| CPC E04B 2/18 (2013.01) [E04C 1/397 (2013.01); E04B 2002/0213 (2013.01); E04B 2002/0243 (2013.01); E04B 2002/0263 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A plastic building block comprising:
a rectangular body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a left side, a right side, a front surface, and a rear surface;
a male connecting member positioned on the left side and extending entirely from the top surface to the bottom surface of the rectangular body;
a female connecting member positioned on the right side and extending entirely from the top surface to the bottom surface of the rectangular body;
at least one locking channel extending entirely through the rectangular body from the top surface to the bottom surface;
an arcuate locking groove positioned in a protruding wall of the at least one locking channel, the protruding wall located and extending below the top surface of the rectangular body, wherein the locking groove is configured to receive a portion of a locking member; and,
the plastic building block is configured to join and connect with an adjacent plastic building block, wherein the adjacent plastic building block is configured to connect to the left side or right side via the male or female connecting member respectively, or alternatively above or below the plastic building block via the locking member.
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