of concrete blocks for use in constructing a free standing wall comprising:
- a first plurality of generally trapezoidal-shaped concrete wall blocks, each of the wall blocks having two generally parallel side surfaces, two non-parallel side surfaces extending between the two generally parallel side surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, and each of the wall blocks having a depth “d” between the two generally parallel side surfaces, a height “h” between the top and bottom surfaces and the two generally parallel side surfaces have different distances between the two non-parallel side surfaces;
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- a generally rectangular concrete column block for use in forming a rectangular column in the length of or at the end of the wall, the column block having first and second generally parallel side surfaces having generally equal lengths, third and fourth generally parallel side surfaces having generally equal lengths, a top surface and a bottom surface, and the column block having a depth “d” between the first and second side surfaces, a height “h” between the top and bottom surfaces, and a length “2d” between the third and fourth side surfaces.
A freestanding wall of concrete blocks comprising:
- a first plurality of generally trapezoidal-shaped concrete wall blocks stacked atop one another into a plurality of courses to form a portion of the wall, each of the wall blocks having two generally parallel side surfaces extending generally parallel to the length of the wall, two non-parallel side surfaces extending between the two generally parallel side surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, and each of the wall blocks having a depth “d” between the two generally parallel side surfaces and a height “h” between the top and bottom surfaces and the two generally parallel side surfaces have different distances between the two non-parallel side surfaces;
- a plurality of generally rectangular concrete column blocks stacked atop one another into a plurality of courses to form a rectangular column of the wall, each column block having first and second generally parallel side surfaces having generally equal lengths, third and fourth generally parallel side surfaces having generally equal lengths, a top surface and a bottom surface, and each column block having a depth “d” between the first and second side surfaces, a height “h” between the top and bottom surfaces, and a length “2d” between the third and fourth side surfaces.
A rectangular column of a freestanding wall of concrete blocks, where the freestanding wall includes a plurality of concrete wall blocks stacked into courses, each wall block having a depth “d” between two generally parallel side surfaces that are generally parallel to the length of the wall, the rectangular column comprising:
- a plurality of generally rectangular concrete column blocks stacked atop one another into a plurality of courses to form a rectangular column of the freestanding wall, each column block having first and second generally parallel surfaces having generally equal lengths, third and fourth generally parallel surfaces having generally equal lengths, a top surface and a bottom surface, and each column block having a depth “d” between the first and second side surfaces, a height “h” between the top and bottom surfaces, and a length “2d” between the third and fourth side surfaces;
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- each course of the column comprises at least three of the column blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.