Method of constructing a column or frame

Claim 1

A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A COLUMN FOR SUPPORT BY A STRUCTURAL MEMBER COMPRISING THE STEPS OF LAYING A REQUIRED NUMBER OF BLOCKS ON THEIR FRONT SIDES ON A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL SURFACE PLATE, ARRANGING SAID BLOCKS IN COLUMNS AND ROWS, SAID BLOCKS INCLUDING ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES AND ALIGNED COLUMNAR END RECESSES, TUBES, AND SPRUES COMMUNICATING WITH SAID ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES, INSERTING CEMENT PASTE BETWEEN ADJACENT ROWS OF SAID BLOCKS, INSERTING REINFORCING RODS THROUGH SAID ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES, INSERTING REINFORCING RODS THROUGH SAID ALIGNED COLUMNAR TUBES, TIGHTENING NUTS AND WASHERS ON THE ENDS OF ALL OF SAID REINFORCING RODS AGAINST OUTER SURFACES OF SAID BLOCKS TO ESTABLISH COMPRESSIVE FORCES ON ALL OF SAID BLOCKS TO THEREBY SECURE SAID BLOCKS AS A UNITARY STRUCTURE, RAISING SAID UNITARY COLUMNAR STRUCTURE TO A VERTICAL POSITION IN PLACE ON SAID STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND SECURING IT THEREON, FORCING CEMENT PASTE INTO SAID ALIGNED COLUMNAR END RECESSES TO GROUT SAID RECESSES, AND FORCING CEMENT PASTE THROUGH SAID ALIGNED COLUMNAR SPRUES INTO SAID ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES AROUND THE REINFORCING RODS RECEIVED THEREIN TO GROUT SAID TOP GROOVES, WHEREBY SAID REINFORCED, SELF-SUPPORTING COLUMN IS FORMED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION AND IS FURTHER STRENGTHENED AFTER HAVING BEEN SET IN PLACE.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A COLUMN FOR SUPPORT BY A STRUCTURAL MEMBER COMPRISING THE STEPS OF LAYING A REQUIRED NUMBER OF BLOCKS ON THEIR FRONT SIDES ON A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL SURFACE PLATE, ARRANGING SAID BLOCKS IN COLUMNS AND ROWS, SAID BLOCKS INCLUDING ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES AND ALIGNED COLUMNAR END RECESSES, TUBES, AND SPRUES COMMUNICATING WITH SAID ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES, INSERTING CEMENT PASTE BETWEEN ADJACENT ROWS OF SAID BLOCKS, INSERTING REINFORCING RODS THROUGH SAID ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES, INSERTING REINFORCING RODS THROUGH SAID ALIGNED COLUMNAR TUBES, TIGHTENING NUTS AND WASHERS ON THE ENDS OF ALL OF SAID REINFORCING RODS AGAINST OUTER SURFACES OF SAID BLOCKS TO ESTABLISH COMPRESSIVE FORCES ON ALL OF SAID BLOCKS TO THEREBY SECURE SAID BLOCKS AS A UNITARY STRUCTURE, RAISING SAID UNITARY COLUMNAR STRUCTURE TO A VERTICAL POSITION IN PLACE ON SAID STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND SECURING IT THEREON, FORCING CEMENT PASTE INTO SAID ALIGNED COLUMNAR END RECESSES TO GROUT SAID RECESSES, AND FORCING CEMENT PASTE THROUGH SAID ALIGNED COLUMNAR SPRUES INTO SAID ROW ALIGNED TOP GROOVES AROUND THE REINFORCING RODS RECEIVED THEREIN TO GROUT SAID TOP GROOVES, WHEREBY SAID REINFORCED, SELF-SUPPORTING COLUMN IS FORMED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION AND IS FURTHER STRENGTHENED AFTER HAVING BEEN SET IN PLACE.