TECHNICAL FIELD The embodiments of the present invention generally relate to bricks, and more particularly, the embodiments of the present invention relate to a brick that can be interlocked with another brick to form an interlocking brick assembly. BACKGROUND

The art of laying brick in a mortar to form a structure such as a wall has ancient roots. However, skilled bricklayers today continue to use the same techniques as those of bricklayers of the past, namely they prepare a foundation, mix up a batch of mortar, and then lay the bricks in the mortar in a series of tiers, with mortar between adjacent bricks both in the tiers and between tiers. Bricklaying is generally considered to not be a “do-it-yourself project for the average homeowner, especially if they want a finished product with a professional appearance. The reasons for this are many, one of which is the difficulty in obtaining the proper consistency of the mortar and laying the bricks quickly enough while the mortar remains in a state of the proper consistency. Further, complicating the process is the difficulty in obtaining proper and even spacing between bricks within a tier and between bricks in adjacent tiers, and applying the correct amount of mortar to the bricks,, while working quickly when the mortar is in the correct state of consistency, maintaining the structure plumb and the brick level.

In view of the above, there remains a need for an innovative and novel brick that can overcome the limitations mentioned above. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a brick of an interlocking brick assembly;

Another object of the present invention is to a brick that can be interlocked with another similar brick without any mortar;

Another object of the present invention is to provide a brick that can be interlocked with another brick to form a brick assembly even by an unskilled person; Another object of the present invention is to provide a brick of an interlocking brick assembly that is lightweight; and

Another object of the present invention is to provide a brick that is undetachable from another brick when interlocked with another brick.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a brick of an interlocking brick assembly is disclosed. The brick includes a brick body having a top side, a bottom side, and four sides connecting the top side and the bottom side. The brick further includes at least one protrusion on the bottom side having a protrusion first end and a protrusion second end. The brick further includes at least one hole on the top side for receiving the at least one protrusion of another brick. The at least one hole includes a hole first end and a hole second end. The peripheral length of the hole first end is smaller than the peripheral length of the protrusion first end. Further, the at least one protrusion is made of one of a plastic or a metallic material. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may have been referred by embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. These and other features, benefits, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following figures, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a brick of an interlocking brick assembly, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2a illustrates a side view of the brick of fig. 1 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2b illustrates a front view of the brick of fig. 1 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a protrusion of the brick, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates a perspective view of the brick showing a hole, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 5 illustrates a perspective view of the brick interlocking assembly, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS While the present invention is described herein by way of example using embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described, and are not intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any way. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim. As used throughout this description, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e. meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense, (i.e. meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means “one or more” unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein is solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having," "containing," or "involving," and variations thereof, is intended to be broad and encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and additional subject matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes. Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like is included in the specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not suggested or represented that any or all of these matters form part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention.

In this disclosure, whenever a composition or an element or a group of elements is preceded with the transitional phrase “comprising”, it is understood that we also contemplate the same composition, element or group of elements with transitional phrases “consisting of”, “consisting”, “selected from the group of consisting of, “including”, or “is” preceding the recitation of the composition, element or group of elements and vice versa.

The present invention is described hereinafter by various embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawing. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, the embodiment is provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring now to fig. 1 , fig. 2a and fig. 2b, a perspective view, a side view and a front view of a brick 100 of an interlocking brick assembly 200 (shown in fig. 6) is illustrated, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the present invention may not be limited to the brick 100 and other building blocks may also be considered. Further, it will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that for the ease of explanation, the brick 100 is considered in the present invention. The brick 100 may be employed in construction related applications, for example, the brick 100 may be used for constructing walls. From the description below, it will become clear that the brick 100 may ease the process of constructing walls. Moreover, the brick 100 may enable even an unskilled person to construct walls. Furthermore, the brick 100 may enable construction of walls without the use of any mortar. For constructing walls, the brick 100 may be interlocked with other similar bricks 100 to form the brick assembly 200. The structure of the brick 100 is explained in detail below.

The brick 100 includes a brick body 102 having a top side 104, a bottom side 106, and four sides 108 connecting the top side 104 and the bottom side 106. In an embodiment, the brick body 102 may have a substantially cuboidal shape as shown in fig. 1. Further, the brick body 102 may be a solid body made of materials such as, but not limited to, concrete. It will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that the size of the brick 100 may vary based on the application where the brick 100 is employed. For example, in case of walls that are large in size, the brick 100 may be also of large size. Similarly, in case of walls that are small in size, the brick 100 may be of small size.

The brick 100 includes at least one protrusion 110 and at least one hole 112 (shown in fig. 5). Referring now to fig. 3, a perspective view of the protrusion 110 is illustrated, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The protrusion 110 may be made of at least one of a plastic and metal. The protrusion 110 is arranged on the bottom side 106 of the brick body 102 and includes a first protrusion end 114 and a second protrusion end 116. For the purpose of explanation, the first protrusion end 114 is the distal end of the protrusion 110 and the second protrusion end 116 is the proximal end of the protrusion 110. Further, the protrusion 110 may be arranged in such a manner that the second protrusion end 116 is inside the brick body 102 and the protrusion first end 114 is outside the brick body 102. The protrusion 110 may be arranged in the brick 102 while moulding the brick body 102. For the purpose of explanation, the protrusion 110 may be inserted in the brick body 102 when the brick body 102 is in a semi solid state. It will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that when the brick body 102 hardens, the protrusion 110 is fixed inside the brick body 102. In an embodiment, the protrusion 110 may have a frustoconical shape such that the diameter of the protrusion second end 116 is slightly larger than the diameter of the protrusion first end 114. In another embodiment, the protrusion 110 may have a substantially cylindrical in shape. It should be noted that the protrusion 110 may have any shape known in the art, and may not be limited to the above embodiments. Further, the protrusion second end 116 includes an extension 118 extending from the peripheral region of the protrusion second end 116. The extension 118 extends perpendicularly from the protrusion second end 116 and is configured to prevent the protrusion 110 from coming out of the brick body 102. For the purpose of explanation, the extension 118 may resist the linear movement of the protrusion 110 inside the brick body 102. The protrusion 110 may further include at least one pillar 120 on the extension 118. In some embodiments the protrusion 110 may include a plurality of pillars 120 distributed throughout the extension 118. The pillar 120 is provided to secure the position of the protrusion 110 in the brick body 102. In other words, the pillar 120 prevents the rotation of the protrusion 110 inside the brick body 102.

Referring now to fig. 4, a perspective view of the brick 100 showing the hole 112 is illustrated, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The hole 112 is adapted to receive the protrusion 110 of another similar brick 100 arranged above the brick 100. In other words, when two bricks 100 are assembled, the protrusion 110 of the brick 100 arranged on top will be received by the hole 112 of the brick 100 arranged on the bottom. The hole 112 may have a hole first end 122 and a hole second end 124. For the purpose of explanation, the hole first end 122 is the proximal end of the hole 112 and the hole second end 124 is the distal end of the hole 112. In other words, the hole first end 122 may be deeper inside the brick body 102 in comparison to the hole second end 124 inside the brick body 102 as shown in fig. 2. It will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that the hole 112 may be formed in the brick body 102 while moulding the brick body 102.

In an embodiment, the hole 112 may have a frustoconical shape such that the diameter of the hole second end 124 is slightly larger than the diameter of the hole first end 122. In another embodiment, the hole may have a substantially cylindrical shape. It will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that the shape of the hole 112 may not be limited to the above embodiments, and may be of other shapes known in the art. Further, a person skilled in the art will appreciate that the shape of the hole 112 may be similar to the shape of the protrusion 110 so as to receive the protrusion 110. It should be noted that the peripheral length of the hole first end 122 is smaller than the peripheral length of the protrusion first end 114. Due to such an arrangement, the brick 100 when interlocked with another brick 100 becomes undetachable from the latter brick 100. Referring back to fig. 1 , the brick 100 may further include a secondary protrusion 126 surrounding the protrusion 110. In an embodiment, the secondary protrusion 126 may form a part of the brick body 102 itself. In other words, the secondary protrusion 126 may be an extension of the brick body 102 on the bottom side 106. In such an embodiment, the secondary protrusion 126 may be formed during the moulding of the brick body 102 itself. Moreover, in such an embodiment, the secondary protrusion 126 may be made of material such as, but not limited to concrete. In an embodiment, the secondary protrusion 126 may be circular in shape and may include space in-between wherein the protrusion 110 is arranged. It should be noted that the secondary protrusion 126 may be of any shape known in the art and may not be limited to the above embodiment. However, in a preferred embodiment, the shape of the secondary protrusion 126 may be similar to the shape of the protrusion 110. It should be noted that the height of the secondary protrusion 126 may be less than the height of the protrusion 110 to form a step-like arrangement.

The brick 100 may further include a secondary hole 128 above the hole 112. The secondary hole 128 is configured to receive the secondary protrusion 126 of the bricks 100 arranged above. In an embodiment, the secondary hole 128 may have a circular shape. Further, the shape of the secondary hole 128 may be similar to the shape of the secondary protrusion 126. It should be noted that the shape of the secondary protrusion 126 may not be limited to the above embodiment, and may be of other shapes known in the art. Moreover, the depth of the secondary hole 128 may be lesser than the depth of the hole 112.

Referring now to fig. 5, a perspective view of the interlocking brick assembly 200 is illustrated in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The brick 100 may further include a pair of ridges 130 on the bottom side 106 of the brick body 102. Each of the ridges 130 is arranged in proximity to the edges of the bottom side 106 of the brick body 102. In an embodiment, the ridges 130 extend throughout the length of the brick body 102. Further, in an embodiment, ridges may form a part of the brick body 102 itself and may be formed during the moulding of the brick body 102. The brick 100 may further include a pair of grooves 132 on the top side 104 of the brick body 102. Each of the grooves 132 is arranged in proximity to the edges of the top side 104 of the brick body 102. In an embodiment, the grooves 132 extend throughout the length of the brick body 102. The grooves 132 is configured to receive the ridges 130 of other bricks 100 arranged on the brick 100 to form the interlocking brick assembly 200. The ridges 130 act as a barrier for water and prevent the water from entering inside the walls. For example, if the bricks 100 are used to construct walls of a house, the ridges 130 and grooves 132 prevent the water from entering into the house via the wall.

Various modifications to these embodiments are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description and the accompanying drawings. The principles associated with the various embodiments described herein may be applied to other embodiments. Therefore, the description is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown along with the accompanying drawings but is to be providing broadest scope of consistent with the principles and the novel and inventive features disclosed or suggested herein. Accordingly, the invention is anticipated to hold on to all other such alternatives, modifications, and variations that fall within the scope of the present invention and appended claims.