GB2302700A - A set of building blocks - Google Patents

Abstract

To build walls, roofing panels, or furniture, e.g., or for use as toy building blocks, triangular blocks (M,F) are employed, blocks (M) having elongate projections along each edge to engage end-to-end channels along each edge of each block (F).

Description

KEY TO DRAWINGS PAGES 1 AND 2.

Fig.l. Female Triblok - front view (back is identical) Has recessed channeling to take male fitting.

Fig.2. Male front. (back same) has projecting blocks to fit into female.

Fig.3. End view of female, (at slight angle showing one side) Has recessed channel all around to take male.

Fig.4. End view of male, showing one of the three projecting blocks to fit female channel.

Fig.5. Half-size female for connecting full-size blocks to vertical runners, female shown is channeled exactly as full-size above.

Fig.6. Half-size male, for end of line tribloks connecting to vertical runners.

Fig.7. Wall of tribloks showing runners for support that have channels grooved along their length for male tribloks to slot into. Male tribloks are marked 'M' and female 'F'. This also shows how the half-size blocks are used.

Fig.8. Shows alternative wall construction and one male triblok with two of it's three connecting blocks exposed.

A SET OF BUILDING BLOCKS.

This invention relates to a set of building blocks.

Conventional bricks for building have been around for thousands of years, and have certain disadvantages in high speed construction. They need the skills of a craftsman to erect, and a cement for bonding that needs to dry out, and is therefore vulnerable if constructed in wet weather. The present invention relates to a set of building blocks that provides advantages over conventional bricks and building methods, in strength, flexibility under stress, speed of construction and versatility of usage.

Claims (6)

CLAIMS FOR THE NOVELTY OF THE DESIGN.

1. The design does away with the requirement of conventional mortar cement bonding in construction and can therefore be built in wet weather conditions.

2. The inventions versatility makes it suitable for the mass production of the units in various materials for use as educational toy building blocks for children or for model constructions, kit form D.I.Y doors, furniture, walls and roofing panels.

3. The claimed superiority of the invention over conventional brick building is that the particular shape of the blocks in conjunction with a male and female locking system are securely held together with a high degree of stability without cementing, and can be bonded even more securely by the use of an adhesive that can be rapidly painted onto the joining sections and built by persons without the training of a skilled craftsman, and more quickly than conventional methods.

4. The blocks invented, can be made in larger sizes than conventional bricks without loss of ease in handling, for example, a block with sides each measuring 30cm in length, will give a covered area of more than three conventional bricks of standard size.

5. The invention has the advantage of being transported in convenient compact packaging and is simple to construct.

As building block sets in miniature scaLe for children and for model making, the design has the advantage of superior stability and simplicity of construction in comparison to other designs available.

6. For use in roofing, thin styles of the design can be manufactured, that when fitted are self supporting without the need for separate support channells around each individual unit. -maintaining a higher degree of stability than the vast majority of conventional tiles.