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US 8,572,916 B2Granted
Masonry unit systems and methods
AssigneeConcrete Products Group LLC
InventorCanan D'Avela
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Abstract
Some embodiments of masonry blocks can be used to form a wall system that provides an improved resistance to moisture penetration that might otherwise advance to an interior surface of the wall. In particular embodiments, some or all of the masonry blocks in the wall system may be equipped with one or more moisture drainage elements formed in a surface of the respective masonry block.
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A masonry wall system, comprising:
- a first row of masonry blocks;
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- a second row of masonry blocks positioned vertically over the first row of masonry blocks so as to provide vertical wall section having an exterior face and an interior face,
- wherein each masonry block of the first row of masonry blocks includes a top surface oriented toward the second row of masonry blocks and a bottom surface opposite from the top surface, and
- wherein each masonry block of the first row of masonry blocks includes at least one moisture drainage element arranged along the top surface of the respective masonry block, the moisture drainage element comprising at least one downwardly slanted surface extending toward an interior hollow core of the respective masonry block, wherein each masonry block of the first row of masonry blocks includes an upper rim perimeter defined by uppermost exterior edges of the top surface of the respective masonry block, and wherein the liquid diversion elements arranged along the top surface of the respective masonry block are spaced inwardly from the upper rim perimeter such that the upper rim perimeter has a generally continuous elevation.
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A masonry unit for use in a wall system, comprising:
- a front face having a vertical height;
- a rear face having a vertical height that is substantially equal to the vertical height of the front face;
- a plurality of web portions extending between the front and rear faces to define one or more interior hollow cores, each of the web portions extending generally perpendicularly to the front and rear faces, and each of the web portions having a vertical height that is substantially equal to the vertical height of the front face;
- a liquid diversion element arranged along a top surface of each web portion extending between the front and rear faces, the liquid diversion element comprising at least one downwardly slanted surface extending toward at least one of the interior hollow cores;
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- an upper rim perimeter defined by uppermost exterior edges of the front face, the rear face, and at least two of the web portions, wherein the liquid diversion elements arranged along the top surfaces of said two web portions are spaced inwardly from the upper rim perimeter such that the upper rim perimeter has a generally continuous elevation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.