US3170267A
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Wall structure with interlocked blocks
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-10-06
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1981-10-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Morton M Rosenfeld
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:04
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/02; E04B2/04; E04B2/06; E04B2/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A WALL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A WALL FORMED FROM A PLURALITY OF BLOCKS, A GROOVE EXTENDING ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM FACE OF EACH BLOCK, A PAIR OF SPACED HOLES IN EACH BLOCK WITHIN THE PLANE DEFINED BY SAID GROOVES, ROD-LIKE MEMBERS WITHIN ALIGNED HOLES IN BLOCKS OF ADJACENT SUCCESSIVE COURSES, SAID MEMBERS HAVING ENDS TERMINATING AT A POINT WITHIN SAID BLOCKS, SPHERICAL SPACER MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS FOR SEATING IN CONTACTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SIDES OF A CHANNEL FORMED BY JUXTAPOSITION OF A GROOVE ON A TOP SURFACE OF ONE BLOCK AND A GROOVE ON THE BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE BLOCKS THEREABOVE, A NOTCH FORMED IN EACH SAID SPACER MEANS, SAID NOTCH EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE ROD-LIKE MEMBERS, AND CONNECTING MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND INTERCONNECTED WITH ADJACENT ONES OF SAID ROD-LIKE MEMBERS, THE ENDS OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS BEING RECEIVED IN SAID NOTCHES FORMED IN SAID SPACER MEANS, SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS ALSO BEING DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CHANNEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A WALL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A WALL FORMED FROM A PLURALITY OF BLOCKS, A GROOVE EXTENDING ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM FACE OF EACH BLOCK, A PAIR OF SPACED HOLES IN EACH BLOCK WITHIN THE PLANE DEFINED BY SAID GROOVES, ROD-LIKE MEMBERS WITHIN ALIGNED HOLES IN BLOCKS OF ADJACENT SUCCESSIVE COURSES, SAID MEMBERS HAVING ENDS TERMINATING AT A POINT WITHIN SAID BLOCKS, SPHERICAL SPACER MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS FOR SEATING IN CONTACTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SIDES OF A CHANNEL FORMED BY JUXTAPOSITION OF A GROOVE ON A TOP SURFACE OF ONE BLOCK AND A GROOVE ON THE BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE BLOCKS THEREABOVE, A NOTCH FORMED IN EACH SAID SPACER MEANS, SAID NOTCH EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE ROD-LIKE MEMBERS, AND CONNECTING MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND INTERCONNECTED WITH ADJACENT ONES OF SAID ROD-LIKE MEMBERS, THE ENDS OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS BEING RECEIVED IN SAID NOTCHES FORMED IN SAID SPACER MEANS, SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS ALSO BEING DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CHANNEL.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A WALL STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAIM 1 WHEREIN A LAYER OF MORTAR IS PROVIDED BETWEEN ADJACENT SUCCESSIVE COURSES OF BLOCKS, AND INDICIA MEANS ON SAID SPACER MEANS FOR DESIGNATING THE DESIRED THICKNESS OF THE LAYER OF MORTAR BETWEEN ADJACENT SUCCESSIVE COURSES.
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