Insulated building block and wall structure
OwnerTom Sourlis, Gary R. Johnsoninventors
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Abstract
An innovative masonry block, such as a CMU, has a core of insulative material with masonry cladding, such as concrete, on lateral sides, and anchor elements, such as rigid bar members, may extend from the core to hold the cladding to the core. The core may also include a drain aperture extending from top to bottom, as well as a sloped top surface that serves to direct water to the drain. A plurality of such blocks can make a wall or other building structure having a pathway for water to travel through and out of the stacked blocks.
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A building block for construction, as for housing structures and walls thereof, comprising;
- a core member which is of thermal insulative material, said core member having a top, bottom, ends and lateral sides;
- a cladding fixed to at least said lateral sides;;
- said core member and said cladding forming a rigid block capable of supporting loads in a building structure made up of a plurality of said blocks stacked one upon another;
- a plurality of anchor elements extending from said core member lateral sides, said anchor elements providing attachments which become integrated with said cladding in the course of fixing said cladding.
A building block for construction, as for housing structures and walls thereof, comprising;
- a core member which is of thermal insulative material formed in an integral piece, said core member having a top, bottom, ends and lateral sides;
- a cladding fixed to at least said lateral sides, said cladding being of a masonry material;
- said core member and said cladding forming a rigid block capable of supporting loads in a building structure made up of a plurality of said blocks stacked one upon another;
- at least one aperture extending through said core member between said top and bottom;
- a plurality of anchor elements formed in said core member lateral sides, said anchor elements providing attachments which become integrated with said masonry material in the course of fixing said cladding;
- said top of said core member defining a top surface, said top surface having a slope toward said aperture to direct water that may be present in said building structure towards said aperture.
A building block for construction, as for housing structures and walls thereof, comprising;
- a core member which is of thermal insulative material formed in an integral piece, said core member having a top, bottom, ends and lateral sides;
- a cladding fixed to at least said lateral sides;
- said core member and said cladding forming a rigid block capable of supporting loads in a building structure made up of a plurality of said blocks stacked one upon another;
- at least one hollow extending through said core member between said top and bottom;
- a plurality of anchor elements formed in said core member lateral sides, said anchor elements providing attachments which become integrated with said masonry material in the course of fixing said cladding;
- a channel formed in at least one end of said core and extending between said top and bottom;
- said top of said core member defining a top surface, said top surface having a slope toward said end channel to direct water that may be present in said building structure towards said aperture.
A building structure formed of a plurality of masonry elements which are stacked one upon another, as for housing structures and walls thereof, comprising:
- a plurality of building blocks, said building blocks having a core member which is of thermal insulative material formed in an integral piece, said core member having a top, bottom, ends and lateral sides, with a cladding fixed to at least said lateral sides, said cladding being of a masonry material, a plurality of anchor elements formed in said core member lateral sides, said anchor elements providing attachments which become integrated with said masonry material in the course of fixing said cladding, at least one aperture extending through said core member between said top and bottom, each said end having a channel formed therein between said top and bottom;
- said core member and said cladding forming a rigid block capable of supporting loads in a building structure made up of a plurality of said blocks stacked one upon another;
- said aperture being generally centered in each said block, such that when said blocks are placed in rows one upon another, with blocks in each row being offset from an adjacent row by a half-block length, said apertures align with said end channels in vertical arrangement so as to provide a vertical pathway through said building structure.
A building block for construction, as for housing structures and walls thereof, comprising;
- a core member which is of thermal insulative material, said core member having a top, bottom, ends and lateral sides;
- a cladding fixed to at least said lateral sides;
- said core member and said cladding forming a rigid block capable of supporting loads in a building structure made up of a plurality of said blocks stacked one upon another;
- a plurality of anchor elements extending from said core member lateral sides, said anchor elements providing attachments which become integrated with said cladding in the course of fixing said cladding.
A building block for construction, as for housing structures and walls thereof, comprising;
- a core member which is of thermal insulative material, said core member having a top, bottom, ends and lateral sides;
- a cladding fixed to at least said lateral sides;
- said core member and said cladding forming a rigid block capable of supporting loads in a building structure made up of a plurality of said blocks stacked one upon another;
- a plurality of anchoring indented areas in said core member lateral sides, said anchoring indented areas providing attachment regions for said cladding in the course of fixing said cladding.
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