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.
Claims16
A masonry apparatus comprised of a first interlocking masonry unit comprising:
- (a) a body comprising a concave lower surface, a concave upper surface and at least one side wall intermediate the lower surface and the upper surface;
- (b) at least one central vertical cavity extending between the concave lower surface and the concave upper surface and capable of accepting bonding material, the at least one central vertical cavity including a cut away section forming a recess in the at least one side wall;
- (c) a plurality of support members projecting substantially vertically from the concave lower surface;
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- (d) a plurality of receiving port depressions formed in the concave upper surface, wherein each receiving port depression is shaped and positioned for receiving a support member of a second interlocking masonry unit.
An interlocking masonry unit comprising:
- a body comprising a concave lower surface, a concave upper surface, and a side wall intermediate the concave lower surface and the concave upper surface,
- at least one central vertical cavity extending between the concave lower surface and the concave upper surface and capable of accepting bonding material,
- at least one support member projecting vertically out from the concave lower surface, and
- at least one receiving port depression projecting vertically into the concave upper surface adapted for receiving a support member of an equivalent vertically adjacent interlocking masonry unit, the at least one port depression having a substantially frusto-conical shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.