US2011047924A1PendingUtilityA1

Hollow brick providing thermal insulation

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 1, 2009Filed: Sep 1, 2009Published: Mar 3, 2011
Est. expirySep 1, 2029(~3.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mohamed A. AntarHasan Baig
E04B 2/14C04B 2111/00663
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Abstract

The hollow brick providing thermal insulation is a construction block having a relatively high R-value. The hollow brick providing thermal insulation includes a main brick body forming a substantially rectangular prism. The main brick body has opposed upper and lower surfaces, a pair of laterally opposed sidewalls and a pair of longitudinally opposed sidewalls. A plurality of open passages are formed through the main brick body and extend between the upper and lower surfaces thereof. Each open passage defines upper and lower open ends formed through the upper and lower surfaces. The plurality of open passages are arrayed to form a plurality of laterally extending rows and a plurality of longitudinally extending columns. A longitudinal thickness between adjacent ones of the open passages in each longitudinally extending column is greater than a lateral thickness between adjacent ones of the open passages in each laterally extending row.

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         1 . A hollow brick providing thermal insulation, comprising a main brick body forming a substantially rectangular prism, the main brick body having opposed upper and lower surfaces, a pair of laterally opposed sidewalls, a pair of longitudinally opposed sidewalls, and a plurality of open passages formed through the main brick body, the passages being arrayed to form a plurality of laterally extending rows and a plurality of longitudinally extending columns, the passages being spaced closer together laterally than longitudinally. 
     
     
         2 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of the open passages is substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         3 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 2 , wherein each of the open passages has equal dimensions. 
     
     
         4 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said open passages each have a center, the centers being laterally aligned within each said laterally extending row. 
     
     
         5 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said plurality of longitudinally extending columns comprises five longitudinally extending columns. 
     
     
         6 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said plurality of laterally extending rows comprises three laterally extending rows. 
     
     
         7 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the open passages each have a center, the centers being laterally staggered within each said laterally extending row. 
     
     
         8 . The hollow brick providing thermal insulation as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said plurality of longitudinally extending columns comprises five longitudinally extending columns. 
     
     
         9 . The hollow brick providing thermal insulation as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the center of alternating open passages in each said laterally extending row are laterally aligned. 
     
     
         10 . The hollow brick providing thermal insulation as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of laterally extending rows comprise three laterally extending rows. 
     
     
         11 . A hollow brick providing thermal insulation, comprising a main brick body forming a substantially rectangular prism, the main brick body having opposed upper and lower surfaces, a pair of laterally opposed sidewalls, a pair of longitudinally opposed sidewalls, and a plurality of open passages formed through the main brick body extending between the upper and lower surfaces thereof, the plurality of open passages being arrayed to form a plurality of laterally extending rows and a plurality of longitudinally extending columns, the plurality of open passages each having a longitudinal length and a lateral width, the lateral width of each of the open passages being equal. 
     
     
         12 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said plurality of longitudinally extending columns comprises five longitudinally extending columns. 
     
     
         13 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the open passages in alternate columns are arrayed in three laterally extending rows. 
     
     
         14 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 13 , wherein each of the open passages has a center, the centers of the passages in alternating columns being laterally aligned. 
     
     
         15 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said longitudinally extending columns include a pair of alternate columns having a pair of larger open passages and a pair of smaller open passages. 
     
     
         16 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the open passages in alternating columns are equal in length. 
     
     
         17 . The hollow brick as recited in  claim 16 , each said larger open passage is equal in longitudinal length. 
     
     
         18 . The hollow brick providing thermal insulation as recited in  claim 17 , wherein each said smaller open passage is equal in length to approximately one-half the longitudinal length of each said larger open passage. 
     
     
         19 . The hollow brick providing thermal insulation as recited in  claim 18 , wherein each said smaller open passage is positioned adjacent one of the longitudinally opposed sidewalls of said main brick body. 
     
     
         20 . The hollow brick providing thermal insulation as recited in  claim 19 , wherein each of the open passages is substantially oval.

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