Building blocks and connector means therefor
OwnerKriemhild Schlomanninventor
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Abstract
There is provided a masonwork which consists of stacked building blocks forming several superimposed horizontal courses. The upper sides of blocks in lower courses and the undersides of blocks in the next-higher courses have registering mirror symmetrical sockets in the form of generally hemispherical cavities for reception of spherical connectors. Auxiliary connectors can be provided to couple neighboring blocks of each course to each other; such auxiliary connectors constitute discrete parts having webs received in aligned channels of the respective blocks and end portions which extend into neighboring sockets or blind bores of such blocks.
Claims24
In a masonwork, a combination comprising a first and a superimposed second building block, said blocks having neighboring surfaces at least one of which has a recess, and registering sockets in said surfaces;
- a substantially spherical connector having first and second substantially hemispherical sections which are respectively complementary to and are received in the sockets of said first and second blocks, the weight of said second block being taken up by the surface of said first block;
- a substantially funnel-shaped inlet in the building block including said one surface for admission of bonding agent into said recess, said inlet extending from said recess to that surface of the respective block which is located opposite said one surface;
- and hardenable bonding agent filling said recess.
In a masonwork, a combination comprising a first and a superimposed second building block, said blocks having neighboring surfaces which have registering grooves together defining a hole for the insertion of cables or the like, and registering sockets, said blocks further having registering through holes which intersect the hole defined by said grooves;
- and a substantially spherical connector having first and second substantially hemispherical sections which are respectively complementary to and are received in the sockets of said first and second blocks, the weight of said second block being taken up by the surface of said first block.
In a masonwork, a combination comprising a first and a superimposed second building block, said blocks having neighboring surfaces at least one of which has a recess including at least one substantially star-shaped portion, and registering sockets in said surfaces;
- hardenable bonding agent filling said recess;
- and a substantially spherical connector having first and second substantially hemispherical sections which are respectively complementary to and are received in the sockets of said first and second blocks, the weight of said second block being taken up by the surface of said first block.
In a masonwork, a combination comprising a first and a superimposed second building block, said blocks having neighboring surfaces and registering sockets in said surfaces;
- a substantially spherical connector having first and second substantially hemispherical sections which are respectively complementary to and are received in the sockets of said first and second blocks;
- and means for defining at least in said first block a debris-collecting extension which opens onto a surface of the respective block that bounds the respective socket and is juxtaposed with the respective section of said connector in the assembled condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.