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US 8,782,981 B2Granted
Structural unit insulation arrangement, system, and process
AssigneeR.I. Lampus Company
InventorDonald L. Lampus
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Abstract
A structural unit includes a first face shell; a second face shell positioned opposite the first face shell; at least one central web connecting the first face shell to the second face shell; a first partial web forming a gap between an end of the first partial web and a first edge of the second face shell, and defining a first cavity; and a second partial web forming a gap between an end of the second partial web and a second edge of the second face shell, and defining a second cavity.
Claims13
A structural unit comprising:
- a first face shell having a first edge and a second edge;
- a second face shell having a first edge and a second edge, the second face shell positioned opposite the first face shell;
- at least one central web connecting the first face shell to the second face shell;
- a first partial web extending from the first edge of the first face shell toward the first edge of the second face shell and forming a gap between an end of the first partial web and the first edge of the second face shell, wherein a first cavity is defined by the first face shell, the second face shell, the at least one central web, and the first partial web;
- a second partial web extending from the second edge of the first face shell toward the second edge of the second face shell and forming a gap between an end of the second partial web and the second edge of the second face shell, wherein a second cavity is defined by the first face shell, the second face shell, the at least one central web, and the second partial web;
- a first insulation material provided in at least one of the first and second cavities;
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- a second insulation material provided within at least a portion of the first insulation material,
- wherein the second insulation material is a two-component material formed by mixing a first insulation component and a second insulation component, wherein the first insulation component is stored in a first container and the second insulation component is stored in a second container, and wherein, upon release from the first and second containers, the first and second insulation components mix to form the second insulation material.
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An insulated masonry block for use as a structural unit in a structure, the masonry block comprising:
- a first face shell having a first edge and a second edge;
- a second face shell having a first edge and a second edge, the second face shell positioned opposite the first face shell;
- at least one central web connecting the first face shell to the second face shell;
- a first partial web extending from the first edge of the first face shell toward the first edge of the second face shell and forming a gap between an end of the first partial web and the first edge of the second face shell, wherein a first cavity is defined by the first face shell, the second face shell, the at least one central web, and the first partial web;
- a second partial web extending from the second edge of the first face shell toward the second edge of the second face shell and forming a gap between an end of the second partial web and the second edge of the second face shell, wherein a second cavity is defined by the first face shell, the second face shell, the at least one central web, and the second partial web;
- a first insulation material provided in at least one of the first and second cavities, wherein the first insulation material at least partially fills the gap;
- and,
- a second insulation material provided within at least a portion of the first insulation material,
- wherein the second insulation material is a two-component material formed by mixing a first insulation component and a second insulation component, wherein the first insulation component is stored in a first container and the second insulation component is stored in a second container, and wherein, upon release from the first and second containers, the first and second insulation components mix to form the second insulation material.
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A method of manufacturing an insulated masonry block for use as a structural unit in a structure, the method comprising:
- manufacturing the masonry block, comprising:
- a first face shell having a first edge and a second edge;
- a second face shell having a first edge and a second edge, the second face shell positioned opposite the first face shell;
- at least one central web connecting the first face shell to the second face shell;
- a first partial web extending from the first edge of the first face shell toward the first edge of the second face shell and forming a gap between an end of the first partial web and the first edge of the second face shell, wherein a first cavity is defined by the first face shell, the second face shell, the at least one central web, and the first partial web;
- and a second partial web extending from the second edge of the first face shell toward the second edge of the second face shell and forming a gap between an end of the second partial web and the second edge of the second face shell, wherein a second cavity is defined by the first face shell, the second face shell, the at least one central web, and the second partial web;
- providing a first insulation material in at least one of the first and second cavities;
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- providing a second insulation material within at least a portion of the first insulation material
- wherein the second insulation material is a two-component material formed by mixing a first insulation component and a second insulation component, wherein the first insulation component is stored in a first container and the second insulation component is stored in a second container, and wherein, upon release from the first and second containers, the first and second insulation components mix to form the second insulation material.
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