Claims
- 1. A constructional component for a wall system definable in an xyz Cartesian coordinate system capable of resisting high gravity and lateral loads, both uniform and cyclical, the component comprising:a solid building block, formed of a constructional material, having a generally rectangular exterior configuration definable in said xyz Cartesian coordinate system, an x-axis thereof defining a width axis of said wall structure, a y-axis thereof defining the directionality of said wall structure, and a z-axis thereof defining a vertical axis of the wall structure, in which one xz end surface of each building block comprises a positive y-axis deep key geometry and each opposing xz end surface thereof comprises a negative y-axis deep key geometry complementally interlockable to said positive geometry of an opposite xz surface, in which a ratio, of the x-axis width of a base of each positive and negative deep key geometry of each opposing xz end surface, comprises at least twenty percent of the entire x-axis width of each block, in which each y-axis deep key dimension of said respective deep key geometries comprises a range of about eight to about twenty five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, in which said block includes a plurality of vertical cavities extending through the entire z-axis length thereof, said cavities separated by a web portion, said cavities each including (i) a rectilinear recess at an upper xy surface of said block, said recess defining, in a xz plane cross section, a shallow U-shaped negative sub-platform, homologous with said recess, beneath and co-parallel with an xy top surface of said block, in which a vertical z-axis of said web begins at said negative sub-platform, and (ii) an opposite and lower xy surface of said block, at an opposite end z-axis end of said web, having an integral projecting positive sub-platform co-parallel with said negative sub-platform and complementally interlockable into adjoining negative sub-platforms of like blocks of vertically adjacent courses of blocks within said wall structure, each of said sub-platforms having a z-axis dimension in a range of about five to about twenty five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, whereby a substantially rigid and load-resistant interlock between horizontally and vertically contiguous blocks, when joined as a component of a wall system, is resultant therefrom.
- 2. The constructional component as recited in claim 1 in which said positive sub-platform defined at said lower xy surface of said block includes a central x-axis recess for complemental engagement of a web of a vertically adjoining negative sub-platform of a vertically adjacent course of blocks.
- 3. The component as recited in claim 2 in which said web tapers from greater to lesser y-axis width from top to bottom of said block.
- 4. The component as recited in claim 2 in which said block further comprises a positive x-axis deep key geometry integrally projecting from at least one yz wall of said block.
- 5. The component as recited in claim 4 in which said block further comprises a positive z-axis deep key geometry integrally projecting from at least one yz wall of said block.
- 6. A constructional component for a wall system definable in an xyz Cartesian coordinate system capable of resisting high gravity and lateral loads, both uniform and cyclical, the component comprising:a solid building block, formed of a constructional material, having a generally rectangular exterior configuration definable in said xyz Cartesian coordinate system, an x-axis thereof defining a width axis of said wall structure, a y-axis thereof defining the directionality of said wall structure, and a z-axis thereof defining a vertical axis of the wall structure, in which one xz end surface and one yz end surface of each building block comprises a positive y-axis deep key geometry, each of said geometries complementally interlockable to a negative geometry of an opposite surface, in which a ratio, of the width of a base of each positive deep key geometry to a width of each opposing xz end surface, comprises at least twenty percent of the entire x-axis width of each block, in which each y-axis deep key dimension of said respective deep key geometries also comprises a range of about eight to about twenty five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, in which said block includes a plurality of vertical cavities extending through the entire z-axis length thereof, said cavities separated by a web portion, said cavities each including (i) a rectilinear recess at an upper xy surface of said block, said recess defining, in a xz plane cross section, a shallow U-shaped negative sub-platform, homologous with said recess, beneath and co-parallel with an xy top surface of said block, in which a vertical z-axis of said web begins at said negative sub-platform, and (ii) an opposite and lower xy surface of said block, at an opposite end z-axis end of said web, having an integral projecting positive sub-platform co-parallel with said negative sub-platform and complementally interlockable into adjoining negative sub-platforms of like blocks of vertically adjacent courses of blocks within said wall structure, each of said sub-platforms having a z-axis dimension in a range of about five to about twenty five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, whereby a substantially rigid and load-resistant interlock between horizontally and vertically contiguous blocks, when joined as a component of a wall system, is resultant therefrom.
- 7. The constructional component as recited in claim 6 in which said positive sub-platform defined at said lower xy surface of said block includes a central x-axis recess for complemental engagement of a web of a vertically adjoining negative sub-platform of a vertically adjacent course of blocks.
- 8. The component as recited in claim 7 in which said web portion in a xy plane, defines a diagonal relative to y-axis edges of said block.
- 9. The constructional component as recited in claim 1 in which said negative deep key geometry of said xz end surface includes a part of a y-axis length of said block,whereby a positive deep key geometry of an opposing xz end surface mates with said negative geometry of said xz end wall of said block.
- 10. The constructional component as recited in claim 1 in which said positive sub-platform defined at said lower xy surface of said block includes a central x-axis recess for complemental engagement of a web of a vertically adjoining negative sub-platform of a vertically adjacent course of blocks.
- 11. The constructional component as recited in claim 1, in which said negative sub-platform comprises ledges thereof at the top of said z-axis web, said ledges comprising two xy plane offsets, and said cavities define opposing xz planes in which no ledges exist.
- 12. The constructional component as recited in claim 9, in which said negative sub-platform comprises ledges thereof at the top of said z-axis web, said ledges comprising two xz plane offsets, and said cavities define opposing xz planes in which no ledges exist.
- 13. The constructional component as recited in claim 1 in which at least one yz end surface of said block comprises a positive x-axis deep key geometry, in which a greatest y-axis width of a base thereof comprises about at least twenty percent of an entire x-axis width of each block.
- 14. The constructional component as recited in claim 4 in which at least one yz end surface of said block comprises a positive x-axis deep key geometry, in which a greatest y-axis width of a base thereof comprises about at least twenty percent of an entire x-axis width of each block.
- 15. The constructional component as recited in claim 4 in which said negative deep key geometry of said yz surface comprises an outward trapezoid relative to said cavities.
- 16. A constructional component for a wall system definable in an xyz Cartesian coordinate system capable of resisting high gravity and lateral loads, both uniform and cyclical, the component comprising:a solid building block, formed of a constructional material, having a generally rectangular exterior configuration definable in said xyz Cartesian coordinate system, an x-axis thereof defining a width axis of said wall structure, a y-axis thereof defining the directionality of said wall structure, and a z-axis thereof defining a vertical axis of the wall structure, in which one xz end surface of each building block comprises a positive y-axis deep key geometry and each opposing xz end surface thereof comprises a negative y-axis deep key geometry extending through an entire y-axis of the width of a wall of said xz end surface, said negative geometry complementally interlockable to said positive geometry of an opposite xz surface, in which a ratio, of the x-axis width of a base of each positive and negative deep key geometry of each opposing xz end surface, comprises at least twenty percent of the entire x-axis width of each block, in which each y-axis deep key dimension of said respective deep key geometries also comprises a range of about eight to about twenty five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, in which said block includes a plurality of vertical cavities extending through the entire z-axis length thereof, said cavities separated by a web portion.
- 17. The component as recited in claim 16, in which said web portion, in a xy plane, defines a diagonal relative to y-axis edges of said block.
- 18. The component as recited in claim 17 in which said block further comprises a positive x-axis deep key geometry integrally projecting from at least one yz wall of said block.
- 19. The component as recited in claim 17, in which upper and lower xy surfaces of said block are complementally interlockable with each other.
- 20. A constructional component for a wall system structure definable in an xyz Cartesian coordinate system capable of resisting high gravity and lateral loads, both uniform and cyclical, the component comprising:a solid building block, formed of a constructional material, having a generally rectangular exterior configuration definable in said xyz Cartesian coordinate system, an x-axis thereof defining a width axis of said wall structure, a y-axis thereof defining the directionality of said wall structure, and a z-axis thereof defining a vertical axis of the wall structure, in which one xz end surface of each building block comprises a positive y-axis deep key geometry and each opposing xz end surface thereof comprises a negative y-axis deep key geometry complementally interlockable to said positive geometry of an opposite xz surface, in which a ratio of the x-axis width of a base of each positive and negative deep key geometry of each opposing xz end surface comprises at least twenty percent of the entire y-axis width of each block, in which each y-axis deep key dimension of said respective deep key geometries also comprises a range of about eight to about twenty-five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, in which said block includes at least one vertical axis cylindrical cavity including (i) a circular ledge and an upper xy surface of said block, said ledge defining a circular negative sub-platform beneath said xy upper surface, and (ii) a circumferential ledge at each opposite lower xy surface of said block from which projects a complemental positive sub-platform, co-parallel to said negative sub-platform, said positive platform interlockable into adjoining negative sub platforms of like blocks of vertically adjacent courses of block within said wall structure, each of said sub-platforms having a z-axis dimension in a range of about five to about twenty five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, whereby a substantially rigid and load-resistant interlock between horizontally and vertically contiguous blocks, when joined as a component of a wall system, is resultant therefrom.
- 21. A constructional component as recited in claim 20 further in which at least one yz end surface of said block comprises a positive x-axis deep key geometry in which a greatest y-axis width of a base thereof comprises about at least twenty percent of an entire x-axis width of each block.
- 22. A constructional component for a wall system structure definable in an xyz Cartesian coordinate system capable of resisting high gravity and lateral loads, both uniform and cyclical, the component comprising:a solid building block, formed of a constructional material, having a generally rectangular exterior configuration definable in said xyz Cartesian coordinate system, an x-axis thereof defining a width axis of said wall structure, a y-axis thereof defining the directionality of said wall structure, and a z-axis thereof defining a vertical axis of the wall structure, in which one xz end surface of each building block comprises a positive y-axis deep key geometry and each opposing xz end surface thereof comprises a negative y-axis deep key geometry complementally interlockable to said positive geometry of an opposite xz surface, in which a ratio of the x-axis width of a base of each positive and negative deep key geometry of each opposing xz end surface comprises at least twenty percent of the entire y-axis width of each block, in which each y-axis deep key dimension of said respective deep key geometries also comprises a range of about eight to about twenty-five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, in which said block includes at least one vertical axis cylindrical cavity including (i) a circular ledge and an upper xy surface of said block, said ledge defining a circular negative sub-platform beneath said xy upper surface, and (ii) a circumferential ledge at each opposite lower xy surface of said block from which projects a complemental positive sub-platform, co-parallel to said negative sub-platform, said positive platform interlockable into adjoining negative sub platforms of like blocks of vertically adjacent courses of block within said wall structure, each of said sub-platforms having a z-axis dimension in a range of about five to about twenty five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block, whereby a substantially rigid and load-resistance interlock between horizontally and vertically contiguous blocks, when joined as a component of said wall structure, is resultant therefrom.
- 23. The component as recited in claim 22 further in which at least one yz end surface of said block comprises a positive x-axis deep key geometry in which a greatest y-axis width of a base thereof comprises at least twenty percent of an entire x-axis width of each block.
- 24. The component as recited in claim 23 in which said block further comprises at least one yz surface comprising a positive x-axis deep key geometry complementally interlockabe with contiguous x-axis blocks of said wall system.
- 25. The component as recited in claim 21 in which said block includes at least one vertical rectilinear cavity extending thru the z-axis of said block.
- 26. A constructional component for a wall structure definable in an xyz Cartesian and system, capable of resisting high gravity and lateral loads, both uniform and cyclical, the component comprising:a solid building block formed of a structural material, having a generally rectangular exterior configuration definable in said xyz Cartesian coordinate system, an x-axis thereof comprising a width axis of said wall structure, a y-axis thereof comprising the directionality of said wall structure, and a z-axis thereof comprising a vertical axis of the wall structure, in which one xz end surface of each building block comprises a positive y-axis deep key geometry and each opposing xz end surface thereof comprises a negative y-axis deep key geometry complementally interlockable to said positive geometry of said opposite xz surface, in which each y-axis deep key dimension of said respective positive and negative deep key geometries comprises a range of eight to twenty-five percent of the x-axis dimension of said block in which said block, in which said block includes a plurality of vertical cavities extending the entire z-axis length therethrough, said cavities separated by a web portion, said web portion, in an xy plane, defining a diagonal relative to y-axis edges of said block, said cavities each comprising rectilinear interior edges, at xy surfaces thereof, said ledges comprising respectively negative and positive complementally interlockable structures each having a z-axis dimension in the range of five to twenty-five percent of the x-axis dimension of the block, whereby, a substantially rigid and load resilient interlock between horizontally and vertically contiguous blocks when joined as components of a wall structure resultant therefrom.
- 27. The constructional component as recited in claim 26 in which said ledges of said vertical cavity comprise two-dimensional offsets in which no ledge exists at opposing xz surfaces of each cavity.
- 28. The constructional components as recited in claim 20, in which said cylindrical cavity comprises an elliptical cavity.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This case is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/546,918, filed Apr. 11, 2000 entitled Constructional Brick, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/924,517, filed Sep. 5, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,105,330.
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