Interlocking masonry unit
OwnerJoe Balducci, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A multi-purpose interlocking masonry unit includes support members extending from its lower surface and port depressions formed in its upper surface. Each masonry unit can be placed on top of a previously placed masonry unit. The interlocking masonry unit allows for the rapid creation of a wall that is substantially straight and aligned while minimizing the need to perform precise measurements and make alignment adjustments during the creation process. Bonding material can be poured through the resultant wall ports, creating a matrix pattern of bonding material throughout the wall, which results in a stronger more durable construction.
Claims15
An interlocking masonry unit, comprising:
- a body comprising a lower surface having a concave section, an upper surface having a concave section and at least one side wall intermediate the lower surface and the upper surface;
- at least one central vertical cavity extending between the lower surface and the upper surface and capable of accepting bonding material;
- a plurality of support members projecting vertically out from the concave section of the lower surface;
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- a plurality of receiving port depressions projecting vertically into the concave section of the upper surface, each receiving port depression being shaped and positioned to be capable of receiving one of the plurality of support members, whereby the plurality of support members can be received in the plurality of receiving port depressions of an equivalent vertically adjacent interlocking masonry unit.
The interlocking masonry unit of clam 1, wherein each of the plurality of support members has a length greater than a depth of each of the plurality of receiving port depressions whereby a space is maintained between the masonry unit and the equivalent vertically adjacent masonry unit to provide ventilation between the masonry unit and the equivalent vertically adjacent masonry unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.