Masonry wall assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10094110-B2
Application number	US-201715434770-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2017
Priority date	Feb 26, 2016
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

Various implementations are directed to a single face building block and masonry wall assembly and methods. Each building block includes a single face shell, first and second webs extending from an interior surface of the face shell, and a pier that has a proximal surface disposed between distal ends of the webs and a distal surface that is opposite and spaced apart from the proximal surface of the pier. Interior surfaces of the webs, the proximal surface of the pier, and a portion of the interior surface of the face shell between the webs define a pocket. In addition, the building blocks may include a ledge that extends outwardly from the distal surface of the pier. This ledge forms a channel with an upper surface of the pier stacked above the block.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A building block comprising:
a single face shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, a first end and a second end that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, and an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, wherein the interior surface and exterior surface extend between the first and second ends and the upper and lower surfaces;
a first web and a second web extending from the interior surface of the single face shell, and wherein each of the first web and the second web comprises a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal ends of the first and second webs being spaced inwardly from the first and second ends of the single face shell, and the proximal ends of the first and second webs being coupled to the interior surface of the single face shell; and
a pier having a proximal surface adjacent the distal ends of the first and second webs, a distal surface opposite the proximal surface and facing away from the interior surface of the single face shell, a pier upper surface that is substantially within the same plane as the upper surface of the single face shell, a pier lower surface that is substantially within the same plane at the lower surface of the single face shell, a first side surface that is coupled to the distal end of the first web, and a second side surface that is coupled to a distal end of the second web, wherein the first and second side surfaces are spaced apart from each other and extend between the pier upper and pier lower surfaces,
wherein interior surfaces of the webs, the proximal surface of the pier, and a portion of the interior surface of the face shell between the interior surfaces of the first and second webs together define a pocket, and
wherein a ledge extends from the distal surface of the pier in a direction away from the interior surface of the single face shell, the ledge being spaced between the upper and lower surfaces of the pier.

2. The building block of claim 1 , wherein:
the interior surfaces of the first and second webs adjacent the proximal ends thereof and the interior surface of the single face shell define first and second grooves, respectively, and the first and second grooves extend from the lower surfaces of the first and second webs, respectively, to first and second interior ledges, respectively, disposed within the pocket, the first and second interior ledges being spaced between the upper and lower surfaces of the first and second webs, respectively, and
the interior surfaces of the first and second webs adjacent the distal ends of thereof and the proximal surface of the pier define third and fourth grooves, respectively, and the third and fourth grooves extend from the lower surfaces of the first and second webs, respectively, to third and fourth interior ledges, respectively, disposed within the pocket, the third and fourth interior ledges being spaced between the upper and lower surfaces of the first and second webs, respectively.

3. The building block of claim 2 , wherein a first knock-out portion of the first web is defined between the first and third grooves, the lower surface of the first web, and the first and third interior ledges, and a second knock-out portion of the second web is defined between the second and fourth grooves, the lower surface of the second web, and the second and fourth interior ledges.

4. The building block of claim 1 , wherein the upper surfaces of the first and second webs are substantially within the same plane as the upper surface of the single face shell and the pier upper surface.

5. The building block of claim 4 , wherein the lower surface of the first and second webs are substantially within the same plane as the lower surface of the single face shell and the pier lower surface.

6. The building block of claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the first and second webs are substantially within the same plane as the lower surface of the single face shell and the pier lower surface.

7. The building block of claim 1 , wherein the plane in which at least a portion of the ledge lies is substantially parallel to a plane in which at least a portion of the upper surface of the pier lies.

8. The building block of claim 1 , wherein the interior surface of the single face shell comprises a center line that extends between the upper and lower surfaces of the single face shell and is equi-spaced between the first and second ends of the face shell, and the proximal ends of the first and second webs are disposed between one of the first and second ends of the single face shell and the center line.

9. The building block of claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the pier defines a horizontally oriented groove that extends between the first side and the second side of the pier.

10. The building block of claim 1 , wherein an exterior surface of the first web defines a lifting ledge adjacent the upper surface of the first web, the lifting ledge extends outwardly from the interior and the exterior surfaces of the first web in a direction parallel to a second axis, wherein the second axis extends through the first and second ends of the single face shell.

11. The building block of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the single face shell between the proximal ends of the first and second webs has a thickness, as measured in a direction parallel to a first axis, that is less than a thickness of a remaining portion of the single face shell, wherein the first axis is orthogonal to the interior surface of the single face shell.

12. The building block of claim 1 , wherein the pier has a width that is less than a width defined between exterior surfaces of the first and second webs, the exterior surfaces being spaced apart and opposite from the interior surfaces of the respective web, wherein width is measured in a direction parallel to a second axis that extends through the first and second ends of the single face shell.

13. A masonry wall comprising a plurality of building blocks stacked in horizontal courses, each building block comprising:
a single face shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, a first end and a second end that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, and an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposite and spaced apart from each other, wherein the interior surface and exterior surface extend between the first and second ends and the upper and lower surfaces;
a first web and a second web extending from the interior surface of the single face shell, and wherein each of the first web and the second web comprises a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal ends of the first and second webs being spaced inwardly from the first and second ends of the single face shell, and the proximal ends of the first and second webs being coupled to the interior surface of the single face shell; and
a pier having a proximal surface adjacent the distal ends of the first and second webs, a distal surface opposite the proximal surface and facing away from the interior surface of the single face shell in a direction parallel to a first axis, a pier upper surface that is substantially within the same plane as the upper surface of the single face shell, a pier lower surface that is substantially within the same plane at the lower surface of the single face shell, a first side surface that is coupled to the distal end of the first web, and a second side surface that is coupled to a distal end of the second web, wherein the first and second side surfaces are spaced apart from each other and extend bet

Assignees

• Univ Texas
• Gomes Dabney Staub

Inventors

• Gomes Francisco Henning
• Gomes Dabney Staub

Classifications

• E04C1/00

  Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings (of relatively thin form E04C2/00; structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting E04C3/00, e.g. columns or pillars E04C3/30; manufacture or material of building bricks, stones, or the like B28, C03, C04; paving elements E01C; general building constructions E04B, e.g. walls E04B2/00, floors E04B5/00, roofs E04B7/00, ceilings E04B9/00; {roof coverings E04D; coverings for walls or ceilings E04F13/00; floorings E04F15/00;} structural elements specially designed for built-in conduit shafts E04F17/00; {elements for buildings for particular purposes E04H7/00}; special elements for building ovens or furnaces F24B, F27D) · CPC title

• E04B2002/0256

  Special features of building elements · CPC title

• E04B1/30 Primary

  the supporting parts being composed of two or more materials; Composite steel and concrete constructions (of reinforced concrete E04B1/20) · CPC title

• E04C1/397

  serving for locating conduits (E04C1/392 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04B2103/02

  of ceramics, concrete or other stone-like material · CPC title