Composite wall system
AssigneeBale Built, Inc.
InventorJoseph Allen
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Abstract
A composite wall system that uses fiber bales or other quasi-structural building blocks in conjunction with a bracing system that stabilizes vertical rods to create columns capable of transferring the gravity compressive loads on the wall to the foundation. Rod columns are installed vertically along a line between the inside and outside faces of the wall. The rods extend from a foundation at the bottom end to a header at the top end. The rods are operatively connected to trusses or beams integrated into the layers of bales. The trusses or beams braces and thereby immobilizes the rods in all horizontal directions at every bale interface.
Claims46
In a wall system having a plurality of quasi-structural building blocks stacked in a vertical plane within a skeletal framework, the skeletal framework comprising:
- a plurality of trusses at horizontal interfaces between blocks;
- and
- a plurality of rods operatively connected to the trusses, the rods oriented vertically and positioned along the blocks.
In a wall system having a plurality of quasi-structural building blocks stacked in a vertical plane within a skeletal framework, the skeletal framework comprising:
- a plurality of trussing members arranged in pairs, each trussing member having projections thereon to penetrate the blocks;
- plurality of struts extending between the trussing members at substantially right angles;
- and
- a plurality of rods operatively connected to the struts, the rods oriented vertically and positioned along the blocks.
In a wall system having a plurality of quasi-structural building blocks stacked in a vertical plane within a skeletal framework, the skeletal framework comprising:
- a plurality of beams at horizontal interfaces between blocks;
- and
- a plurality of rods operatively connected to the beams, the rods oriented vertically and positioned along the blocks.
A wall system, comprising:
- a plurality of quasi-structural building blocks stacked in a vertical plane;
- a plurality of trusses at horizontal interfaces between blocks;
- and
- a plurality of rods operatively connected to the trusses, the rods oriented vertically and positioned along the blocks.
A wall system, comprising:
- a plurality of quasi-structural building blocks stacked in a vertical plane;
- a plurality of trussing members arranged in pairs, each trussing member having projections thereon to penetrate the blocks;
- plurality of struts extending between the trussing members at substantially right angles;
- and
- a plurality of rods operatively connected to the struts, the rods oriented vertically and positioned along the blocks.
A wall system, comprising:
- a plurality of quasi-structural building blocks stacked in a vertical plane;
- a plurality of beams at horizontal interfaces between blocks;
- and
- a plurality of rods operatively connected to the beams, the rods oriented vertically and positioned along the blocks.
A wall system, comprising a plurality of rod columns integrated into a matrix of quasi-structural building blocks.
A wall system, comprising a plurality of rod columns operatively connected to a plurality of quasi-structural building blocks arranged in horizontal layers stacked in a vertical plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.