GB2488175A

GB2488175A - Building block system with clips for clamping adjacent hollow blocks together

Info

Publication number: GB2488175A
Application number: GB1102943.6A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Peter Rolin Heal
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-02-19
Filing date: 2011-02-19
Publication date: 2012-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-19
Also published as: GB2488175B; GB201102943D0

Abstract

The block system comprises a block 1 made from side plates separated by two end webs which are the same thickness. An additional internal web 2 which is double the thickness of one of the webs, preferably by using two webs glued together, is located between the end webs to form uniform cavities or chambers. The webs include double slots 4 on their upper and lower edges and the side plates also include single slots. The slots allow the cross bar 14 of an H shaped clip bracket to be inserted when the slots of adjacent blocks are aligned in order to clamp the adjacent blocks together. The legs of the H shaped clip are used to connect up to four blocks together. The H shaped clip is made from two U shaped parts affixed together. The block is preferably made from wood composite panels glued together but can alternatively be made from moulded waste plastics.

Description

THE P RH BIJThDING BLOCK SYSTEM IS MANUFACTURED FROM A RENEWABLE RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITE WOOD NAMELY CI{IPBOARD, ORIATED STRAND BOARD OR THE LIKE.

THE BLOCKS ARE STRONG, DURABLE AND SALVAGEABLE WHERE BLOCKS CAN BE REUSED TIME AND TIME AGAiN. THERE ARE NO DiSPOSABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM.WET TRADES, CEMENT, IS NOT USED IN THE BUILD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS BEING VERY RAPID.

BLOCKS TO THE SAME PATTERN CAN ALSO BE MOULDED FROM WASTE

PLASTICS OFFERING A USEFUL SOLUTION TO THE WASTE PLASTICS PROBLEM.

EMERGENCY, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DWELLINGS OF ALL KiNDS CAN BE ERECTED RAPiDLY iN CASES OF WAR, TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OR NATURAL DISASTERS.

THE BUILDING SYSTEM ACTIVELY CONSERVES OUR RESOURCES, GENERATES NEW BUSINESS AND ENHANCES OUR ENVIRONMENT.

BLOCKS

WOOD COMPOSITE BOARD IS CUT AND SHAPED TO FORM SIDE PLATES AND

WEBS WHICH ARE GLUED AND FASTENED TO FORM A BLOCK.

THE BLOCK RECTANGULAR OR SQUARE FORMING UNIFORM THROUGH

CHAMBERS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, THE THROUGH CHAMBERS ARE

CONSISTENT IN A COMPLETE STRUCTURE NO MATTER WHAT CONFIGURATION

THE BLOCKS ARE USED IN.

ALL WEBS ARE DOUBLE SLOTTED TOP AND BOTTOM TO ACCEPT CLIP

BRACKETS FOR ANY TYPE OF BLOCK CONFIGURATION.

ONE SIDE PLATE ON TIlE BLOCK IS SINGLE SLOTTED TOP AND BOTTOM AT THE END CHAMBERS TO FACILITATE BLOCK ATTACHMENT FOR CORNER, JUNCTION AND BLOCK SIDE BY SIDE FITTING.

SLOTS ARE PRE-SLOTTED WITH V NECKS FOR CLIP BRACKET EASE OF FITMENT

AND BLOCK POSITIONING, HOLES ARE PREDR[LLED AT THE SLOT TERMINATING POINTS FOR VENTING.

OTHER SLOTS ARE CUT ON SIDE PLATES ON SITE AS REQUiRED USING JIGS.

BLOCK SIDE PLATES MOVED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ALONG THE WEBS

CREATE AN INTERLOCKING CONCEPT FOR FLOORS/CEILINGS AND ROOF STRUCTURES, IN THIS CASE FASTENERS SECURE THE STRUCTURE USING PRE-DRILLED HOLES.

THE THROUGH CHAMBERS OF THE BLOCKS ARE UTILISED TO SECURE THE

STRUCTURE TO THE FOUNDATIONS BY FITTING STEEL RODS AT STRATEGIC

POSITIONS ANCHORED FROM FOUNDATIONS TO ROOF PLATES, IN

EARTHQUAKE AREAS LARGE SPRINGS WOULD BE FITTED TO THE RODS IN THE

ROOF PLATE AREA ALLOWING THE STRUCTURE TO FLEX WITHOUT FAILURE.

CLIP BRACKETS

METAL CLIP BRACKETS ARE USED FOR ATTACHING ONE BLOCK TO ANOTHER UTILIS[NG THE SLOTS, TWO" U " SECTiONS FIXED BACK TO BACK FORM AN "H" SECTION THE CROSS SECTION OF THE "IF' FITS FIRMLY INTO ADJOINING BLOCK SLOTS WITH THE LEGS OF THE "H" SECTION CLAMPING THE BLOCKS TOGETHER.

THE LEGS OF THE "IF' SECTION HAVE STIFFENING PLATES AFFIXED WHICH STRENGTHENS TIlE LEGS AND PREVENTS BENDING ALSO A STOP LUG IS PROVIDED ENSURING THE CORRECT FIT OF THE CLIP BRACKET iN THE SLOTS.

BENT SECTIONS AT THE EDGE OF THE CLIP BRACKET ASSIST BLOCK POSITIONING.

FIVE TYPES OF CLIP BRACKETS ARE USED IN A COMPLETE STRUCTURE ALL BASED ON

THE SAME PRINCIPLE SECURING ONE, TWO, THREE OR FOUR BLOCKS.

ALL CLIPS BRACKETS HAVE A FAIL SAFE PRINCIPLE ALTERNATE LOAD PATHS 114 THE CROSS SECTION OF THE "H".

END CLIP BRACKETS HAVE HOLES PREDR[LLED IN THE UPPER END OF THE LEGS ALLOWING FOR BLOCK ATTACHMENT TO MASONRY.

PARTITIONING WALLS

WHERE PARTITIONING WAILS ARE REQUIRED THESE BLOCKS ARE SECURED TO THE

SHELL OF THE BUILDING BY PLASTIC BOLTS COMPOSED OF A PLUG WITH EXPANDiNG LEGS WHICH ARE SPREAD BY THE BOLT AS IT ENTERS THE PLUG.

THE PLUG IS PREVENTED FROM ROTATION BY ANTI ROTATION FINS WITH THE BOLT

SECURED BY A TAB WASHER, THESE BOLTS ARE FITTED AT THE TOP END OF THE END WEB AND ARE PRE-DRILLEJ) FOR THE PURPOSE.

THE SYSTEM ENSURES EASY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTITIONING

WALLS AT ANY TiME AS NEEDS ARRIVE LEAVING ONLY HOLES TO PLUG IN THE SHELL OF THE BUILDING WHEN REMOVED.

SPECIAL BLOCKS ARE MANUFACTURED TO FACILITATE THE SECURING OF THE BLOCKS

AT CEILING LEVEL (NOT SHOWN).

L1NTELS, BEAMS AND JOIST.

LINTELS, BEAMS AND JOIST ARE ALL MANUFACTURED WITH PLATES OF WOOD COMPOSITE AND DEPEND[NG ON USE AND STRENGTH REQUIRED REINFORCED WITH SHEETS OF EXPANDING METAL, THE METAL BENT AT THE EDGES INCREASING STRENGTH AND PREVENTS SLIPPAGE.

THE PLATES ARE GLUED WITH THE EXPANDING METAL SANDWICHED BETWEEN AND

PRESSED, PRE-DR1LLED HOLES ARE PLACED IN STRATEGIC POSITIONS WITH THE ASSEMBLIES CUT AND SHAPED DEPENDING ON USAGE. Figi

The new features of the block are double internal webs, a fail safe system alternate load path.

Double slots in the webs top and bottom allowing adjacent blocks to be affixed at any web station.

Single slots on one side plate only allowing for corner section, junction section or block side plate stagger attachment. See Fig 6 Slot provisioning to accept new clip brackets 1. Side plates 2. Double webs 3. Single end webs 4. Double slots 5. Side plate single slots Note-; All web slots have V necks allowing for easy clip bracket fitting and block locating. Slots also have ventilating holes at the ends.

FIGURE 2 NEW SPECIAL BLOCKS USED FOR FLOORS, CEILINGS AND ROOFING HAVE THE SIDE

PLATES MOVED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ALONG THE WEBS FORMING AN INTERLOCKING

SYSTEM 114 THIS CASE THE BLOCKS ARE SECURED ONE TO ANOTHER BY FASTENERS USING PRE-DRILLED HOLES.

1. SIDE PLATES.

3. END WEBS.

& COACH BOLT PRE-DRILLED HOLES.

7. COUNTERSUNK SCREW PRE-DRILLED HOLES.

FIGURE 3 NEW BLOCK CLIP BRACKETS ARE USED FOR ALL WALL BUILDiNG, FWE TYPES FOR A COMPLETE STRUCTURE.

8. STANDARD CLIP BRACKET SECURING THREE OR FOUR BLOCKS DEPENDiNG ON THE CONFIGURATION USED.

9. SINGLE END CLIP BRACKET SECURING TWO BLOCKS.

10. APERTURE CLIP BRACKET SECURING THREE BLOCKS.

11. TOP ANt) BOTTOM CLIP BRACKET SECURING TWO BLOCKS.

12. TOP AND BOTTOM SINGLE END CLIP BRACKET SECURING ONE BLOCK.

NOTE;-SINGLE END CLIP BRACKETS ARE HOLED ON TILE LEGS FOR ATTACHMENT TO MASONRY.

FIGURE 4 SHOWING THE VARIOUS BLOCK CONFIGURATION AND CLIP BRACKETS USED.

8. STANDAJU) CLIP BRACKETS SECURING FOUR BLOCKS 9. SINGLE CLIP BRACKET SECURING TWO BLOCKS.

10. APERTURE CLIP BRACKET SECURING THREE BLOCKS.

11. TOP AND BOTTOM CLIP BRACKET SECURiNG TWO BLOCKS.

12. TOP AND BOTTOM SINGLE END CLIP BRACKET FOR SECURING ONE BLOCK.

FIGURE 5.

ALL CLIP BRACKETS ARE STRUCTURED THE SAME, TWO METAL U SECTIONS BACK TO

BACK FORMING A FIGURE H A CROSS SECTION OF THE H NOW BEING DOUBLED A

FAILSAFE PRINCIPLE ALTERNATE LOAD PATH, THIS SECTION FITS FIRMLY INTO

ADJACENT BLOCK SLOTS WITH THE LEGS OF THE H CLAMPING TOGETHER THE BLOCK

SECTIONS, THE LEGS OF THE H SECTION ARE PREVENTED FROM BENDING UNDER LOAD BY STIFFENING PLATES SECURED BY END SECTIONS BENT OVER THE LEGS, LEAD SECTIONS OF THE LEGS ARE ANGLED FOR EASY FITMENT AND BLOCK LOCATION, THE LEG MID SECTION LOCATING LUG ENSURES PROPER LOCATION IN THE WEB SLOTS.

8. STANDARD CLIP BRACKET.

13. LOCATING LUG 14. U SECTION 15. STIFFENING PLATE 16. STIFFENING IMPRESSIONS 17. LOCATING ANGLES 18. BENT OVER SECURING PLATE FIGURE 6.

PLAN CONFIGURATiON OF BLOCKS SHOWING VARIOUS METHODS BY WHICH INSULATION

IS IMPROVED BY INTRODUCING FURTHER MR SPACES AND REFLECTIVE INSULATION

CUSHIONS.

2. DOUBLE WEBS 19. PLASTER BOARD 20. REFLECTIVE INSULATION CUSHIONS 21. A[RSPACE 22. CLADDING 23. WOOD COMPOSITE BOARD 24. VENTILATION HOLES.

25. V NECKS 26. PLUG SPACER 27. LARGE WASHERED COUNTERSUNK SCREW FIGURE 7.

NEW METHOD OF ATTACKING A PARTITIONING WALL TO THE SHELL OF THE BUThDING, THiS ALLOWS FOR EASY FIXING, REMOVAL AND REPOSITIONING OF TI-fE PARTITIONING WALL IF REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE. A PLASTIC PLUG IN HOUSING AND BOLT IS USED FOR SECURING THE END WEB OF THE BLOCK TO THE PLATE OF THE STRUCTURAL WALL.

1. BLOCIK SIDE PLATE 3. END WEB 28. FLEXING LEGS 29. ANTI ROTATION FINS

PLASTIC PLUG

31. LOCK WASHER 32. PLASTIC BOLT FIGURE 8 REINFORCED LINTELS, BEAMS OR JOISTS ARE ACHIEVED BY GLUEING AND PRESSING

EXPANDING METAL BETWEEN WOOD COMPOSITE PLATES CUT AND PRE-DRILLED READY

FOR FITTiNG.

33 WOOD COMPOSITE PLATES 34 EXPANDING METAL SHEET

EXPANDING METAL BENT AT EDGES

36 PRE-DRILLED HOLES FIGURE 9

BLOCKS CAN BE PLACED SIDE BY SIDE FOR GREATER STRENGTH IN A BUTLDNG

ENHANCING INSULATION AND IMPROVING ACOUSTICS ALSO PLACED AS IN FIGURE 9 STIFFENThIG A WALL INCREASING THE AIR SPACE AND OVERALL THICKNESS OF A WALL USING LESS BLOCKS.

USING THIS METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING REFLECTIVE INSULATED

CUSHIONING STRIPS STUCK AT STRATEGIC POSITIONS ENhANCES ALL THE PARAMETERS.

2. DOUBLE WEBS 3. S1NGLE WEBS 4. DOUBLE SLOTS 8. STANDARD CLIP BRACKET 19. PLASTERBOARD 20. REFLECTIVE INSULATION CUSHIONS 21. AIRSPACE 22. CLADDING CLADDING CAN BE;-

TREATED WOOD PLANKS

PLASTIC PLANKS

BRICK FACIA

BRICK

STONE OR STONE FACIA

RENDERING

OR METAL SHEETING ETC.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM MANUFACTURED FROM WOOD COMPOSITE BOARDCONSISTING OF TWO SIDE PLATES KEPT APART AND SECURED BY WEBS SO FORMING ARECTANGULAR OR SQUARE BLOCK, INTERNAL WEBS ARE DOUBLED STUCK TOGETFI]ER, THE END WEBS ARE SINGLE AND THE SAJS4E THICKNESS AS THE SIDE PLATES, THECOMPOSITION OF THE PARTS FORM UNIFORM CHAMBERS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WHICHIS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT A COMPLETE BUiLDING STRUCTURE.ALL WEBS ARE DOUBLE SLOTTED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. TO FACILITATE STRUCTURE CORNERS, JUNCTIONS AND BLOCK SIDE BY SIDE FITTING ONE SIDE PLATEON EACH BLOCK IS SINGLE SLOTTED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AT THE ENDCHAMBERS. ALL SLOTS ARE V NECKED TO ACCEPT CLIP BRACKETS AND HOLED AT THE TERMINATING POINT FOR VENTILATION. METAL CLIP BRACKETS FORMED BY TWO USECTIONS AFFIXED BACK TO BACK FORMING AN H SECTION SECURE ADJOINING BLOCKSTOGETHER BY INSERTING THE CROSS SECTION OF THE H INTO BLOCK SLOTS, THE LEGS OF THE H CLAMPING ONE, TWO, THREE, OR FOUR BLOCKS TOGETHER.
2. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM CLAIMED AS IN CLAIM 1. BLOCKS OF THE SAME PATTERNAND SECURED BY THE SAME METHOD MOULDED FROM WASTE PLASTICS SOLVE A VITALPROBLEM,
3. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM CLAIMED AS IN CLAIM 1. BLOCK SIDE PLATES MOVED INOPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ALONG THE WEBS FORM AN OVERLAPPING INTERLOCKING

SYSTEM FOR FLOORS, CEILINGS AND ROOFS THE BLOCKS BEING SECURED BY FASTENERS USING PRE-DRILLED HOLES.
4. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1. SUPPORTING BLOCKS OVERAPERTURES EXPANDING METAL GLUED PRESSED AND SANDWICHED BETWEEN WOODCOMPOSITE PLATES FORM REINFORCED LINTELS, BEAMS AND JOISTS CUT AND PRE-DRILLED AS REQUIRED.
5. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1. ENHANCED INSULATION IS ACHIEVED BY SEVERAL METHODS BLOCK CONFIGURATION INCREASING AIR SPACE, REFLECTIVE STRIP STICK-ON CUSHIONS LOCATED IN STRATEGIC POSITIONS, REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON BLOCK SIDE PLATES, INSULATING TUBE MATERIAL PLACED IN BLOCK CHAMBERS.
6. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM I. PARTITIONiNG WALLS ARESECURED TO OUTER MAIN WALLS BY PLASTIC BOLT ASSEMBLIES ENSURING QUICK ANDEASY FITTING AND REMOVAL.
7. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM I. BLOCKS WITH REMOVABLEPANELS ARE USED FOR PARTITIONING WALL ATTACHMENT TO CEILINGS AND ALLSERVICES.
8. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1. INTERNAL BLOCKS WEBS AND CLIP BRACKETS HAVE FAILSAFE ALTERNATE LOAD PATHS.Amendments to the claims have been filed as followsICLAIMS1. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM MANUFACTURED FROM WOOD COMPOSITE BOARD CONSISTING OF TWO SIDE PLATES KEPT APART AND SECURED BY WEBS SO FORMiNG A RECTANGULAR OR SQUARE BLOCK1 INTERNAL WEBS ARE DOUBLED STUCK TOGETHER, THE END WEBS ARE SINGLE AN]) THE SAME THICKNESS AS TUE SIDE PLATES, THE COMPOSITION OF TIlE PARTS FORM UNWORN CHAMBERS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WHICH IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT A COMPLETE BUILDING STRUCTURE.ALL WEBS ARE. DOUBLE SLOTTED AT THE TOP AN) BOTTOM EDGES. TO FACILITATE STRUCTURE CORNERS, JUNCTIONS AND BLOCK SIDE BY SIDE FiTTING ONE SIDE PLATE ON EACH BLOCK iS SINGLE SLOTTED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AT THE END CHAMBERS. ALL SLOTS ARE V NECKED TO ACCEPT CLIP BRACKETS AND HOLED AT THE TERMINATING POINT FOR VENTILATION. METAL CLIP BRACKETS FORMED BY TWO U SECTIONS AFFiXED BACK TO BACK FORMiNG AN H SECTION SECURE ADJOINING BLOCKS TOGETHER BY INSERTING THE CROSS SECTION OF THE H INTO BLOCK SLOTS, THE LEGS * OF THE II CLAMPING ONE TWO THREE, OR FOUR BLOCKS TOGETHER * * * * * 2. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM CLAIMED AS IN CLAIM I. BLOCKS OF THE SAME PATTERN *....: AND SECURED BY THE SAME METHOD MOULDED FROM WASTE PLASTICS SOLVE A VITAL * PROBLEM.3. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM CLAIMED AS IN CLAIM]. BLOCK SIDE PLATES MOVED IN : OPPOSITE DiRECTIONS ALONG THE WEBS FORM AN OVERLAPPING INTERLOCKING 01* SYSTEM FOR FLOORS, CEILINGS AND ROOFS THE BLOCKS BEING SECURED BY FASTENERS *. USING PRE-DRJLLED HOLES.4. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1. SUPPORTING BLOCKS OVER *, , APERTURES EXPANDING METAL GLUED PRESSED AND SANDWICHED BETWEEN WOOD COMPOSITE PLATES FORM REINFORCED LINTELS, BEAMS AND JOISTS CUT AND PRE-DRILLED AS REQUIRED.I.: 5. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM!. ENHANCED INSULATION IS ACHIEVED BY SEVERAL METHODS BLOCK CONFIGURATION INCREASING AIR SPACE, REFLECTIVE STRIP STICK-ON CUSHIONS LOCATED IN STRATEGIC POS1T1ONS, REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON BLOCK SIDE PLATES, INSULATING TUBE MATERIAL PLACED IN BLOCK CHAMBERS.6. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1. PARTITIONING WALLS ARESECURED TO OUTER MAIN WALLS BY PLASTIC BOLT ASSEMBLIES ENSURING QUICK ANDEASY FITTING AND REMOVAL.7. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM I. BLOCKS WITH REMOVABLE PANELS ARE USED FOR PARTONThIG WALL ATTACHMENT TO CEILINGS AND ALL SERVICES.8. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM]. INTERNAL BLOCKS WEBS AND CLIP BRACKETS HAVE FAILSAFE ALTERNATE LOAD PATHS.
9. A BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 BY WHICH THE STRUCTURE IS ANCHOREDTO THE FOUNDATIONS BY STEEL RODS PLACED AT STRATEGIC POSITIONS AND SECURED AT THEROOF PLATES, IN EARTHQUAKE AREAS HEAVY SPRINGS ARE USED AT THE ROOF PLATES CLAMPING THE STRUCURE TO FOUNDATIONS ALLOWING MOVEMENT WITHOUT FAILURE. * * * SI * . S I... * **SSSS. S lS * S I. I * I * * **