Patent ID: 6205726
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
An insulated masonry block comprising:a first masonry facing member;a second masonry facing member correspondingly aligned in parallel with said first member;each facing member further comprising an outer substantially planar surface and an opposing inner substantially planar surface defining a width dimension; an upper substantially planar surface and lower substantially planar surface, defining a height dimension a first end substantially planar surface and second end substantially planar surface, defining a length dimension, the respective planes of said upper, lower and end planar surfaces being at substantially right angles with the planes defined by the outer and inner surfaces of said parallel first and second facing members;a substantially three-dimensionally rectangular core member of rigid insulating material configured to extend between the opposing inner surfaces of the parallel facing members;said core member having a first outer surface and second outer surface contacting and corresponding, respectively, to the opposing inner surfaces of the first and second facing members, an upper surface, a lower surface, and two end surfaces;an adhesive means for affixing the inner surfaces of said facing members to the contacting outer surfaces of said core member; andsaid core member further defines a linear indentation of a defined depth in its upper surface running between and through the two end surfaces of said core member.