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US4593513A
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Building block or panel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-11-11
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Granted: 1986-06-10
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Expires: 2002-11-11
Abstract
Abstract A building block or panel having the shape of a right parallelepiped having two opposed major faces (11), the remaining faces being edge faces which are formed to interlockingly engage with the edge faces of similar building blocks wherein two pairs of adjacent edge faces at opposed sides of the block are each formed with an elogate recess (13) extending from the respective corner of said adjacent edge faces to an intermediate location on each edge face, each edge face being formed with an elongate projection (15) which is able to be received in the recess (13) of a corresponding block; the one end (17) of each projection (15) adjacent the respective recess (13) being contoured to define at least a portion inclined at an angle of less than 90° between the face and the base of the respective recess wherein the other end of each projection (15) has a face of a complementary configuration.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Stratton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:44
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/02; E04B2/04; E04B2/12; E04B2002/0202; E04B2002/0204; E04B2002/0208; E04B2002/021; E04B2002/0213
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A building block or panel having the shape of a right parallelepiped having edge faces and two opposed major faces, said edge faces being formed to interlockingly engage with edge faces of similar building blocks wherein two pairs of adjacent edge faces at opposed sides of the block are each formed with an elongated recess extending from and through a respective corner of said adjacent edge faces to an intermediate location on each edge face, each edge face also being formed with an elongated projection adjacent to said recess and extending from said intermediate location to a successive corner on each edge face, said projection being configured to be received in a recess of a corresponding block; each projection having an end, adjacent to its respective recess being contoured to define at least a portion inclined at an angle of less than 90° between the face and base of the respective recess wherein the other end of each projection has a face of complimentary configuration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A building block or panel having the shape of a right parallelepiped having edge faces and two opposed major faces, said edge faces being formed to interlockingly engage with edge faces of similar building blocks wherein two pairs of adjacent edge faces at opposed sides of the block are each formed with an elongated recess extending from and through a respective corner of said adjacent edge faces to an intermediate location on each edge face, each edge face also being formed with an elongated projection adjacent to said recess and extending from said intermediate location to a successive corner on each edge face, said projection being configured to be received in a recess of a corresponding block; each projection having an end, adjacent to its respective recess being contoured to define at least a portion inclined at an angle of less than 90° between the face and base of the respective recess wherein the other end of each projection has a face of complimentary configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 1 wherein said projection on each edge face extends from the intermediate location to the other corner of said edge face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 2 wherein the one end of each projection is substantially planar and extends transversely across the edge face and defines an acute angle of from, 45° to less than 90°, to the edge face.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 3 wherein said one end is disposed at an angle of approximately 45° to the base of the recess.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 3 wherein the recess is of a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration and said projection is of a complementary cross-sectional configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 3 wherein said major faces are substantially square.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 3 wherein said major faces are substantially co-planar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 3 wherein at least one of said major faces is curved above at least one axis and said recesses and elongate projections are substantially co-planar.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 3 wherein at least one of said major faces is curved about at least two axes and the axes of said recesses and elongate projections are parallel with the at least one major face.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 1 wherein said intermediate location is located substantially centrally along said edge face.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 1 wherein a pair of elongated projections extend for a distance along their respective edge faces for a distance beyond the middle of said edge face and the other pair of elongate projections have a length complementary to the length of the first pair of elongate projections.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 11 wherein said elongate projections of said first pair are located on adjacent edge faces.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 11 wherein said first pair of elongate projections are on opposite faces.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A building block or panel as claimed in claim 2 wherein said projection extends from said intermediate location on each said edge face to an opposite corner on each said edge face.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 1 wherein the one end of each projection is substantially planar and extends transversely across the edge face and defines an acute angle of 45° or more to the edge face.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 1 wherein the recess is of a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration and said projection is of a complementary cross-sectional configuration.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 2 wheren the recess is of a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration and said projection is of a complementary cross-sectional configuration.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 1 wherein said major faces are substantially square.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 2 wherein said major faces are substantially square.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 1 wherein said major faces are substantially co-planar.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
A building block or panel as claimed at claim 2 wherein said major faces are substantially co-planar.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
A building block or panel as in claim 1 wherein the block is symmetric about a diagonal from said respective corner to an opposite non-successive corner.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-06-09 | 1989-12-09 | 1990-06-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-06-09 | 1993-12-09 | 1994-06-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-06-09 | 1997-12-09 | 1998-06-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |