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Module for walls and free standing structure

Assignee: Jagna Ltd
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Filing: 1983-06-24
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2003-06-24
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Abstract

Abstract A hollow module useful for a retaining wall structure or the like defined by an upstanding surrounding wall formation presenting front, rear and opposed side faces and having generally planar upper and lower surfaces and a substantially constant wall thickness throughout the extent of any given face, the lower planar surface in the regions of the opposed side faces presenting at least a pair of opposed depending lug formations projecting therebelow of dimensions such that when measured in the front to rear direction the extent of same are always less than the front to rear extent of the opposed side faces so as to define with the lower planar surface recess formations for selective registration over the upper planar surfaces of other like or compatible modules whereby such modules are selectively interlockingly interengaged; and wherein suitable slabs are provided with depending lug formations projecting therebelow for disposition upon upper planar surfaces of such modules with the lug formations projecting therewithin and securing the slabs and modules against separation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Angelo Risi
  • 👤 Antonio Risi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 00:43
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C1/00; E04C1/39; E04C1/395; A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/02; A01G9/022; A01G9/025; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/02; E04B2002/0202; E04B2002/0204; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P60/00; Y02P60/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 282 words
A building module in the form of a hollow body defined by an upstanding surrounding wall formation of rectilinear outline, said hollow body presenting opposed front and rear outer and inner faces and opposed side outer and inner faces and having a generally planar upper and lower surface and a substantially constant wall thickness throughout the extent of any given face, a pair of matching depending lug formations presented respectively below the said lower planar surface in each of the regions of said opposed side faces only and wherein each said depending lug formation in the region of said front outer face is rearwardly separated therefrom an extent measured rearwardly along said lower planar surface less than the thickness between said front outer and inner faces so as to define a first recess formation and in the region of said rear outer face is forwardly separated therefrom an extent measured forwardly along said lower planar surface greater than the thickness between said rear inner and outer faces so as to define a second recess formation and with each said lug formation having an extent front to rear corresponding to the separation between said inner front and inner rear faces whereby when the lower surface of one such module is presented to the upper surface of another such module one of said depending lug formations so presented thereto is registrable within the other such module to extend between the front inner and rear inner faces and with said first and second recess formations engaging the upper planar surface thereof in offset aligned mating relation therewith and displaceable thereover throughout a range of offset aligned mating positions between the opposed inner side faces thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 282 words
A building module in the form of a hollow body defined by an upstanding surrounding wall formation of rectilinear outline, said hollow body presenting opposed front and rear outer and inner faces and opposed side outer and inner faces and having a generally planar upper and lower surface and a substantially constant wall thickness throughout the extent of any given face, a pair of matching depending lug formations presented respectively below the said lower planar surface in each of the regions of said opposed side faces only and wherein each said depending lug formation in the region of said front outer face is rearwardly separated therefrom an extent measured rearwardly along said lower planar surface less than the thickness between said front outer and inner faces so as to define a first recess formation and in the region of said rear outer face is forwardly separated therefrom an extent measured forwardly along said lower planar surface greater than the thickness between said rear inner and outer faces so as to define a second recess formation and with each said lug formation having an extent front to rear corresponding to the separation between said inner front and inner rear faces whereby when the lower surface of one such module is presented to the upper surface of another such module one of said depending lug formations so presented thereto is registrable within the other such module to extend between the front inner and rear inner faces and with said first and second recess formations engaging the upper planar surface thereof in offset aligned mating relation therewith and displaceable thereover throughout a range of offset aligned mating positions between the opposed inner side faces thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 48 words
A building module according to claim 1 wherein each said depending lug formation includes a third recess formation located intermediately thereof and opening downwardly from said lower planar surface and of an extent measured front to rear of the order of twice any one of said wall thicknesses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A building module according to claim 1 wherein a vertical plane bisecting said opposed side faces bisects said third recess formations located intermediately of said lug formations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
A building module according to claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the wall thickness throughout the extent of one given face is equal to the wall thickness throughout the extent of every other given face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
A building module according to claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said module has a vertical plane of symmetry extending front to rear.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
A building module according to claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said inner and outer side faces and the corresponding surfaces of said lug formations depending therebelow extend in coplanar relation front to rear.

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