Gusset block construction

a block set used to build piers or posts comprised of a first frustum of a pyramid shaped block comprised of two intersecting circular arrays of a pyramid shaped cup, said pyramid shaped cup having an outside base that is square and an angle between the base and each side of 45 degrees;

• further sharing the same base and central to it a second pyramid shape having a base that is square and an angle between the base and each side less than 45 degrees from which material is removed;
• this creating a pyramid shaped cup;
• and further a first said array of said pyramid shaped cup is defined by a first axis parallel to an edge of said base of said pyramid shaped cup and passing through the apex of said pyramid shaped cup;
• said first array is four pyramid shaped cups in a circular array around said first axis 90 degrees apart, and further said second array of said pyramid shaped cup is defined by a second axis which is parallel to the base of said pyramid shaped cup and perpendicular to said first axis and passing through the apex of said first pyramid shaped cup, said second array is two pyramid shaped cups in a circular array around said second axis 180 degrees apart and rotated 90 degrees on said second axis, and further the outside angular faces of all pyramids being joined with bases exposed forms a cube shaped block with a gusset shape extending from each outside edge to the central axis and further this cube shaped block can be set on a level surface on earth and given a top and bottom and further the sides may be tapered by decreasing the scale of the top pyramid shapes making it X percentage of the bottom pyramid shapes and removing material from the vertical faces connecting the top and bottom edges with four angled planes forming a block with the shape of a frustum of a pyramid;
• and further comprised of an octahedron part with a top and bottom each having four faces;
• said four faces of size and shape to mate with the four faces of the pyramid shaped part removed from the top face of said frustum of a pyramid and further comprised of a second molded frustum of a pyramid shaped block that is identical to the first but is scaled to the said X percentage of said first frustum of a pyramid block that the top face of said frustum of a pyramid is to the bottom face of said frustum of a pyramid;
• and further said first frustum of a pyramid being placed on level earth or a footing and anchored, the said octahedron part placed on top of it and second frustum of a pyramid on top of that an assembly is made and further if a horizontal force is applied to said top frustum of a pyramid, moving it horizontally that it will also move a distance vertically and if such distance is less than the height of said octahedron part protruding from said first block then when said force is removed said frustum of a pyramid block will move back into alignment with said first frustum of a pyramid block and for each additional level added the next frustum of a pyramid block and next octahedral block are made the same X percentage scale of the existing top frustum of a pyramid that the second was of the first.

A block set that could be used to build piers or posts with a bottom that sets on earth or a footing on earth and a top that is above earth a distance determined by the height of a given block or blocks, comprised of a first part, which is a frustum of a cone shape molded block;

• said block having a large diameter face at one end and a smaller diameter face at the other end;
• and further said smaller diameter being X percent of said larger diameter and further being cored at each end by an inverted right circular cone with a perimeter at the face concentric with the perimeter of the outside edge of the face and an angle at its vertex greater than 90 degrees;
• further said frustum of a cone shape molded block being such that it can be molded in a 2 piece split mold with an axis of movement defined by a line passing through the intersection of 3 planes;
• the first plane defined as the larger diameter face of the frustum of a cone, the second plane perpendicular to it and tangent to the edge of the larger diameter face, and the third plane passing through said point of tangency and lying on the central axis of said frustum of a cone;
• said line at 45 degrees with respect to said tangent plane and passing through the intersection of the three said planes and lying on the plane passing through the said axis of said frustum of a cone and passing through said frustum of a cone, and further, said shape may be cored on the external length to create a substantially equal wall thickness resulting in an external shape of two cones joined near their apex with open ends facing out and further to this shape 4 equally spaced ribs or gussets may be added 2 of which are centered on the plane upon which the axis of mold plate movement lies;
• and further comprised of a second part with the shape of two cones joined at the base and said cones having a diameter that matches the diameter of said inverted right circular cone on the top surface of said block and further an angle at the vertex that matches that of the vertex of the cone portion removed from the top face of said first part, and further when said second part is placed on top of said first part and a third part comprised of a block identical in shape but scaled to said X percent of said first part is placed on top of said second part then two said conical frustum blocks will be assembled with all parts aligned and if a horizontal force moves said third part and or said second part then said third part will rise a distance and if said distance is less than the height of the protrusion of said second part above said first part then when said horizontal force is removed said third part will slide back into alignment with said first part and further for each additional level added the parts are identical in shape but scaled the same X percentage of the top parts in place that the top diameter was of the bottom diameter.