BUILDING BLOCK FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING
First Claim
1. A building block for use in interlocking with a plurality of similar building blocks for constructing a building, the building block comprising:
- a front face;
a rear face;
an upper face;
a lower face;
at least one substantially vertical hollow;
at least one substantially horizontal channel disposed along at least one of the upper face and the lower face;
a first end, an entirety of the first end comprising a solid surface forming a male header face; and
a second end, the entire second end comprising a solid surface forming a female header face;
wherein the male header face comprises a first stepped pattern projecting outwards at the first end,wherein the female header face comprises a second stepped pattern projecting inwards at the second end,wherein the second stepped pattern is substantially complementary to the first stepped pattern,wherein the male header face of the building block is designed for interlocking with a female header face of a cooperating interlocking building block without forming a vertical opening between the male header face and the female header face, andwherein the cooperating interlocking building block is substantially similar to the building block.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The invention is related to a building block for use in interlocking with a plurality of similar building blocks for constructing a building. The building block includes a front face, a rear face, an upper face, a lower face, a first end and a second end. The building block also includes at least one substantially vertical hollow (web) and at least one substantially horizontal channel, wherein the at least one horizontal channel is disposed along one of the upper face and the lower face. In addition, each of the first end and the second end includes at least one header face, wherein at least one the header face can be one of a substantially planar face, a male header face and a female header face. Each of the male header face and the female header face includes one or more patterns for interlocking.
23 Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A building block for use in interlocking with a plurality of similar building blocks for constructing a building, the building block comprising:
-
a front face; a rear face; an upper face; a lower face; at least one substantially vertical hollow; at least one substantially horizontal channel disposed along at least one of the upper face and the lower face; a first end, an entirety of the first end comprising a solid surface forming a male header face; and a second end, the entire second end comprising a solid surface forming a female header face; wherein the male header face comprises a first stepped pattern projecting outwards at the first end, wherein the female header face comprises a second stepped pattern projecting inwards at the second end, wherein the second stepped pattern is substantially complementary to the first stepped pattern, wherein the male header face of the building block is designed for interlocking with a female header face of a cooperating interlocking building block without forming a vertical opening between the male header face and the female header face, and wherein the cooperating interlocking building block is substantially similar to the building block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
Specification