Building and shoring blocks
AssigneeHesco Bastion Limited
InventorJames W. Heselden
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Abstract
The invention provides that wire mesh cage structures are used to provide structural blocks usable in building, shoring, walls and the like. The cage is lined with a geo-textile fibrous material which allows the passage therethrough of water, but not particulate material such as cement, sand aggregate which are used as materials for filling the cage. The invention descloses novel forms of cage structure and also that the finished blocks can be coated with curable synthetic resin to conceal the mesh and provide a decorative surface finish.
Claims26
A method of providing an on-site structural block comprising transporting to the site a cage structure in a collapsed flattened condition, said cage structure adapted to be filled with a filling material in order to provide a structural block, said cage structure comprising pivotally interconnected panels of open work mesh and lining the interior of said cage with flexible sheet material, and filling the cage at least partially with fluent solid material of a particulate nature, which but for the lining material, would pass through the meshes of the cage and wherein the cage is erectable to the shape of the block to be provided by moving the panels apart, erecting the cage, including applying to the panels before or after erection so as to at least partially line the interior of said cage, said flexible sheet material, said panels comprising side panels defining side walls and partition panels pivotally interconnecting the side walls, said side walls being folded conctertina fashion when the cage is in the collapsed condition, and the cage being erectable into a condition for filling whereby the cage defines a row of side by side cavities for receiving the filling material.
A cage structure adapted to be filled with a filling material in order to provide a structural block, said cage structure comprising pivotally interconnected panels of open work mesh, means which permit the cage structure to be moveable from a flattened condition to an erected condition by moving the panels apart, and a lining material lying to the inside of said open work mesh to enable the cage to be filled with a particulate material which would pass through the open work mesh were it not for the presence of the lining material and wherein the cage comprises a plurality of pivotally interconnected side panels defining side walls and transverse partition panels pivotally interconnecting the side walls, and the cage can be moved to a collapsed condition in which the side panels are folded concertina fashion and an erection means is provided and serves as a means for erecting the cage structure to cause the cage to erect to a form defined by a plurality of sub cages arranged in a row.
A method of providing an on site structural block comprising transporting to the site a cage structure, in a collapsed, flattened condition, said cage structure adapted to be filled with a filling material in order to provide a structural block, said cage structure comprising pivotally interconnected panels of open work mesh, means which permit the cage structure to be moveable from the flattened condition to an erected condition by moving the panels apart, and a lining material lying to the inside of said open work mesh to enable the cage to be filled with a particulate material which would pass through the open work mesh were it not for the presence of the lining material in said flattened condition, which is erectable to the shape of the block to be provided by moving the panels apart, erecting the cage, including applying to the panels before or after erection so as to at least partially line the interior of said cage, said lining material, with said lining material comprising a flexible sheet, and filling the cage at least partially with fluent solid material of a particulate nature which, but for the lining material, would pass through the meshes of the cage, said panels comprising said panels, defining side walls, and partition panels pivotally interconnecting the side walls, said side walls being folded concertina fashion when the cage is in the collapsed condition, and the cage being erectable into a condition for filling whereby the cage defines a row of side by side cavities for receiving the filling material, said lining material lying to the insides of the side walls.
A method of providing an on site structural block comprising transporting to the site a cage structure, in a collapsed, flattened condition, said cage structure adapted to be filled with a filling material in order to provide a structural block, said cage structure comprising pivotally interconnected panels of open work mesh, means which permit the cage structure to be moveable from the flattened condition to an erected condition by moving the panels apart, and a lining material lying to the inside of said open work mesh to enable the cage to be filled with a particulate material which would pass through the open work mesh were it not for the presence of the lining material in said flattened condition, which is erectable to the shape of the block to be provided by moving the panels apart, erecting the cage, including applying to the panels before or after erection so as to at least partially line the interior of said cage, said lining material, with said lining material comprising a flexible sheet, and filling the cage at least partially with fluent solid material of a particulate nature which, but for the lining material, would pass through the meshes of the cage, said panels comprising side panels, defining side walls, and partition panels pivotally interconnecting the side walls, said side walls being folded concertina fashion when the cage is in the collapsed condition, and the cage being erectable into a condition for filling whereby the cage defines a row of side by side hexagonal cavities for receiving the filling material, said lining material lying to the insides of the side walls.
A cage structure adapted to be filled with a filling material in order to provide a structural block, said cage structure comprising pivotally interconnected panels of open work mesh, means which permit the cage structure to be moveable from a flattened condition to an erected condition by moving the panels apart, and a lining material lying to the inside of said open work mesh to enable the cage to be filled with a particulate material which would pass through the open work mesh where it not for the presence of the lining material, wherein a plurality of pivotally interconnected side panels form the side walls, and the side walls are connected by partition panels which are pivotally connected thereto, and the cage structure can be moved to a collapsed condition wherein the side panels are folded concertina fashion and wherein said cage structure comprises means for erecting the cage structure to cause the cage to erect to a form defined by a plurality of sub-cages arranged in a row.
A cage structure adapted to be filled with a filling material in order to provide a structural block, said cage structure comprising pivotally interconnected panels of open work mesh, means which permit the cage structure to be moveable from a flattened condition to an erected condition by moving the panels apart, and a lining material lying to the inside of said open work mesh to enable the cage to be filled with a particulate material which would pass through the open work mesh were it not for the presence of the lining material, wherein a plurality of pivotally interconnected side panels form the side walls, and the side walls are connected by partition panels which are pivotally connected thereto, and the cage structure can be moved to a collapsed condition wherein the side panels are folded concertina fashion and a flexible cord is connected to the partition panels and serves as a means for erecting the cage structure by pulling on said cord to cause the cage to erect to a form defined by a plurality of sub-cages arranged in a row.
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