Ecologicial building block including shredded, baled tires
OwnerRaymond H. Gatesinventor
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Abstract
A concrete building block for erecting a wall and/or disposing of used rubber tires and other waste material detrimental to the environment. The block is made up of three rectangular portions, and includes a central chamber in which a bale of used rubber tires is encased. The tongue-and-groove design of the block facilitates the construction of a strong wall by joining the blocks end-to-end, with the tongue of one block disposed in the groove of another.
Claims5
A unit for the disposal of used rubber tires, comprising:
- (a) a sealed concrete block including a cavity, and
- (b) a bale of shredded used rubber tires disposed in the cavity.
A method for disposing of used rubber tires, which comprises the steps of:
- (a) shredding the tires;
- (b) pressing the shredded tires;
- (c) baling the compressed, shredded tires;
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- (d) encasing the compressed, shredded tires in a concrete block.
A method for disposing of used rubber tires, which consists of the steps of:
- (a) shredding the tires;
- (b) compressing the shredded tires;
- (c) baling the compressed, shredded tires;
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- (d) encasing the compressed, shredded tires in a concrete block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.