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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       33 . A block utilized in constructing interior walls, comprising: 
 lightweight concrete composite cured into a shape of an interior wall, the wall, comprising: 
 first and second sidewalls,  
 first and second endwalls, and  
 first and second faces including a depth therebetween.  
   
   
   
       34 . The block utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 33 , further comprising a conduit disposed within the depth between the first and second faces.  
   
   
       35 . The block utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 34 , wherein at least one end of the conduit protrudes from the block.  
   
   
       36 . The block utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 34 , wherein at least one end of the conduit connects to an electrical box disposed within the depth between the first and second faces.  
   
   
       37 . The block utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 36 , wherein the electrical box extends to an exterior surface of one of the first and second faces to permit access thereto.  
   
   
       38 . The block utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 34 , wherein the conduit comprises plumbing piping.  
   
   
       39 . The block utilized in constructing interior walls according to  claim 33 , wherein the first sidewall includes a tongue and the second sidewall includes a groove.  
   
   
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