Patent ID: 6749783
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B28B,B30B

Abstract:
A method for the efficient forming of building blocks that are uniform in size and design from freshly dug soil by a self-enclosed linear process of receiving, moving, and compressing a quantity of soil to form said building blocks and ejecting said building blocks comprising:controlling said size and design of said building blocks formed by said self-enclosed linear process using a programmable controller and operable mechanical means; introducing said quantity of soil into a casing through a first aperture in an upper surface of said casing, wherein said casing comprises a plurality of sides and an enclosed cavity of adjustable dimensions, said cavity having two opposing faces formed from two opposing sides of said casing, wherein said two opposing sides are adjustable within the remaining sides of said casing for adjusting said dimensions of said cavity; displacing said quantity of soil through said cavity in said casing to an area of compression within said casing by moving said two opposing sides; compressing said quantity of soil within said casing between said two opposing sides by reducing said dimensions of said cavity to form said building blocks; displacing said building blocks after compression to an ejection area within said casing by moving said two opposing sides; and ejecting said building blocks from the bottom of said casing through a second aperture in a lower surface of said casing by allowing said building blocks to fall downwardly through gravity by increasing said dimensions of said cavity.