Process and apparatus for forming a building block
OwnerThomas G. Eagan, Susan A. Eaganinventors
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Abstract
There is disclosed a novel process and apparatus for producing a light weight, self aligning, building block from straw, corn stalks, sugar cane, kenaf and like vegetable based fibrous materials wherein the vegetable based fibrous material is used as an aggregate base to be beat/mixed with one or more binders, sprayed with one or more wetting agents and deposited in to a mold to be subjected to sufficient compression forces having certain alignment enforcing capabilities, to form a pre-determined size, shape, density and thickness finished building block, then ejected for sufficient curing.
Claims20
A process for forming a building block comprising:
- beating, mixing and/or blending a vegetable based, fibrous material aggregate base with one or more cementitious, adhesive or binding components to form a homogenous blend;
- spraying said homogenous blend with one or more wetting components, as a means of communicating, combining with, and/or interacting said aggregate base with said cementitious, adhesive or binding components to cement, bind, hydrate, cure, harden, accelerate, catalyze, or contribute to cohesively enveloping said homogenous blend to form a homogenous mixture;
- depositing, pouring or placing said homogenous mixture in to a mold, cast or chamber for a time sufficient for said homogenous mixture to combine and sufficiently adhere one to another, as a means of insuring sufficient containment, envelopment and structural integrity to be removed or ejected from said mold, cast or chamber and sufficiently cured for use as a building block.
An apparatus for forming a building block, comprising:
- (a) a beating/mixing and/or blending means for beating/mixing and/or blending a plurality of an aggregate base with one or more cementitious, adhesive or binding materials, and optionally filler components, sufficiently to achieve a defined, homogenous blend suitable for forming a building block,
- (b) a wetting means through which said homogenous blend can be directed and communicated to absorb and or be surficially coated by one or more wetting components to aid in achieving an homogenous mixture,
- (c) a compression or compacting enclosure or mold means capable of sufficiently containing said homogenous mixture in a defined surface plan area, thickness, density and dimension,
- (d) a compression means capable of sufficiently compressing, compacting or shaping said homogenous mixture in a defined density, size, thickness, shape and form, finished building block.
An apparatus for forming a building block, comprising:
- (a) a frame,
- (b) a beating/mixing and/or blending means for beating/mixing and/or blending a plurality of said aggregate base with said one or more cementitious, adhesive or binding materials, and optionally filler components, sufficiently to achieve a defined, homogenous blend suitable for forming a building block,
- (c) a wetting means whereby said homogenous blend cam be directed and communicated to absorb and/or be surficially coated by one or more wetting components to aid in achieving said homogenous mixture,
- (d) a compression or compacting enclosure or mold means capable of sufficiently containing said homogenous mixture in a defined surface plan area, thickness, density and dimension,
- (e) a compression means capable of sufficiently compressing, compacting or shaping said homogenous mixture to a defined density, size, thickness, shape and form finished building block,
- (f) a means for allowing the ejection of said finished building block from said compression chamber,
- (g) a means of receiving un-cut fibrous materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.