US 7,320,201 B2 | ||
Wall construction | ||
Robert Kitchen, Mahaffey, Pa. (US); and Duane Priddy, Sr., Midland, Mich. (US) | ||
Assigned to Snap Block Corp., Mahaffey, Pa. (US) | ||
Filed on Sep. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/217,963. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/685838, filed on May 31, 2005. | ||
Prior Publication US 2006/0265972 A1, Nov. 30, 2006 | ||
Int. Cl. E04B 2/32 (2006.01); E04B 1/38 (2006.01); E04C 1/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 52—426 [52/309.11; 52/432; 52/562; 52/565; 52/568; 52/572] | 8 Claims |
1. A kit for forming a hollow block assembly to be used to construct a wall, the kit comprising: at least two face panels and a plurality of fasteners, each face panel comprising a plurality of spaced apart flanges extending perpendicularly from and attached to each panel so that a hollow block structure is assembled when the flanges of the face panels are connected together, directly or indirectly, by the fasteners, wherein the face panels are molded of a resin selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin and a thermoset resin, wherein the flanges of the face panels are integrally molded with the face panels, wherein each flange of the face panels is perforated therethrough with a plurality of apertures and wherein each fastener is a snap-lock strap molded of a resin selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin and a thermoset resin and comprising projections therefrom molded integrally therewith, the projections dimensioned to be an interference fit when pressed through an aperture of a flange so that a hollow block structure is assembled when the projections of the straps are pressed through the apertures of the flanges of the face panels. |