Building block insert

Claim 2

A substantially serpentine, integral insert comprised of three substantially T-shaped sections and a multiplicity of curvilinear surfaces, wherein: (a) said insert is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said insert, and (b) said insert is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend outwardly from said top of said insert to the bottom of said insert.

Claim 3

The insert as recited in claim 1, wherein said insert is comprised of from about 1 to about 100 ribs, each of which protrudes from at least one of the sides of said insert by from about 0.063 to about 0.375 inches.

Claim 4

The insert as recited in claim 1, wherein said insert consists essentially of a material with a density of from about 0.5 to about 4.0 pounds per cubic foot, a flexural strength of from about 25 to about 125 pounds per square inch, and a shear strength of from about 25 to about 175 pounds per square inch.

Claim 5

The insert as recited in claim 1, wherein said insert is comprised of a horizontal reinforcement channel with a depth of from about 0.125 to about 0.375 inches, a width of from about 0.25 to about 0.75 inches, and a length of from about 3 to about 4 inches.

Claim 6

The insert as recited in claim 1, wherein said insert is comprised of two end slots, each of which extends from the top of said insert to its bottom and has a width of from about 0.003 to about 0.2 inches and a length of from about 1.0 to about 1.5 inches.

Claim 7

The insert as recited in claim 1, wherein said insert is comprises of a thumb hole with a depth of from about 1 to about 2 inches.

Claim 8

The insert as recited in claim 1, wherein the top of said insert is comprised of a multiplicity of recessed surfaces.

Claim 9

A substantially serpentine, integral insert comprised of three substantially T-shaped sections and a multiplicity of curvilinear surfaces, wherein each of said T-shaped sections is defined by walls which extend continuously and divergingly from the top of said insert to the bottom of said insert, and wherein said insert is comprised of a chamfered surface on the bottom portion of said insert.

Claim 10

A substantially serpentine, integral insert comprised of three substantially T-shaped sections and a multiplicity of curvilinear surfaces, wherein each of said T-shaped sections is defined by walls which extend continuously and divergingly from the top of said insert to the bottom of said insert, and wherein said insert is comprised of a chamfered surface on the bottom portion of said insert.

Claim 11

The insert as recited in claim 8, wherein said chamfered surface forms an angle of from about 30 to about 60 degrees.

Claim 12

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of from about 1 to about 100 ribs, each of which protrudes from at least one of the sides of said insert by from about 0.063 to about 0.375 inches.

Claim 13

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of from about 1 to about 100 ribs, each of which protrudes from at least one of the sides of said insert by from about 0.063 to about 0.375 inches.

Claim 14

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of a horizontal reinforcement channel with a depth of from about 0.125 to about 0.375 inches, a width of from about 0.25 to about 0.75 inches, and a length of from about 3 to about 4 inches.

Claim 15

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of a horizontal reinforcement channel with a depth of from about 0.125 to about 0.375 inches, a width of from about 0.25 to about 0.75 inches, and a length of from about 3 to about 4 inches.

Claim 16

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of two end slots, each of which extends from the top of said insert to its bottom and has a width of from about 0.003 to about 0.2 inches and a length of from about 1.0 to about 1.5 inches.

Claim 17

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of two end slots, each of which extends from the top of said insert to its bottom and has a width of from about 0.003 to about 0.2 inches and a length of from about 1.0 to about 1.5 inches.

Claim 18

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of a thumb hole with a depth of from about 1 to about 2 inches.

Claim 19

An insulated building block of substantially rectangular shape comprised of a first spaced outer supportive part, a second spaced outer supportive part, curvilinear means for laterally interlockably connecting said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, and a substantially serpentine, integral insert, wherein: (a) each of said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part extends along the length of said building block, is comprised of an inner surface defining a side of the space between said parts, and has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the other of said spaced outer supportive parts; (b) said space between said first and second spaced outer supportive parts is substantially curvilinear in cross section as viewed from the top of said building block; (c) said space between said first and second spaced outer supported walls is wedge-shaped and is defined by walls which extend inwardly from the top of said building block to the bottom of said building block; (d) said insert is positioned within and substantially fills the space between said first spaced outer supportive part and said second spaced outer supportive part, thereby forming said substantially rectangular building block; (e) said building block is comprised of two opposite planar sidewalls, two opposite planar ends, a planar top, and a planar bottom; (f) each of said planar sidewalls is parallel to the other of said planar sidewalls, each of said planar ends is parallel to the other of said planar ends, and said planar top is parallel to said planar bottom; (g) said insulating portion is substantially centered between and extends beyond each of said two planar ends; (h) said insulating portion extends beyond at least one of said planar top surface and said planar bottom surface of said building block; and (i) said insert is comprised of a thumb hole with a depth of from about 1 to about 2 inches.