Linkage brick assembly and assembly method thereof

• US 10,676,874 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2019
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jing Si Pureland Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jing Si Pureland Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Siao, Marshall Q., Shih, Cheng Yen
• Primary Examiner(s): Will, Thomas B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chu, Katherine J
• Application Number:
  US16/368,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20190352857A1
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 404 34, 404 36, 404 41, 525891, 525901, 525902, 525921, 52604, 446127
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 11/00 Details of pavings E01C1/005, E01C5/003, E01C5/005, E01C7/145, E01C7/185, E01C7/325 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 11/225 Paving specially adapted for through-the-surfacing drainage, e.g. perforated, porous; Preformed paving elements comprising, or adapted to form, passageways for carrying off drainage E01C9/004, E01C9/008, E01C9/08, E01C9/10, E01C11/228, E01C13/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 11/24 Methods or arrangements for preventing slipperiness or protecting against influences of the weather measures taken in connection with the foundation E01C3/06; paving elements with anti-slip inlays E01C5/22; aggregates resisting to grinding E01C7/085, E01C7/142, E01C7/182; specially for surface layers E01C7/35; reinforcements extending up to the surface E01C11/16, E01C11/18, E01C11/185; drainage E01C11/22; windscreens E01F7/02; snow fences E01F7/02; combating fog E01H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 2201/06 Sets of paving elements
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 2201/12 vertically interlocking
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 2201/202 Horizontal drainage channels
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 5/00 Pavings made of prefabricated single units specially adapted for playgrounds or sports grounds E01C13/04, for footpaths, sidewalks or cycle tracks E01C15/00; making artificial stones C04B; building stones E04C; flooring E04F
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 5/04 made of bricks of asphalt bricks E01C5/12
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 5/20 made of units of plastics, e.g. concrete with plastics, linoleumE01C5/18 takes precedence; of textiles made of synthetic fibres E01C5/008
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 9/004 Pavings specially adapted for allowing vegetation individual spacer elements E01C5/006

Abstract

A linkage brick assembly, comprising: a least one first linkage brick, at least one second linkage brick and at least one third linkage brick, each linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between the top face and the bottom face. Each of the side faces of the first linkage brick forms a traverse engaging groove extending laterally. Each of two opposite side faces of the four side faces of the second linkage brick forms a traverse engaging protrusion extending laterally and each of the other two opposite side faces forms a vertical engaging portion extending vertically. Each of the side faces of the third linkage brick forms a vertical engaging groove extending vertically. Each of the traverse engaging grooves of the first linkage brick is used to engage with each of the traverse engaging protrusions of the second linkage brick through lateral sliding. Each of the vertical engaging grooves of the third linkage brick is used to engage with each of the vertical engaging protrusions of the second linkage brick through downward sliding. Due to the above structures, fast assembly of the linkage brick assembly of a large area can be achieved by means of the interlocking of only three types of linkage bricks.

Claims

1. A linkage brick assembly, comprising:

at least one first linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of said side faces forming a traverse engaging groove extending laterally;

at least one second linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of two opposite side faces of said side faces forming a traverse engaging protrusion extending laterally, and each of the other two opposite side faces of said side faces forming a vertical engaging protrusion extending vertically; and

at least one third linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of said side faces forming a vertical engaging groove extending vertically;

wherein each of said traverse engaging grooves of said first linkage brick is used to engage with each of said traverse engaging protrusions of said second linkage brick through lateral sliding, and each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick is used to engage with each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said second linkage brick through downward sliding; and

wherein a top face and an outer side face of each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said second linkage brick define a wedged corner, and each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick correspondingly forms a wedged grooved portion, said wedged corner of each of said vertical engaging protrusions being used to engage with said wedged grooved portion of each of said vertical engaging grooves.

2. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick do not extend to said top face of said third linkage brick and said vertical engaging protrusions of said second linkage brick do not extend to said top face of said second linkage brick.

3. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 2, wherein the linkage brick assembly further comprises at least one fourth linkage brick, comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of two opposite side faces of said side faces forming a traverse engaging protrusion extending laterally, another side face of said side faces forming a vertical engaging protrusion extending vertically, each of said traverse engaging grooves of said first linkage brick is used to engage with each of said traverse engaging protrusions of said fourth linkage brick through lateral sliding, each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick is used to engage with said vertical engaging protrusion of said fourth linkage brick through downward sliding, a top face and an outer side face of said vertical engaging protrusion of said fourth linkage brick define a wedged corner, said wedged corner of said vertical engaging protrusion of said fourth linkage brick is used to engage with said wedged grooved portion of each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick, and said vertical engaging protrusion of said fourth linkage brick does not extend to said top face of said fourth linkage brick.

4. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 3, wherein said side face opposite to said vertical engaging protrusion of said fourth linkage brick forms a traverse engaging groove extending laterally and said traverse engaging groove of said fourth linkage brick is used to engage with each of said traverse engaging protrusions of said second linkage brick through lateral sliding.

5. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 2, wherein said linkage brick assembly further comprises at least one unit linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of said side faces forms a traverse engaging groove, a vertical engaging protrusion and a traverse engaging groove sequentially, each of said traverse engaging grooves of said unit linkage brick is used to engage with each of said traverse engaging protrusions of said second linkage brick through lateral sliding, each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick is used to engage with each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said unit linkage assembly through downward sliding, a top face and an outer side face of each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said unit linkage brick define a wedged corner, said wedged corner of each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said unit linkage brick is used to engage with said wedged grooved portion of each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick, each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said unit linkage brick does not extend to said top face of said unit linkage brick.

6. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein said vertical engaging protrusions are a plurality of dovetail protrusions extending vertically and said vertical engaging grooves are a plurality of dovetail grooves extending vertically.

7. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein said bottom face of each of said linkage bricks forms a plurality of arched support ribs extending downward.

8. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein said bottom face of each of said linkage bricks forms a plurality of support ribs that extend downwardly to said bottom faces, and said support ribs are flush with said bottom faces.

9. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein said top face of each of said linkage bricks forms a plurality of drainage slopes slanting downward and outward from the center of said top face.

10. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said linkage bricks forms a plurality of drainage holes penetrating through said linkage bricks from said top face to said bottom face thereof.

11. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein said top face of each of said linkage bricks forms a plurality of slip-resistant patterns.

12. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said linkage bricks forms at least one through groove connecting through at least two of said side faces, and said through groove is provided for at least one conduit to pass through.

13. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said linkage bricks forms a plurality of planting holes that hollow out said top face thereof.

14. The linkage brick assembly according to claim 1, wherein said linkage bricks are square.

15. A unit assembled brick, comprising:

four first linkage bricks, each comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of said side faces forming a traverse engaging groove extending laterally;

four second linkage bricks each comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of two opposite side faces of said side faces forming a traverse engaging protrusion extending laterally, and each of the other two opposite side faces of said side faces forming a vertical engaging protrusion extending vertically; and

a third linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom surface, each of said side faces forming a vertical engaging groove extending vertically;

wherein a top face and an outer side face of each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said second linkage bricks defines a wedged corner, and each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick correspondingly forms a wedged grooved portion;

wherein said first linkage bricks engage with said second linkage bricks alternately, adjacent traverse engaging grooves of said first linkage bricks engage with adjacent traverse engaging protrusions of said second linkage bricks to form a hollow square ring that is arranged into a 3×

3 array, and inner sides of said square ring have four vertical engaging protrusions of said second linkage bricks;

wherein said third linkage brick is placed in the center of said hollow square ring and each of four vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick respectively engages with each of four vertical engaging protrusions of said second linkage bricks facing said inner sides of said square ring; and

wherein said wedged corner of each of said vertical engaging protrusions of said second linkage bricks engages with said wedged grooved portion of each of said vertical engaging grooves of said third linkage brick.

16. A linkage brick assembly, comprising:

a plurality of said unit assembled bricks according to claim 15,

wherein each of said plurality of unit assembled bricks defines a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of said side faces forming a traverse engaging groove, a vertical engaging protrusion and a traverse engaging groove sequentially;

a plurality of additional second linkage bricks, each comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of two opposite side faces of said side faces forming a traverse engaging protrusion extending laterally, and each of the other two opposite side faces of said side faces forming a vertical engaging protrusion extending vertically;

a plurality of additional third linkage bricks, each comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between said top face and said bottom face, each of said side faces forming a vertical engaging groove extending vertically;

wherein said traverse engaging protrusions of said plurality of second linkage bricks are used to engage with said traverse engaging grooves of said plurality of unit assembled bricks respectively through lateral sliding, and

wherein said vertical engaging grooves of said plurality of third linkage bricks are used to engage with said vertical engaging protrusions of said plurality of unit assembled bricks through downward sliding in order to connect said plurality of unit assembled bricks.