Patent ID: 6145266
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A masonry system comprising:a vertical block having a front face surface defined by a pair of opposed side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, the vertical block including only a single decorative band recessed from the front face surface and extending vertically along one side edge of the vertical block;a horizontal block having a front face surface defined by a pair of opposed side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, the horizontal block including only a single decorative band recessed from the front face surface and extending horizontally along the top edge of the horizontal block; andan intersect block having a front face surface defined by a pair of opposed side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, the intersect block including only a first decorative band recessed from the front face surface and extending horizontally along the top edge of the intersect block surface and a second decorative band recessed from the front face surface and extending vertically along one side edge of the intersect block,wherein a plurality of vertical blocks, horizontal blocks and intersect blocks can be aligned to create a pattern in a wall constructed from a plurality of stacked blocks.