Irregular tessellated building units

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9428906-B2
Application number	US-201414537997-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2014
Priority date	Mar 24, 2003
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A building unit system includes discrete, irregular, non-geometric units, including first units and second units having a different size and shape than the first units. The first units and second units mate with one another to form a continuous surface without overlap between units or large gaps between units, resulting in a natural, custom fitted appearance such that a regular geometric pattern is not readily apparent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A building unit system comprised of discrete, irregular, non-geometric units adapted to be fit together, said units comprising at least first units and second units, both of said first units and said second units having irregularly shaped sides, said second units being of a different size and shape than said first units, both said first units and said second units having sides that mate with other first units and mate with other second units, said first and second units being configured to mate with one another to form a continuous surface or structure without overlap between units or large gaps between units and having a natural, custom fitted appearance such that a regular geometric pattern is not readily apparent.

2. A building unit system of claim 1 wherein the gaps between said units have a variable width.

3. A building unit system of claim 1 wherein said first unit has a first side extending in a generally radial direction relative to a first vertex, said first side being irregularly shaped, and a second side extending in a generally radial direction relative to the first vertex and being rotationally spaced from said first side by a first angle of 60, 90, 120 or 180 degrees, said second side being substantially a rotational image of said first side.

4. A building unit system of claim 3 wherein said first unit has a third side extending in a generally radial direction relative to a second vertex, said third siade being irregularly shaped and including at least one straight portion, the second vertex being spaced from the first vertex, and a fourth side extending in a generally radial direction relative to the second vertex, said fourth side being substantially a rotational image of said third side, said third and fourth sides being rotationally spaced by a second angle.

5. A building unit system of claim 4 wherein the sum of the first and second angles is 180, 240, 270 or 300 degrees.

6. A building unit system of claim 4 wherein the first and second angles are not equal.

7. A building unit system as in claim 1 wherein said irregularly shaped sides are comprised of two or more straight line segments.

8. A building unit system of claim 1 wherein said first units are configured to mate with each other to form another continuous surface comprised solely of first units and having natural, custom fitted appearance such that a regular geometric pattern is not readily apparent, and wherein said second units are configured to mate with each other to form a yet another continuous surface comprised solely of second units and having natural, custom fitted appearance such that a regular geometric pattern is not readily apparent.

Assignees

• Keystone Retaining Wall Systems Llc

Inventors

• Riccobene Thomas S

Classifications

• Y10T428/24008

  including fastener for attaching to external surface · CPC title

• Y10T428/164

  Continuous two dimensionally sectional layer · CPC title

• E01C2201/06

  Sets of paving elements · CPC title

• E01C2201/12

  vertically interlocking · CPC title

• E02D29/025

  made up of similar modular elements stacked without mortar · CPC title