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US 2007/0163203 A1Published application
Wall system
OwnerRaymond Priceinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to decorative and structural blocks designed to be installed as skirting structures for buildings, elevated structures and structural elements such as posts. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system that uses specifically designed and manufactured masonry blocks that are used in conjunction with specifically designed support beams and/or brackets to provide durable, attractive, easy to assemble surfaces or skirting structures. The blocks are shaped to be stacked in vertically independent, self-supporting columns, strengthened and linked together by specially shaped, lightweight, lateral support beams positioned between adjacent columns, and which may be attached directly or indirectly to a sub-structure.
Claims20
An elevated platform skirting wall system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of support beams, with each beam comprising:
- an elongate web;
- and,
- a first pair of elongate ribs integrally formed with and extending away from said elongate web in generally opposite directions;
- a plurality of blocks arranged in columns, each of said blocks comprising:
- a front face;
- a rear face spaced from said front face by a distance defining the depth of said block;
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface spaced from said top surface by a distance defining the height of said block, said bottom surface supported by the top surface of a lower block in the same column as said block, such that a relatively coplanar, vertical relationship results between said block and the lower block;
- side surfaces spaced from each other by a distance defining the width of said block, with each side surface having a recess configured to receive a portion of an elongate rib of a support beam;
- wherein pluralities of said blocks are arranged into a plurality of vertically adjacent columns to form said skirting wall such that said side surfaces of said vertically adjacent columns oppose each other;
- and,
- wherein said support beams are positioned between said vertically adjacent columns such that portions of said elongate ribs reside in said recesses, thereby providing support to said vertically adjacent columns in directions not coplanar with said skirting wall.
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An elevated platform skirting wall system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of support beams, with each beam comprising:
- an elongate web;
- and,
- a first pair of elongate ribs integrally formed with and extending away from said elongate web in generally opposite directions;
- a plurality of blocks arranged in columns, each of said blocks comprising:
- a front face;
- a rear face spaced from said front face by a distance defining the depth of said block;
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface spaced from said top surface by a distance defining the height of said block, said bottom surface supported by the top surface of a lower block in the same column as said block, such that a relatively coplanar, vertical relationship results between said block and the lower block;
- side surfaces spaced from each other by a distance defining the width of said block, with each side surface having a recess configured to receive a portion of an elongate rib of a support beam;
- and,
- a bracket comprising:
- an attachment portion;
- and,
- a contact portion extending from said attachment portion;
- wherein pluralities of said blocks are arranged into a plurality of vertically adjacent columns to form said skirting wall having said side surfaces of said vertically adjacent columns oppose each other;
- wherein said support beams are positioned between said vertically adjacent columns such that portions of said elongate ribs reside in said recesses, thereby providing support to said vertically adjacent columns in directions not coplanar with said skirting wall;
- and,
- wherein said attachment portion of said bracket is positioned and secured to said platform such that the contact portion is able to engage a portion of block a skirting wall and prevent the skirting wall from moving therepast.
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An elevated platform skirting wall system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of blocks arranged in columns, each of said blocks comprising:
- a front face;
- a rear face spaced from said front face by a distance defining the depth of said block;
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface spaced from said top surface by a distance defining the height of said block, said bottom surface supported by the top surface of a lower block in the same column as said block, such that a relatively coplanar, vertical relationship results between said block and the lower block;
- side surfaces spaced from each other by a distance defining the width of said block;
- and,
- adhesive material;
- wherein pluralities of said blocks are arranged into a plurality of vertically adjacent columns to form said skirting wall having said side surfaces of said vertically adjacent columns oppose each other;
- and,
- wherein said adhesive material is positioned between the side surfaces of said vertically adjacent columns, said adhesive material operatively connecting said vertically adjacent columns to each other to form the skirting wall structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.