Patent ID: 9482002
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: E02D,E04B,E04C

Claim Text:
1. A building block comprising: (a) an elongate body having opposite first and second sides, opposite first and second end faces extending between the first and second sides, and opposite first and second bearing faces extending between the first and second sides and the first and second end faces; (i) the first bearing face being an upper face in use; (ii) the first bearing face having a contact surface portion; (iii) the second bearing face having a contact surface portion; (A) the contact surface portion of the first bearing face and the contact surface portion of the second bearing face being substantially parallel to each other; (b) the first side of the body defining a leg extending therefrom; (i) the leg having a first leg side, an opposite second leg side, and a leg end face extending between the first leg side and second leg side; (ii) the first side of the body having a first portion extending between the first end face and the first leg side; (A) the first portion being angled at a first extension angle away from the second side of the body, as the first portion extends from the first leg side to the first end face, the first extension angle being non-zero; (iii) the first side of the body having a second portion extending between the second end face and the second leg side; (A) the second portion being angled at a second extension angle away from the second side of the body, as the second portion extends from the second leg side to the second end face, the second extension angle being non-zero; (iv) the leg having a center plane that is substantially orthogonal to the first and second bearing faces, the center plane bisecting the leg; (v) the first leg side diverging from the second leg side as the first leg side extends away from the first portion of the first side of the body; (A) the first leg side extending away from the first portion at a third extension angle relative to the center plane, the third extension angle being non-zero; (vi) the second leg side diverging from the first leg side as the second leg side extends away from the second portion of the first side of the body; (B) the second leg side extending away from the second portion at a fourth extension angle, the fourth extension angle being non-zero; (vii) the leg end face having a first leg end face section and second leg end face section; (i) the first leg end face section being angled toward the second side at a fifth extension angle relative to a plane orthogonal to the leg center plane, the first leg end face section extending between the leg center plane and first leg side; and (ii) the second leg end face section being angled toward the second side at a sixth extension angle relative to the plane orthogonal to the leg center plane, the second leg end face section extending between the leg center plane and the second leg side; wherein the second extension angle, third extension angle, fourth extension angle, and fifth extension angle are within plus or minus five degrees of each other.