US2676482A - Wall of reinforced spaced building blocks - Google Patents

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April 27, 1954 H. E. WILSON 2,676,432

. WALL OF REINFORCED SPACED BUILDING BLOCKS Filed Jan. 2, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Howe E. Wilson INVENTOR.

April 27, 1954 H. E. WILSON WALL 0F REINFORCED SPACED BUILDING BLOCKS Filed Jan. 2, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 4.

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9 BY 21mm Patented Apr. 27, 1954 WALL F REINFORCED SPACED BUILDING BLOCKS Howe E. Wilson, Washington, Ind.

Application January 2, 1951, Serial No. 203,845

3 Claims.

This invention comprises novel and useful improvements in a building block interconnector and more specifically pertains to a device for rigidly reinforcing building block used in the construction of a wall made up of several courses' An object of this invention is to provide a building block interconnectcr which may be easily applied while building the wall and which will be manufactured, together with the building blocks,

in a precise manner.

vide a reinforcing means for interlocking the .building block of a wall construction which further provides a peripheral of the blocks.

Another object of this invention is to provide a means for constructing a hollow wall which 7 seal around each allows the mason or construction worker to lay the blocks without an additional supporting means, the present invention enabling the blocks to stand of their own accord.

A final object of this invention is to provide a building block interconnector which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple and easy to construct and use, and highly eificientin operation.

These, together with various ancillary features and objects of the invention, which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds are attained by the present invention a pre ferred embodiment of which is illustrated, by way of example only, in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical perspective view illustrating a hollow wall together with the present invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating a portion of the instant invention applied to a pair of building blocks; 1

Figure 3 is a vertical end view, taken along th plane of section line 3,-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical side view taken along the plane of section line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5. is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the invention;

Figure 6 is a reduced top plan view illustrating a hollow wall construction having a partition extending therefrom and showing, in particular, the method of attaching the framing or reinforcing members of the present invention to a reinforcing member used in the partition wall.

,rungs 42. of a metallic or similar rigid material sincetthe Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the reinforcing members for the par---v tition wall as seen in Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a further embodiment of the framing or reinforcing member as previously specificall illustrated in Figure 5.

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, it will be noted that the numeral I0 designates a double or hollow wall construction, each wall consisting of a plurality of courses, as l2, I4 super-- posed one above the other, and supported by the foundation slab l6. Still more specifically, the courses consist of substantially rectangular building blocks l8, constructed of cement, stone, tile or other conventional building material.

The building block I 8 has a peripherally extending groove 20 which includes upper and lower grooves 22, 24 and left and right grooves 26, 28, respectively, as seen in Figure 4.

The foundation block [6 is an elongated member preferably integrally cast and has a medially, longitudinally extending arcuate groove or gutter 30. At each of the upper outer surfaces of the block I6 is a longitudinally extending groove 3! similar in shape to the groove 20 in each of the building blocks l8.

Comprising the interconnecting members are thetwo ladder- shaped frames 32 and 34. The horizontal frame 32 consists of a pair of parallel side pieces 36 being rigidly secured in such a relationship by means of longitudinally spaced transversely disposed rung members 38. The vertical frame 34 is similar to the frame 32 but of a much reduced size depending upon the particular application, and consists of side pieces 40 and Both of these frames are preferably of horizontal frame 32 are then preferably compressibly placed in the grooves 3|, as best seen in Figures 1 and 3, until the rungs 38 abut the block, thereby bridging the gutter all.

A pair of courses, as l2 and M, are then placed over the frame 32 by compressibly fitting the lower grooves 24, of these blocks on the nowprojecting portions of the side pieces 36. Between adjacent blocks in the same course, as M and 46, a frame, as 34, is emplaced having the side pieces 40 received in the left and right grooves 26 and 28 of the two blocks. The lower ends, as at 48.

of the vertical frame 34 embrace the horizontal frame 32, fitting on the outside of the side piece 36.

In a manner similar to that already discussed, another section of framing 32 is compressibly placed in the upper groove, as 22, of the first course, as 50, having the side pieces 36 received betweenithe upper ends, as 52, of the frame 3451i: is believed that it will be quite evident that the entire building wall may be constructed in the foregoing manner, adding an elongated section of ladder framing 32 between-radjacentguppenand lower courses and adding a vertical section 'of framing 34 between each of the adjacent. blocks in a single course.

At the point of interception between theiihorizontal and vertical frames 32 and 34, respectively, the side pieces 36 and 48 may be welded or similarly secured whereby, in this manner, the entire 'wall is-rigi'dlyreinforced becoming, "so to speak an integral construction. Although believed quite evident, 'it sh0u1d"be. noted thatthe rungs '38 ofthehorizontaltframe and'itherungs 42 of the :vertical frame. prevent:- lateral displacement between the two. walls thereby increasing :the

rigidity and reinforcement of the entire .con-

struetion.

F R'eferringanow to Figure .6, there. is illustrated the adaptation'of the present inventionato apartition wall ;54 havingembedded therein abreinforcing member =56; T "I'hisreinforcing membenastseen in' Eigure 7,:consists 'of an elongatedstrip of metal or similarrigidrmaterial, having struck-out portions' F53 at spaced "intervals therealong. Eachof the struck-out portions 58 ispreferably foldable so that the purposes is 'disposed at a right angular relationship relative to the'strip 56. Tofurtherenhance the reinforcing qualitieslof the-member" 56, the struck-out portions are alternately folded in onev direction and then-'infithe other. This reinforcing member-isadapted to? the present invention since 'the' struck-out portions58 may be easilysecured-by-welding or the liketothe longitudinally-extending frame member (132, as seen-"in Figure 6 at the numeral'fiii.

The framing"membersfeither horizontal or vertical, '32 or M, respectively,-mayalternatively'be constructed in a manner such as that illustrated in Figure 8. Accordingly, one of the side pieces '62 has suitably spaced struck-out portions saromableat right angles relative to the body of the side piece. The other side piece 55' is a'solidmember similar to thatshown in the previous embodiment and acts as a solid member to which the foldable struck-cut portion-fi lmay be connected, as "seen Fromthe foregoing; the construction and=operation ofthe inventiomtogether with'its many advantages will 'bereadily apparent, and further explanation is believed-to beunnecessary. However,

(since numerous modifications and "changes will zontal grooves in their upper and lower edges and vertical grooves in their end edges, a longitudinal sealing and reinforcing bar partially received in the upper grooves of the blocks of each course, and also partially received in the lower grooves of an adjacent upper course, whereby adjacent courses of each wall will be interconnected, cross-bars permanently fixed to and joiningithe sealing and reinforcing bars of one wall to'the sealing and reinforcing bars of the other wall, a vertical reinforcing and sealing bar in adjacent vertical vgrooves of adjacent--blocks of each course, said vertical bars having ends overlapping and terminating against the outer faces of the longitudi nal bars received in the upper and lower grooves in the blocks whose vertical grooves receive the vertical bars, and additional cross-bars terminally secured to the vertical ,bars of each wall and retaining the vertical bars parallel to each other and the vertical end edges of 'adj'a'centblocksof'each coursespac'ed apart.

' 2. A building structure comprisingfirst-fland second spaced parallel vertical walls each composed of horizontally extending coursesgof substantially rectangularbuilding blocks; each" of said blocks having horizontal grooves intheir upperandloweredges and vertical grooves intheir end'edges, a first horizontally disposed'strip 8X- tending throughout the length'of a course-of 'said first wall andhaving a lower edge received in' the upper groove in each block "of thecourse of said first wall',-said strip also including an upper "edge received in the lower groove in'ea'ch blo'ckofthe course immediately abcvethe course 'of said" first wall receiving the lower edge ofsaidstrip, asecond horizontal strip having alower-edge received in the upper groove of each block" of a course of blocks ofsaid second-wall and' having an upper edge received in'the lower groove-of each blocki'of a course of .said second wall immediately 'above the .course of said second strip, horizontal crossbars terminally fixed .to the inner faces: 'of said first'andsecond strips'and resting upon.the;upper edges. of the courses ofsaid wjalls Whose blocks're- 7 ceive the lower edges of said strips, vertical" strips References; Cited in the: file of this: patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 127,848 Collin June 511,418.72 $904,588 Wightman :Nov:24f,:1908 1,280,864 Sawyer -Qct. 8;:1918 1,673,118 Lawrence tJune 12,-.1 928 1,882,432 Lemerond Qct:.:11;:1932 2290,7 16 Gray July 21,1942

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Sweden 1 not 1939

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