Patent ID: 6735913
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A masonry block wall system comprising:(a) a plurality of piers positioned at predetermined intervals along a masonry block wall system with a pilaster mounted on each said pier; (b) each said pilaster comprising vertically stacked pilaster blocks attached to said pier by a reinforcing rod extending upwardly from said pier; (c) a plurality of courses of masonry panel blocks forming block wall panels, each of said panel blocks in said panels having groutless voids therein, and having mortarless horizontal and vertical joints between adjacent courses of said panel blocks; (d) selected courses of pilaster blocks and panel blocks having a horizontal reinforcing rod attached to each pilaster block and panel block in said course; and (e) said horizontal reinforcing rods attached to said panel blocks using deflection restraint clips without the use of mortar, grout, or concrete, and said horizontal reinforcing rods also attached to said pilaster blocks in said selected courses to anchor said block wall panels to adjoining pilasters.