Architectural construction assembly

Abstract

An architectural construction assembly includes a plurality of construction units, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces. At least one of the side faces of each of the construction units is formed with at least one protrusion which projects outwardly therefrom so as to be spaced apart from one of the side faces of one of the construction units which comes into contact with the protrusion.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An architectural construction assembly comprising: 
 a plurality of construction units, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces, at least one of said side faces of each of said construction units being formed with at least one protrusion which projects outwardly therefrom so as to be spaced apart from one of said side faces of one of said construction units which comes into contact with said protrusion.    
     
     
         2 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 1 , wherein each of said construction units is a tile.  
     
     
         3 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said second surface of each of said tiles is formed with a plurality of bulges projecting therefrom.  
     
     
         4 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 1 , wherein each of said construction units is a brick.  
     
     
         5 . An architectural construction assembly comprising: 
 a plurality of first bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces and that include a first side face and a second side face opposite to said first side face, said first surface of each of said first bricks being formed with a first tongue that extends from said first side face to said second side face, said second surface of each of said first bricks being formed with a first groove that extends from said first side face to said second side face in a direction parallel to said first tongue so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks confronts said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks and in which said first tongue on said first surface of said one of said two of said first bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks.    
     
     
         6 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 5 , wherein at least one of said first and second side faces of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first side face of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second side face of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.  
     
     
         7 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said second surface of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.  
     
     
         8 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of second bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said second bricks and that includes a first side face and second side faces opposite to said first side face, said first surface of each of said second bricks being formed with two parallel second tongues, each of which extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a first configuration in which said first surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said second surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which one of said second tongues on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of one of said two of said first bricks, and in which the other of said second tongues on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks, said second surface of each of said second bricks being indented to form two parallel second grooves, each of which extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks in a direction parallel to said second tongues so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a second configuration in which said second surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said first surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which said first tongue on said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks extends into one of said second grooves in said second surface of said one of said second bricks, and in which said first tongue on said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks extends into the other of said second grooves in said second surface of said one of said second bricks.  
     
     
         9 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of second bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said second bricks and that include opposite first and second side faces and opposite third and fourth side faces, said third and fourth side faces being transverse to said first and second side faces of the respective one of said second bricks, said first surface of each of said second bricks being formed with a second tongue that extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks, and a third tongue that extends from said third side face toward said second tongue in a transverse direction relative to said second tongue so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a first configuration in which said first surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said second surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which said second tongue on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of one of said two of said first bricks, and in which said third tongue on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks, said second surface of each of said second bricks being indented to form a second groove that extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks in a direction parallel to said second tongue, and a third groove that extends from said third side face toward said second groove in said transverse direction so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a second configuration in which said second surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said first surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which said first tongue on said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks extends into said second groove in said second surface of said one of said second bricks, and in which said first tongue on said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks extends into said third groove in said second surface of said one of said second bricks.  
     
     
         10 . An architectural construction assembly comprising: 
 a plurality of first bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces and that include a first side face and second side faces opposite to said first side face, each of said first and second surfaces of each of said first bricks being indented to form a first groove that extends from said first side face to said second side face so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first groove in said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks cooperates with said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks to define a first brick-receiving channel therebetween; and    a plurality of second bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said second bricks, each of said second bricks being extendible into said first brick-receiving channel.    
     
     
         11 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 10 , wherein at least one of said first and second side faces of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion that projects outwardly therefrom so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first side face of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second side face of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.  
     
     
         12 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 10 , wherein said second surface of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion that projects outwardly therefrom so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.  
     
     
         13 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 10 , wherein each of said first and second surfaces of each of said second bricks is formed with at least one second protrusion that projects outwardly therefrom so that one of said second bricks and two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said two of said first bricks cooperatively define said first brick-receiving channel, in which said one of said second bricks extends into said first brick-receiving channel, and in which said first and second surfaces of said one of said second bricks are respectively spaced apart from said second surface of said one of said two of said first bricks and said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks.  
     
     
         14 . The architectural construction assembly as defined in  claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of third bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said third bricks and that include opposite first and second side faces and opposite third and fourth sides which are transverse to said first and second side faces of a respective one of said third bricks, each of said first and second surfaces of each of said third bricks being indented to form a second groove that extends from said first side face to said second side face of the respective one of said third bricks, and a third groove that extends from said third side face toward said second groove in a transverse direction relative to said second groove so that two of said first bricks, one of said second bricks, and one of said third bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first groove in said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks cooperates with said second groove in said second surface of said one of said third bricks to define a second brick-receiving channel therebetween, in which said first groove in said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks cooperates with said third groove in said second surface of said one of said third bricks to define a third brick-receiving channel therebetween, and in which said one of said second bricks is received in said second brick-receiving channel.