Building block and cladding system
OwnerJohn Fifield, Leonard Browninginventors
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Abstract
A cladding system for cladding a supporting wall is disclosed. The cladding system includes a plurality of building blocks, each having a body and a facing; and a plurality of support brackets for mounting the blocks on the supporting wall at a plurality of adjoining horizontal rows. The body of each block includes engagement means for engaging at least one of the support brackets such that, in use, at least a part of the body of each block abuts at least a part of the body of a neighbouring block in an adjoining row so as to guard against water penetration between the rows.
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1-57. (canceled)
A method of manufacturing building blocks, comprising:
- a. arranging block bodies on a support,
- b. placing a mold frame around the block bodies, and
- c. placing settable material on the block bodies in the mold frame to form block faces.
A method of manufacturing a building block having a body and a facing, the method comprising casting a settable facing material onto the body of the block in engagement with the body to prevent movement of the facing with respect to the body in any direction after the settable facing material has set.
A method of manufacturing a two-part structure, comprising:
- a. providing a structure body of a first, thermally insulating material,
- b. placing a mold frame around the structure body, and
- c. placing second, settable material on the structure body in the mold frame to form a structure face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.