A BLOCK WALL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS THEREOF

WIPO Patent Application WO/1995/018278

A1

An interstitial junction spacer (31) and spacing system for positioning and supporting a plurality of blocks (11) for a wall, the blocks (11) having two parallel rectangular side faces (13) and four adjoining and contiguous end faces (15) forming a continuous circumferential edge (21) which is substantially concave, whereby corresponding edges (17) of the side faces define an outer cusp or step (21b) along the opposing sides of each said end face; the interstitial junction spacer comprising: a pair of intersecting and integral spacer means (31), each spacer means having a pair of coplanar edge members (33, 34, 45), of a prescribed thickness adapted to repose in juxtaposition with the outer cusps (21b) of the circumferential edge of a block (11) along the adjoining end of the end face of the block, to space the block from another block or surface disposed adjacent to the block; and an interconnecting web portion (35) to integrally interconnect the spacer means (31) together; where the spacer means (31) are particularly adapted to accommodate and retainedly dispose an elongate reinforcement member (23) therein in coplanar relationship with one of said spacer means and in orthogonal relationship with the other of the spacer means (31).

LOFTUS ROY (AU)
BURKE WILLIAM HUGH (AU)

PCT/AU1994/000788

July 06, 1995

December 22, 1994

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LOFTUS & CO PTY LTD W (AU)
GLASS BLOCK CONST AUST PTY LTD (AU)
LOFTUS ROY (AU)
BURKE WILLIAM HUGH (AU)

E04C1/42; E04C5/16; (IPC1-7): E04C5/16; E04C5/20; E04C1/42; E04B2/06; E04B2/10

WO1987005961A1

1987-10-08

EP0292847A1	1988-11-30
AU2059276A	1978-06-22
AU6929791A	1991-07-18
US4793104A	1988-12-27
US5259161A	1993-11-09
FR2645195A1	1990-10-05

See also references of EP 0737264A4

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