Patent ID: 6571525
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A modular construction block system, comprising:a plurality of interconnectable and stackable blocks each having a height, each block comprising a plurality of end and side walls connected to a top wall so as to define a blind bore, a plurality of interior cylinders located within the blind bore, each interior cylinder having a longitudinal axis substantially aligned with the height of the block and a length of substantially equal length to the height of the block, a plurality of exterior cylinders located adjacent to the top wall, each exterior cylinder being substantially concentric with one of the interior cylinders and having a length corresponding to a desired ratio relative to the height of the block, a plurality of apertures adjacent the top surface, each aperture being concentric with one of the exterior cylinders and one of the interior cylinders so as to permit access there between, and a plurality of raised ribs located adjacent to the top wall, each rib substantially surrounding one of the exterior cylinders, with the raised ribs arranged in a square configuration, substantially centered on the exterior cylinders and inset from the edge of the block so that exterior edges of the ridges will contact another of the blocks stacked on an underlying block.