Masonry unit and masonry system, and method of use

A masonry system for forming a structure, said system comprising:

• a plurality of primary masonry units, wherein each of said plurality a primary masonry units comprises:
• a top surface, a bottom surface disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said top surface, a front surface, a back surface disposed in substantially parallel relation to said front surface and in substantially perpendicular relation to said top surface and said bottom surface, a right surface, and a left surface disposed in substantially parallel relation to said right surface and in substantially perpendicular relation to said top surface, said bottom surface, said front surface an said back surface;
• a locking ridge disposed upon said top surface, and extending upward a first distance therefrom, said locking ridge being disposed in substantially perpendicular relation to said right surface and said left surface and in substantially parallel relation to said front surface and said back surface;
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• wherein said bottom surface comprises a locking channel extending upward a second distance therefrom, said channel being dimensioned to mate with said locking ridge of said top surface;
• a plurality of right corner masonry units, wherein each of said plurality of right corner masonry units comprises:
• a bottom, a top disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said bottom, an outer side, an inner side disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said inner side, a first end, a second end disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said first end, and a corner block portion extending outward from said inner side and forming a part of said first end;
• wherein each of said plurality of right corner masonry units further comprises a locking ridge disposed across at least a portion of said top surface in substantially perpendicular relation to said outer side and said inner side, and a locking channel disposed across at least a portion of said top surface in substantially perpendicular relation to said outer side and said inner side;
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• wherein said locking ridge is dimensioned and positioned upon said top surface so as to mate with said locking ridge of the primary masonry units disposed above each of said plurality of right corner masonry units, and wherein said locking channel is dimensioned and positioned upon said bottom surface so to mate with said locking ridge of each of said plurality of primary masonry units disposed below each of said plurality of right corner units;
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• a plurality of left corner masonry units, wherein each of said plurality of right corner masonry units comprises:
• a bottom, a top disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said bottom, an outer side, an inner side disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said inner side, a first end, a second end disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said first end, and a corner block portion extending outward from said inner side and forming a part of said first end;
• wherein each of said plurality of said left corner masonry units further comprises a locking ridge disposed across at least a portion of said to surface in substantially perpendicular relation to said outer side and said inner side, and a locking channel disposed across at least a portion of said top surface in substantially perpendicular relation to said outer side and said inner side;
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• wherein said locking ridge is dimensioned and positioned upon said top surface so as to mate with said locking ridge of each of said plurality of primary masonry units disposed above each of said plurality of left corner masonry units, and wherein said locking channel is dimensioned and positioned upon said bottom surface so as to mate with said locking ridge of each of said plurality of primary masonry units disposed below each of said plurality of left corner masonry unit;
• wherein said masonry system is adapted to form a structure having an outer surface and an inner surface by stacking alternating courses of primary masonry units and right corner masonry units and courses of primary masonry units and left corner masonry units such that said locking ridges and locking channels of said primary masonry units and said right corner masonry units of one course mate with locking channels and locking ridges of primary masonry units and a left corner masonry units of adjacent courses.

A method of constructing a structure comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a plurality of primary masonry units, right corner masonry units and left corner masonry units, each of said plurality of primary masonry units, right corner masonry units and left corner masonry units having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and each having a locking ridge extending in substantially perpendicular relation to said first end in said second end along at least a portion of said top surface, and a locking channel extending in substantially perpendicular relation to said first end and said second end along at least a portion of said bottom surface;
• stacking a base course comprising one of said right corner masonry unit and said left corner masonry unit and a plurality of primary masonry units, said stacking step comprising the steps of disposing said first end of one primary masonry unit such that it abuts a second end of an adjacent primary masonry unit and such that said locking ridge and locking channel of one primary masonry unit is aligned with said locking ridge and locking channel of an adjacent primary masonry unit;
• stacking a second course comprising another of said right corner masonry unit and said left corner masonry unit and a plurality of primary masonry units, said stacking step comprising the steps of disposing said first end of one primary masonry unit such that it abuts a second end of an adjacent primary masonry unit and such that said locking ridge and locking channel of one primary masonry unit is aligned with said locking ridge and locking channel of an adjacent primary masonry unit, and such that each of said locking channels of said second course mate with locking ridges of primary masonry units of said first course;
• stacking additional courses in alternating relation to form said structure.