Interlocking composite construction block improvements
OwnerColin Felton, James Zwynenburginventors
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to an enhanced method for building walls by primarily reducing the time for assembly. The designs are for molded multi-segment plastic composite construction blocks that interlock horizontally, vertically and orthogonally with a clearance-fit, do not require mortar for structural integrity and are self-aligning. The blocks are molded out of natural-fiber reinforced recycled thermoplastic composites and are stronger and lighter than CMU's.
Claims17
A segmented plastic composite construction block with each segment length equal to segment width allowing for assembly of walls with blocks that can interlock horizontally, vertically and orthogonally with lips and insets that have a clearance-fit and are located around the perimeter of each segment;
- wherein each block has more than one adjoining equal dimension segment;
- wherein each segment has a male lip that fits into the female inset on the block segment above or below it;
- and wherein the lip thickness is equal to the inset dimension.
A molded, hollow, segmented thermoplastic plastic composite construction block with each segment length equal to segment width allowing for assembly of walls with blocks that can interlock horizontally, vertically and orthogonally with a web on the top face that has male pins around the perimeter of each segment at a regular spacing;
- a matrix of pins offset at this same spacing towards the center of the web of each segment and corresponding cavities located around the perimeter of the bottom, female face have a clearance fit with the corresponding pins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.