Foam block and poured concrete wall system

Abstract

A foam block and poured concrete building system preferably includes a plurality of wall foam blocks, a plurality of corner foam blocks, poured concrete, a plurality of fastening strips and a plurality of fasteners. Two end cavities are formed in opposing ends of the plurality of wall foam blocks. Top and bottom cavities are formed in the plurality of wall foam blocks. Each corner foam block includes an inner angle plate, three middle spacers and an outer angle plate. Each fastening strip includes a plurality of holes formed at heights that correspond to a height of the plurality of wall foam blocks and the plurality of corner foam blocks. Window frames and doorframes include a plurality of fastening strips. When the plurality of wall and corner foam blocks are assembled to each other with the plurality of fastening strips and fasteners, concrete is poured into vertical cavities therein.

Claims

1. An assembly of foam blocks capable of receiving poured concrete, comprising: a plurality of wall foam blocks, each one of said plurality of wall foam blocks including a front plate, a rear plate and at least one middle spacer comprising foam and is located between said front and rear plates, a middle slot is formed in an outside surface of at least one of said front plate and said rear plate, an end slot is formed in an outside surface of each end of at least one of said front plate and said rear plate; a plurality of fastening strips, each one of said plurality of fastening strips including a plurality of holes formed at heights that correspond to a height of said plurality of wall foam blocks, one of said plurality of wall strips is retained in said middle slot of one of said plurality wall foam blocks and said end slot of a vertically adjacent one of said plurality of wall foam blocks; and a plurality of fasteners for insertion through said plurality of holes and said plurality of wall foam blocks to orient said plurality of foam blocks into a vertical wall.

2. The assembly of foam blocks capable of receiving poured concrete of claim 1 wherein: said plurality of wall foam blocks and a plurality of corner foam blocks are molded as a single unit.

3. The assembly of foam blocks capable of receiving poured concrete of claim 1, further comprising: a window frame including a window and said plurality of fastening strips comprising strips extending from opposing sides and at least one of a top and a bottom of the window frame.

4. The assembly of foam blocks capable of receiving poured concrete of claim 1, further comprising: a door frame including a door and said plurality of fastening strips comprising strips extending from opposing sides and a top of the door frame.

5. A foam block and poured concrete wall system, comprising: a plurality of wall foam blocks, each one of said plurality of wall foam blocks including a front plate, a rear plate and at least one middle spacer comprising foam and is located between said front and rear plates, said at least one middle spacer is oriented between said front and rear plates to form at least one horizontal cavity and at least one vertical cavity, a middle slot is formed in an outside surface of at least one of said front plate and said rear plate, an end slot is formed in an outside surface of each end of at least one of said front plate and said rear plate; a plurality of fastening strips, each one of said plurality of fastening strips including a plurality of holes formed at heights that correspond to a height of said plurality of wall foam blocks, one of said plurality of wall strips is retained in said middle slot of one of said plurality wall foam blocks and said end slot of a vertically adjacent one of said plurality of wall foam blocks; a plurality of fasteners for insertion through said plurality of holes and said plurality of wall foam blocks to orient said plurality of foam blocks into a vertical wall; and a quantity of concrete is poured into said at least one vertical cavity, wherein said quantity of concrete flows into said at least one horizontal cavity.

6. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 5 wherein: at least three slots are formed in an outside surface of a plurality of corner foam blocks to receive at least three of said plurality of fastening strips.

7. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 5 wherein: said plurality of wall foam blocks and a plurality of corner foam blocks are molded as a single unit.

8. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 5 wherein: a window frame including a window and said plurality of fastening strips comprising strips extending from opposing sides and at least one of a top and a bottom of the window frame.

9. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 5 wherein: a door frame including a door and said plurality of fastening strips comprising strips extending from opposing sides and a top of the door frame.

10. A foam block and poured concrete wall system, comprising: a plurality of wall foam blocks, each one of said plurality of wall foam blocks including a front plate, a rear plate and at least one middle spacer comprising foam and is; located between said front and rear plates, said at least one middle spacer is oriented between said front and rear plates to form at least one horizontal cavity and at least one vertical cavity, at least one slot is formed in an outside surface of at least one of said front plate and said rear plate; a door frame having a groove formed on opposing sides thereof, a plurality of fastening strips extending from said opposing sides, each one of said plurality of fastening strips including a plurality of holes formed at heights that correspond to a height of said plurality of wall foam blocks, some of said plurality of wall foam blocks are positioned around said door frame such that said plurality of fastening strips are received within respective slots of said some of said wall foam blocks; a plurality of fasteners for insertion through said plurality of holes; and a quantity of concrete is poured into at least one of said at least one vertical cavity and said at least one horizontal cavity, said plurality of foam blocks, said door frame, said plurality of fastening strips, said plurality of fasteners and said quantity of concrete form said foam block and poured concrete wall system, some of said quantity of concrete flows in said groove in said opposite sides of said door frame which aligns with respective vertical cavities of respective wall foam blocks.

11. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 10 wherein: at least two slots are formed in an outside surface of said plurality of wall and a plurality of corner foam blocks to receive at least two of said plurality of fastening strips.

12. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 10 wherein: at least three slots are formed in an outside surface of a plurality of corner foam blocks to receive at least three of said plurality of fastening strips.

13. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 10 wherein: said plurality of wall foam blocks and a plurality of corner foam blocks are molded as a single unit.

14. The assembly of foam blocks capable of receiving poured concrete of claim 13, further comprising: said plurality of corner foam blocks each including an inner angle plate, at least two corner middle spacers and an outer angle plate, said at two corner middle spacers are located between said inner and outer angle plates.

15. The foam block and poured concrete wall system of claim 10 wherein: a window frame including a window and said plurality of fastening strips comprising strips extending from opposing sides and at least one of a top and a bottom of the window frame.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall foam block of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a wall foam block of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a wall foam block with a plurality of fasteners retained therein of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a door frame with a plurality of fastening strips extending therefrom of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a door frame with a plurality of fastening strips extending therefrom and the plurality of fastening strips attached to a plurality of wall foam blocks of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a window frame with a plurality of fastening strips extending therefrom of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(7) FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a plurality of corner foam blocks assembled to each other with a plurality of fastening strips of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a perspective view of two wall foam blocks with a cut away of a portion of one of the two wall foam blocks, illustrating poured concrete of a foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

(9) FIG. 9 is a perspective view of three walls of a building constructed from foam and concrete building system in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(10) With reference now to the drawings, and particularly to FIG. 9, there is shown a perspective view of a foam concrete building system 1. With reference to FIGS. 1 - 8, the foam and concrete building system preferably includes a plurality of wall foam blocks 10, a plurality of corner foam blocks 12, poured concrete 14, a plurality of fastening strips 16 and a plurality of fasteners 18. Each wall foam block 10 may be molded as a single unit or assembled from multiple elements. The wall foam block 10 includes a front plate 20, a rear plate 22, a first middle spacer 24 and a second middle spacer 26. The wall foam block 10 includes a front plate 20, a rear plate 22, a first middle spacer 24 and a second middle spacer 26. The front and rear plates 20, 20, 22, 22 include a middle slot 28, 28 and two end slots 30, 30 formed in an outer surface thereof. A width of the two end slots 30, 30 is preferably equal to a width of the middle slot 28, 28. A middle cavity 32, 32 is located between one end of the first and second middle spacers 24, 26, 24, 26. Two end cavities 34, 34 are located on opposing ends of the first and second middle spacers 24, 26, 24, 26. A width of the two end cavities 34, 34 is preferably equal to a width of the middle cavity 32, 32. Top and bottom cavities 36, 38 are formed above the first and second middle spacers 24, 26. Opposing faces of the first and second middle spacers 24, 26 are bonded to inside surfaces of the front and rear plates 20, 22 of the wall foam block 10. The following dimensions are given by way of example and not by way of limitation, the wall foam block 10, 10 has a preferable dimension of 24 inches long, 12 inches deep and 24 inches high, but other dimensions could also be used.

(11) With reference to FIG. 7, each corner foam block 12 includes an inner angle plate 40, three middle spacers 42 and an outer angle plate 44. The inner angle plate 40 includes a first end slot 46, a corner slot 48, a middle slot 50 and a second end slot 52. The outer angle plate 44 includes a first end slot 54, a corner slot 56, a middle slot 58 and a second end slot 60. A width of the two end slots 46, 52, 54, 60 are equal to a width of the middle slot 50, 58. The three middle spacers 42 are located between the inner and outer angle plates 40, 44 to create a first end cavity 60, a corner cavity 62, a middle cavity 64, a second end cavity 66, a top cavity 68 and a bottom cavity 70.

(12) Each fastening strip 16 includes a plurality of holes 72 formed at heights that correspond to a height of the plurality of wall foam blocks 10 and the plurality of corner foam blocks 12. With reference to FIGS. 3 and 7, a plurality of holes are preferably formed through the plurality of wall and corner foam blocks 10, 12 to receive the plurality of fasteners 18 inserted through the plurality of holes 72 in the fastening strip 16. With reference to FIG. 6, a window frame 76 containing a window 78 also includes the plurality of fastening strips 16 extending from a top, bottom and opposing sides of the window frame 76, the plurality of fastening strips 16 are sized and positioned to receive the plurality of wall foam blocks 10. With reference to FIGS. 4-5, a door frame 80 containing a door 82 also includes the plurality of fastening strips 16 extending from a top and opposing sides of the door frame 80, the plurality of fastening strips 16 are sized to receive the plurality of wall foam blocks 10. With reference to FIG. 5, a half wall foam block 11 preferably includes a front block 21, a middle spacer 25 and a rear block 23. With reference to FIG. 9, when the plurality of wall and corner foam blocks 10-12; window frames 76 and door frame(s) 80 are assembled to each other with the plurality of fastening strips 16 and fasteners 18, concrete 14 is poured into vertical cavities in the plurality of wall and corner form blocks 10-12. With reference to FIG. 8, the poured concrete 14 forms a grid work structure inside the plurality of middle cavities 32, 64, end cavities 34, 60, 66, top cavities 36, 68, bottom cavities 38, 70 and corner cavities 62 in the plurality of wall and corner foam blocks 10-12.

(13) While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention in its broader aspects, and therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.