Patent ID: 6374552
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: E04B,E04F,Y10S

Abstract:
A wall system for skirting elevated structures comprising:a plurality of vertically oriented, elongate beams, each of said beams comprising: a vertical web; and, a first pair of ribs integrally formed with and extending from said web to provide a unitary beam structure; a plurality of blocks arranged in columns, each of said blocks comprising: a front face; a rear face separated from said front face by a distance defining the depth of said block; a top surface; a bottom surface separated from said top surface by a distance defining the height of said block, said bottom surface shaped to rest on the top surface of a lower block in the same column as said block such that a relatively coplanar, vertical relationship results between said block and the lower block; opposing side surfaces each having a groove shaped to accept a portion of a rib with said web extending between the block side surfaces for a distance not substantially greater than the depth of the blocks; wherein said vertical columns are arranged adjacently with each other to form said wall such that adjacent said side surfaces oppose each other; wherein said beams are constructed and arranged between said columns such that portions of said ribs reside in said grooves, thereby providing support to said columns in directions not coplanar with said wall.