Patent ID: 6195946
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A lightweight structural form useful in the construction of a thermally insulated load bearing wall, the form comprising:a lintel block section formed of an insulating material, the lintel block section having an elongate channel horizontally disposed along a top portion thereof, the channel defined by opposing vertical side walls and a bottom wall, the bottom wall having a plurality of knockout styled plugs therein, the lintel block section further having a first set of elongate, generally vertically disposed apertures having an open end at a lower most end of the lintel block section, which vertically disposed apertures extend upwardly to a closed end, each vertically disposed aperture terminating at one knockout styled plug within the bottom wall of the channel; anda post block section operably stackable with the lintel block section, the post block section formed of the insulating material and having a second set of elongate, generally vertically disposed apertures extending therethrough, wherein the first and second sets of elongate apertures are aligned in a first stackable position, and wherein a horizontal off-set in increments of one foot provides an alignment of at least one aperture of the first and second sets of elongate apertures, and wherein the channel is adapted to receive and contain molten concrete, with some of the concrete being able to flow into and fill a selected aperture of the first and second sets of vertically disposed apertures, when a selected plug is removed from the bottom wall, which selected plug is above the selected aperture to be filled with the molten concrete, such that an elongate supporting column of concrete extending through the aligned apertures of both block sections will be created when the concrete dries and becomes hard.