Tapered Hexagon Building Block

a technology of building blocks and hexagons, applied in the direction of walls, constructions, building roofs, etc., can solve the problems of virtually impossible to construct domes of significant size, impossible to construct domes over existing cities or even over a large portion of existing cities

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-07
WOODCOCK TERAH EARL
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[0017]The copasetic inside and outside arc length, with any size ratio, may be designed in a configuration that is necessary for the size and stability of the sphe

Problems solved by technology

The need for the supporting framework and the scaffolding during construction, makes it virtually impossible to construct domes of a significant size.
Such requirements also makes it impossible to construct a dome over an existing city or even over a large portion of an existing city.

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[0023]The present invention consist of a translucent or opaque, tapered hexagon building block and a method of constructing curved, FIGS. 1 & 2, spherical, FIG. 1, and hemispherical, FIG. 2, structures. The illustration in FIG. 1, demonstrates a spherical structure constructed with multiple units of the tapered hexagon building block. FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a geodesic dome (hemisphere), sitting on a supporting foundation, constructed with the tapered hexagon building blocks in a manner that might be used to span a city.

[0024]The building block consist of a pair of outside, FIG. 3B(a), and inside flat or rounded arc surfaces, FIG. 3B(b), with edges that are hexagonal in shape, FIG. 3A. The block has three pairs (six sides) of identical opposing tapering walls, FIG. 3A, that together form a tapered hexagonal configuration which connect the outside and inside arc surfaces to form either a hollow or a solid, tapered hexagon building block, FIG. 3E. Each block may be fi...

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A tapered hexagon building block and a method for building spherical and hemispherical structures from the building block disclosed. The building block can have both a male and a female element for use as an interlocking mechanism for added strength and fitting guidance during construction. The block can be sized for use both as a toy and for use in building temporary or permanent spherical and hemispherical structures. The blocks can be composed of any suitable building material such as the group composed of glass, wood, metal, plastic, quartz, sand, ceramic, clay, brick, concrete, carbon, compressed soot, or any other such building material suitable for the use of the specific structure. The block can be solid or hollow and can be made of any clear material with thin walls to promote the passage of light or solid and opaque to block the passage of light. The block can be sized to accommodate the size of the spherical, or hemispherical structure desired, and the structures formed with the blocks can be assembled with or without permanent bonding agents or other connecting devices. Due to the nature of the tapered hexagon shape of the block, the structure formed becomes stronger with each successive layer of blocks added as a result of compression strength. When the blocks are made with a semisolid or malleable material, the blocks within the structure meld together under pressure from the structure mass to form a single solid spherical or hemispherical component.

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PRIORITY[0001]This is based upon provisional patent Ser. No. 61 / 000,708 with the filing date of Oct. 26, 2007.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention is directed to a building block apparatus, and more specifically a tapered hexagon building block, with either flat, concave or convex outside and inside arc surfaces, or a combination thereof, that forms a tessellation of hexagons in a mosaic pattern to build geometric structures in the shape of a sphere or hemisphere. Due to the shape of the tapered hexagon building block, when fitted together with sufficient other such building blocks, the naturally occurring structure is that of a sphere or hemisphere.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Architects, engineers and science fiction writers have long dreamed of glass domed cities, both on earth and for construction on earth's moon and on other planets when eventually colonized. The purpose of the dome is to provide a controlled atmosphere and environment that is both desirable an...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B7/08E04C1/00
CPCE04B1/3211E04B2001/327E04B2/12
InventorWOODCOCK, TERAH EARL
OwnerWOODCOCK TERAH EARL