Lightweight concrete composite blocks

Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing lightweight concrete composite blocks includes a form, a station conveyor, a form-loading station, a form assembly station, a curing oven, and a block removal station. The station conveyor conveys the form or a multitude of forms around the apparatus in a continuous loop to produce a desired rate of production of lightweight concrete composite blocks. The form-loading station fills the form with a lightweight concrete composite. The form assembly station assembles the form to seal the composite within the form. The curing oven cures the lightweight concrete composite into a lightweight concrete composite block. The block removal station removes the lightweight concrete composite block from the form prior to the return of the form to the form-loading station for re-use.

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       23 . A form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls, comprising: 
 a bottom assembly including a conduit notch that supports a conduit within the bottom assembly at a designated depth; and    a cap that seats on the bottom assembly, whereby, upon the curing of the composite into a block, the conduit remains disposed within the block at the designated depth.    
   
   
       24 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 23 , wherein at least one end of the conduit protrudes from the block.  
   
   
       25 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 23 , wherein at least one end of the conduit connects to an electrical box disposed within the block at the designated depth.  
   
   
       26 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 25 , wherein the electrical box extends to an exterior surface of the block to permit access thereto.  
   
   
       27 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 23 , wherein the conduit comprises plumbing piping.  
   
   
       28 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 23 , wherein the bottom assembly comprises: 
 walls; and    mating assemblies that couple the walls, thereby forming the desired shape that is assembled and disassembled.    
   
   
       29 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 28 , wherein the walls comprise: 
 two sidewalls located opposite and parallel to each other; and    two endwalls located opposite and parallel to each other.    
   
   
       30 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 29 , wherein one sidewall includes a tongue and one sidewall includes a groove.  
   
   
       31 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 23 , further comprising a mating assembly that couples the bottom assembly with the cap.  
   
   
       32 . The form for facilitating the curing of lightweight concrete composite into blocks utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 23 , further comprising an insert that shortens the form to produce smaller blocks.  
   
   
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