Patent ID: 9482003
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: E04B,E04C,E04F

Claim Text:
1. A block system, comprising: a. a plurality of structural blocks, each structural block comprising at least one receptacle, a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall spaced apart from the first vertical wall, and at least one web connecting the second vertical wall to the first vertical wall, b. a plurality of face blocks, each face block comprising at least one receptacle, c. a plurality of insulation blocks positioned between the plurality of structural blocks and the plurality of face blocks, each insulation block having a multiplicity of vertical water management grooves, d. a plurality of anchors positioned between the plurality of structural blocks and the plurality of face blocks, and e. at least one gasket positioned between courses of the plurality of insulation blocks, wherein the at least one gasket forms a barrier to vertical heat transmission between the courses while allowing water to vertically transmit through the at least one gasket between the courses to the vertical water management grooves in the plurality of insulation blocks, f. wherein a vertical downward movement of the plurality of face blocks causes the protrusions of the plurality of anchors to engage with the at least one receptacle in each of the plurality of structural blocks and the at least one receptacle in each of the plurality of face blocks and tether the plurality of face blocks to the plurality of structural blocks.