US786884A - Building-block. - Google Patents

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PATENTED APR. 11, 1905. W. J PAULKNER BUILDING BLOCK. APPLIUA'lIGH III-ED MAY 23, 1904 NOQ 786,884

. I PATENTED APR. 11, 1905.

W. J. FAULKNER.

BUILDING BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented April'l 1, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

WILLIAM J. FAULKNEi-i, or cinoaoo. intisois, Assiomn 'ro ROBERT P. FAULKNER, ()F'CHICAGO, ILLlNOIS.

endows-BLOCK.

ESPECIFIGATIOX forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,384, dated April 11, 1905.

Application filed May 28, 1

3G4. Serial No. 215,157.

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cool; and State of ,5 Illinois, have invented certain new and useful tion, sufficient to enable those skilled in the I Improvements in Building-Blocks, oi which the following, when taken in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof, IS a full and complete descripart to which it pertains to understand, make,

"and use the same.

' "My present invention relates to blocks to be used for erecting buildings, walls, and other constructions.

Que ob 'eot of this invention is to obtain a buildingdflock which is of a shape not liable 35 one side, and the top of thebiock.

' fan isometric'iiew of the building-block illusgto be'broken or otherwise injured before the durable walls may be erected by persons not i particularly skilled in the building of walls.

:5 Affurther object of this invention is to oi tain-e building-block. by means of which a.

hollow wall will he obtained, siuzhliollow wall being provided with vertical and horizontal air-spaces or passage-ways thercthrough; and

In-the-drawings referred to as forming a part of this specification, Figure ,1 is an isometric yiew of a.--buildi'ngblock embodying this invention, such view showing one end, Fig. 2 is "hated in Fig. 1., showing the and not shown "in'Fig; 1, the side not there shown. and the "-11. Fig. 4-is an elevation of a small section of a well built up from building-blocks embody: "'ing this invention. Fig. '5 is a vertical sec- "tional view of the block embodying this in- Fig. 6 is a modification of the other end of the block from the end shown in Fig. (i. Fig. 8 is an isometric view of a block embodying my inrcntion provided with rcccsscs for the revew'tirin of the ends of floor-joists. A reference letter applied to designate a given part is nscd'toindicatcsuch pnrtih roughout the several figures oi thedrawing's whorecrer the same appears.

A a holiowblock embodying this invention. (I is the top of such block, 1/-' is a horiizontal tie-web midway of block A. and I! i is the bottom of the block.

B is llu inncr wall or side of the l)lQCl\'. and is: the outmwall or side thereof. l'lorizontal i): ss: .g \\:1. \si1":/, Fig. i. are obtained by means of the several side walls and the horizontal c-.innesting-webs last- :ibovc. described. Top 11,

1 hottom a", nod the horizontal midway web n' same is'laid m a wall and also to obtain a j 2o {building-block by the use of which strong and I s; further object zit-the invention to obtain I 'a huilding -bloek which will be lightin weight] relative to the strength thereof.

ll bottom of the block. vFig. 3 is an elevation i 0' of the end of the block which is shown in Fig.

are rvsp riivcl provided with apertures i) :1 l) 1! I) (("1 Series ofhorizontal and vertical passag -wars are thus obtainedthrough the wall built up of blocks embodying this invention.

R F. are raised ribs around apertures 1) (I correspond with, to'lit around, ribs l) E on the top (I of the block when such blocks are laid in a wall.

ff are grooves.

G is a raised rib extending"around the end of the block at one end thereof, and g is a rabbct corresponding with the rib (Loxtondin around the other end of the block.

\\''hen the blocks are-laid in a wall, the rib around one end of the block lits into the rabbct corresponding therewith around the end of the adjoining thereto.

In the modification illustrated inlfigs. 6 and block which is adjacent '7 the raised rib at one end of the Ldockcorrcsponds with ribti,licreinboforodescribed, and

is lettered ll. Rib ll extends from the top of the block to the bottonrthercot. It is a rabbet at't-he opposite end of the block correpondingwithrabbut y. Rabbet/tiitsovcrthe rib it when blocks embodying this uiodilica- :1 top and a bottom. and a horizontal intermetion are laid in a wall.

in la vin; a wall of bloelcs embodying this invention any suitable cementing material is used between the adjacent surfaces of the blocks, and the meeting ends of the blocks in one row are laid midway of the bloelis of the row thertanider.

l i, Fig. 5, indieate recesses. which may be made in the row of blorlts adjacent to a lloor to leteive the ends of floor-joists.

Nevin thus described my invention, what I claim as new. and desire toseeure by Letters Patent, is

l. in a building-block comprising sides, ends an-latop and bottom, the topand bottom, respectively, provided with apertures therethrough, a rib surroiunling the apertures in the top and a rihstu-roumling the aperture in one end, and rabbets corresponding, to such ribs, respectively around the apertures in the bottom and around the aperture in the other end; substantially as described.

2. A building-block, comprisiiigsidesmnds,

a top and bottom and a horizontal inlerlnedi- 5 3. A building-block comprising sides, ends,

diate web connecting the sides, such ends, the top. the bottom, and the horizontal web, respectivett providedwith apertures thereto, a

rib surrounding" the apertures in the top, a'

ate web connecting the sides, such ends, the top, the bottom, and the horizontal web, re-

speetively, provided with apertures therethrough, a rib surrounding the apertures in the top, and a rib surrounding the apertures in one end, and rabbets correspoinling to such ribs, respectively, around the apert ures in the bottom and around the apertures in the other end: sulistautiallv as described.

5 to receive the ends of floor ribsnrrounding' tluutpertures in one end, a rib extending longitudinally along the top of the block, the ottom provided with rabbets surrounding the apertures therein, the remainin; end provided with rabbets to theapertures thereof, and the bottom provided with a longi ndinall v-extendinggroovetherein,substantially as described.

t. A building-block coniprisim, sides,ends, a top and a bottom and a horizontal intermediate \veb connecting" the sides, such ends, the top, the bottom, and the horizontal web, respectively, provided with apertures th retbrongh, a rib surrounding the apertures in the top, a rib surrounding the apertures in one end and a rib extending longitudinally along the top of the block, and the bottom provided with rahbets surrounding theapertures there in. the remainiin end. provided with rabbets to the apertures thereof, the bottom provided with a longitndinall v-extendingeroove there- 3 in, and one of thesides provided with recesses joistsflsublshixttialLv as described.

WILLIAM J. tIkULKNER. ln presenee ot' (n.umqs 'lt'usnu lhtowis,

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