Patent ID: 7584584
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
1. A reusable modular block system comprising: a lightweight structural block having a top, a bottom, a first block end, a second block end, an insulating core made of a lightweight, insulating material and including a central portion, a shoulder portion, an inside portion, and an outside portion, wherein the central portion extends a predefined distance beyond the top and the first block end and has a recessed channel along the bottom and the second block end, wherein the depth of the recessed channel is equal to or less than the predefined distance of the central portion, the shoulder portion extending vertically to a space between the inside portion and the central portion, and horizontally to a space between the first block end and the inside portion, and further extending along the length of the top and the first block wherein the shoulder portion forms internal horizontal raceways between the shoulder portion of one structural block and the recessed channel of an adjacent block, and internal vertical raceways between the shoulder portion of one structural block and the central and inside portions of an adjacent block the recessed shoulder being positioned closer to the inside facing than the outside facing; a gasketing system connected to the structural block along a portion of the periphery of the structural block wherein the gasketing system forms a weathertight seal between adjacent structural blocks; and a fastening system having at least one vertical connecting mechanism that is an elongated member with external threads on one end and internal threads on the opposite end positioned within the insulating core and extending between the top and the bottom and at least one lateral connecting mechanism that is an elongated member with external threads on one end and internal threads on the opposite end positioned within the insulating core and extending between the first end and the second end wherein the structural block, the gasketing system and the fastening system form a single, integral block component.