| US 7,509,779 B2 | ||
| Lightweight building blocks | ||
| Joseph J. Makovich, 6 Winterset Dr., Norwalk, Conn. 06851 (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/966,410. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/523531, filed on Nov. 19, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0252134 A1, Nov. 17, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. E04B 2/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 52—426 [52/309.4; 52/503; 52/566.2] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A reinforced lightweight foam building block for construction of a housing structure, the building block comprising:
a block outer body constructed of at least a first rigid foam member and at least a second rigid foam member; and
at least one cross-member assembly comprising a rigid reinforcing material sandwiched between two rigid foam cross-member
sections, wherein said rigid reinforcing material of said at least one cross-member assembly has a first end embedded within
and affixed to said at least first rigid foam member and a second end embedded within and affixed to said at least second
rigid foam member,
wherein the building block is preformed and has a size and shape that allows it to be connected to another building block
for construction of the housing structure.
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