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Building block and construction system

US4510725A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 17, 1981
Grant dateApr 16, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 17, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24149
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A rectangular building block is formed from a composition of wood fiber and a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin. The block comprises an outer shell and a web defining a plurality of hexagonal cross-sectional openings forming a honeycomb cell within the shell. The blocks may be interlocked and arranged to form a structure.

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