Block wall and method of constructing a block wall
AssigneeAlliance Construction Technologies, Inc.
InventorJohn L. Clarno
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Abstract
A block wall or fence and methods for constructing a block wall or fence with a footing framework encased in concrete to form a footing support structure wherein the blocks of the wall or fence may be laid without first constructing the footing support framework or first enclosing the footing framework in concrete. Additionally, vertical reinforcing members located in vertical columnar cavities within blocks of the wall and/or horizontal reinforcing members located in horizontal channels within blocks of the wall form a reinforcing framework; wherein some or all of the blocks of the wall or fence may be laid before encasing the reinforcing framework and/or the footing support framework in concrete.
Claims21
A method for constructing a wall or fence comprising:
- preparing a level base;
- laying a base layer of blocks on the base, the base layer of blocks forming a plurality of lateral gaps;
- stacking a plurality of courses of wall blocks on the base layer of blocks such that a plurality of vertical channels are formed between a top surface of an uppermost course of blocks and the plurality of gaps in the base layer of blocks;
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- pouring a flowable material from the top surface through the vertical channels and gaps to form a support footing for the wall or fence which substantially encases the base layer of blocks.
A wall or fence comprising:
- a support footing formed from a hardened flowable material;
- a base layer of blocks substantially encased within the support footing, the blocks in the base layer forming a plurality of lateral gaps between blocks in the base layer of blocks;
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- a plurality of courses of wall blocks stacked on the base layer of blocks such that a plurality of vertical channels are formed between a top surface of an uppermost course of blocks and the plurality of gaps in the base layer of blocks, the vertical channels containing the hardened flowable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.