Patent ID: 8176702

Claim:
A modular block system comprising a first block, a second block, a third block, a fourth block, and a capstone, the first block having a front face, a back face, a first side, a second side, a top having a first indicator and a marking formed in the top, and a bottom, with the front face being wider than the back face and the first side being slanted from the front face toward the back face and the second side being straight from the front face to the back face, the second block having a front face, a back face, a first side, a second side, a top having a second indicator and a marking formed in the top with the second indicator being different than the first indicator, and a bottom, with the front face being wider than the back face and the first and second sides being slanted from the front face toward the back face, the third block having a front face, a back face, a first side, a second side, a top having a third indicator formed in the top with the third indicator being different than the first indicator and the second indicator, and a bottom, with the front face being wider than the back face and the first side being slanted from the front face toward the back face, and the fourth block having a front face, a back face, a first side, a second side, a top having a fourth indicator formed in the top with the fourth indicator being different than the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator, and a bottom, with the front face being wider than the back face and the first side and the second side being from the front face toward the back face, the first, second, third, and fourth blocks each having a marking formed in their respective tops with each marking being the same and each marking identifying a name of the modular block system, the first, second, third, and fourth indicators being used to construct a structure based on installation instructions with the instructions indicating where the first, second, third, and fourth blocks may be placed to construct the structure.