Patent ID: 8973322
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
1. A masonry unit for constructing built structures, the masonry unit comprising: a rectangular shaped base having a front edge and a rear edge, the front edge and the rear edge each including a recess formed therein configured for disposal of a vertically disposed reinforcing material; a pair of spaced apart sidewalls extending perpendicularly from the base and along a length of the base, the sidewalls and the base together defining a cavity configured for disposal of a fill material; a pair of spaced apart bridges supported on the base configured for disposal of lengths of horizontally disposed reinforcing materials, the bridges extending transversely between the sidewalls and each bridge of the pair of spaced apart bridges having a height less than a height of the sidewalls, wherein the base defines a hole therethrough disposed adjacent one bridge of the pair of spaced apart bridges; and a channel extending longitudinally along the base from the recess of the front edge of the base to the hole of the base and entirely through the height of the one bridge of the pair of spaced apart bridges.