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Lightweight concrete composite blocks

a composite block and lightweight technology, applied in the field of lightweight concrete, can solve the problems of pollution at production facilities, harmful to the environment, and employed to treat landscape timbers,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-05
AMAZON FORMS ONE
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[0010] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide lightweight concrete composite blocks comprised of polystyrene, cement, water, and glass.
[0011] It is another object of the present invention to provide lightweight concrete composite blocks that do not introduce harmful chemicals into the environment.
[0012] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing lightweight concrete composite blocks comprised of polystyrene, cement, water, and glass.
[0013] It is still a further object of the present invention to provide lightweight concrete composite blocks suitable for the building of retaining structures.

Problems solved by technology

While landscape timbers have functioned adequately, there are certain disadvantages in their use.
Unfortunately, the chemicals employed to treat the landscape timbers, in particular arsenic and creosote, are toxic and thus harmful to the environment.
Consequently, pollution occurs not only at production facilities but also at points of use since landscape timbers leach the treatment chemicals into the surrounding environment.
Furthermore, landscape timbers ultimately rot and decay necessitating replacement in addition to more fully delivering the treatment chemicals into the environment.

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[0017] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a unitary lightweight concrete composite block 10 is rectangular with a horizontal axis greater than a vertical axis to facilitate stacking thereof for the building of retaining structures in the form of walls, enclosed areas, raised gardens, flower beds, and the like. While the preferred embodiment of the block 10 is rectangular to facilitate easier stacking thereof, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize many alternative shapes, including but not limited to square, circular, triangular, polygonal, L-shaped, and the like.

[0018] The lightweight concrete composite utilized to form the blocks 10 includes polystyrene, which is typically recycled; cement, which is typically Portland; water; and glass, which is typically recycled, ground glass. The cement is stored in a hopper prior to delivery from the hopper into a mixer using suitable and well-known means such as an auger, conveyor belt, pneumatic blower, and the like. Likewise, the ...

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Abstract

A lightweight concrete composite is utilized to form blocks. The lightweight concrete composite includes polystyrene, cement, water, and glass. The blocks are advantageous for building retaining structures in the form of walls, enclosed areas, raised gardens, flower beds, and the like because the blocks are lightweight, easily cut and stacked, and more importantly do not introduce harmful chemicals into the environment.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 374,886, filed Feb. 26, 2003, which was a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. No. 6,827,570 B2, issued Dec. 7, 2004. [0002] This present application claims all available benefit, under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 605,102, filed Aug. 27, 2004. By this reference, the full disclosure of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 605,102 is incorporated herein as though now set forth in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] 1. Field of the Invention [0004] The present invention relates to lightweight concrete and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to unitary lightweight concrete composite blocks. [0005] 2. Description of the Related Art [0006] Landscaping as well as gardening often requires the building of retaining structures in the form of walls, enclosed areas, and raised gardens or flower beds. Her...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04C1/00
CPCB28B23/0087C04B16/08C04B28/02C04B2111/40E04B2/04C04B20/026C04B14/22C04B16/087C04B18/08C04B22/124C04B40/02C04B2103/14Y02W30/91
Inventor SUMRALL, ORBIN F.
Owner AMAZON FORMS ONE
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