US1088040A - Building block or tile. - Google Patents

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.E. S. STANTON. BUILDING BLOCK 0R TILE. 0 APPLICATION FILED SEPTPIB, 1913.

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/L' A l UNI ED STATES PATENT oFEion- EDWARD S. STANTON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BUILDING BLOCK OR- TILE.

To all whom it may concern: F

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. STANTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county, of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Building Blocks or Tiles; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others.

skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

. This invention relates to building blocks or tiles employed for the construction of walls, the object being the production of a block or tile which is simple in construction, easily bonded and provided with interlocking means on its upper and lower surface.

A further object of this invention is to produce a tile or block which provides a wall structure forming a plurality of independent air chambers extending in a horizontal direction, the blocks being formed with projections and mortar receiving spaces into which the projections of an adjoining block are received thus forming a structure which prevents moisture from passing from one face of the wall to the other. i

A still further object of the invention is to so form the block or tile that the same may be easily dressed while being set or laid.

This invention consists in the peculiar construction -of. the tile or block as will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the drawings Figure I, is a perspective view of the block embodying this invention, and Fig. II, is a section-taken through a portion of the wall illustrating the manner in which the blocks or tiles are assembled or laid and the manner of engaging the same with each other by means of mort-aror cement.

The construction of the tile or block is as follows: Thehollow chambers 1, and 2, are provided on each side of the block and are bonded at the top by a suitable web. At the lower inner corners of each chamber projections 7 and 8 are provided and at the upper outer corners ofsaid chambers projections 3 and 4 are provided, all of the above named projections being undercut in opposite directions thus forming dove tailed projections. The web 6 which connectsthe two chambers 1 and 2 is provided on the upper surface with a dove tailed projection 5. For reasons hereinafter set forth this dove Specification of Letters Patent.

tailed projection 5 is slightly higher than Patented Feb.. 24,'1914. Application filed September 18, 1913. Serial No. 790,484.

the upper surface of the tile proper and the upper edge of said projection 5 is squared as at 9. By forming a brick in the above manner the projections 3 and 4 in combination with the projection 5 'provide a series of recesses 9 and 10into whichfit the lugs of an adjoining brick. In utilizing this brick for building purposes-the mortar 9 is placed upon the upper surface of the brick (not necessarily on the upper surface of projection 5) and in the recess 9 and 10; the next brick is then placed on top of the brick thus prepared and the projections 7' and 8 placed in the grooves 9 and 10, thus forming another air chamber '6. By constructing the brick with the projection 5 higher than the surface of the brick, proper the mortar 9 can be placed'on the brick easily without covering the top of the projection 5 and further this construction of the projection 5 provides a more positive anchorage for the brick with the adjoining one.

The object of squaring the project-ion 5 as at 9 is to allow the base of said projection. 5 being made heavy while at the same time allowing the top of said projection being made small enough to pass between the projections 7 and 8 of the adjoining brick and allows the brick to be dressed or moved in relation to the adjoining brick. From the above it will be seen that a wall constructed of this brick provides independentlyspaced and non-communicating horizontal chamhers I and 2 and 6 and it will also be noted that themortar which binds the bricks is'so placed andutilized that while the courses are firmly bonded or tied together the mortar does not continue from the outer surface to l the inner surface of the brick and hence surface through the medium of the mortar.

It is further seen that a brick of this structure allows a greater surface to be covered by the mortar thus forming a moreperfect and solid oint or connection of the bricks.

In setting forth and describing this invention'I have shown a brick as I believe is 1. A block or tile of the class described moisture cannot penetrate from surface to comprising two chambers located atthe outer edge thereof, undercut projections located on the upper surface of the said chambers, said chambers being connected by means of a Web, said web being provided on its upper surface with a dove tailed projection extending above the normal level of the block adapted to fit into the recesses of an adjoining brick, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A block or tile of the class described comprising two chambers located at the outer edge thereof, projections located on the upper surface of said chambers, said chambers being connected by means of a web, said web being provided 011 its upper surface with a projection, said projections combined formt ing recesses'directly above the inner walls of said chambers, the lower edge of said inner walls being provided with projections adapted. to fit into the recesses of an adjoining block or tile, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Cleveland in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio this 13th day of September 1913.

EDWARD S. STANTON.

Witnesses: 4

JOHN J. DONNELLY, ALBERT B. DONNELLY.

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