US 12,134,894 B2
Foam as modular support
George Fermanian, Oceanside, CA (US)
Assigned to LAZARIAN WORLD HOMES, Eagle, ID (US)
Filed by Lazarian World Homes, Oceanside, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/860,689.
Application 17/860,689 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/101,524, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,408,173.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,436, filed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389711 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E04C 1/39 (2006.01); E04B 2/02 (2006.01); E04B 2/18 (2006.01); E04B 2/24 (2006.01)
CPC E04C 1/39 (2013.01) [E04B 2/18 (2013.01); E04B 2/24 (2013.01); E04B 2002/0228 (2013.01); E04B 2002/0256 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wall comprising:
a plurality of base blocks stacked to form a bottom portion of the wall, each of the base blocks having a respective block volume and comprising a bottom surface, a top surface, a front surface, a back surface, sidewalls, and cavities extending through each base block from the bottom surface of the base block to the top surface of the base block, the cavities being aligned vertically across rows of the base block and having a collective cavity volume of about 47% of the respective block volume, with each of the cavities having a width of about four inches to about eight inches; and
a plurality of header blocks stacked on a top row of the base blocks to form a top portion of the wall, each of the header blocks comprising a bottom surface configured to mate with the top surface of the base blocks, a front surface, a back surface, sidewalls, and an upward-facing channel positioned between the sidewalls of the header block,
wherein the base blocks and the header blocks are each composed of a polymer foam, and
wherein the sidewalls of the base blocks and the sidewalls of the header blocks each have uniformly smooth exterior surfaces and the header blocks further comprise a plurality of mating protrusions each tapering towards an uppermost edge thereof.