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Interlocking paver

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Assignee: PAVESTONE LLCPriority: Oct 3, 2014Filed: Oct 2, 2015Published: Apr 7, 2016
Est. expiryOct 3, 2034(~8.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:William H. Karau
E01C 5/04E01C 5/005E01C 5/00E01C 2201/02
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Abstract

An assembly of two or more adjacent rectangular pavers comprising a plurality of first joints, each first joint disposed between two adjacent pavers, each first joint having a first predetermined joint flow-through area, a plurality of second joints, each second joint disposed between two adjacent pavers, each second joint having a second predetermined joint flow-through area and wherein each paver has a perimeter comprised of four sidewalls, each sidewall having a plurality of lugs.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An assembly of two or more adjacent rectangular pavers comprising:
 a plurality of first joints, each first joint disposed between two adjacent pavers, each first joint having a first predetermined joint flow-through area;   a plurality of second joints, each second joint disposed between two adjacent pavers, each second joint having a second predetermined joint flow-through area;   wherein each paver has a perimeter comprised of four sidewalls, each sidewall having a plurality of lugs.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein one or more sidewalls further comprises alternating lugs and spaces. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and one or more sidewall comprises two or more adjacent lugs. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and one or more sidewall comprises alternating lugs and spaces. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces comprises an element that occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and one or more lugs are offset clockwise by a predetermined amount from a center of each element. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein the lugged elements protrude from the sidewall. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first paver wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and one or more sidewall comprises two or more adjacent lugs; and 
 a second paver wherein one or more sidewall comprises alternating lugs and spaces. 
 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first paver wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and each sidewall comprises two or more adjacent lugs; and 
 a second paver wherein each sidewall comprises alternating lugs and spaces. 
 
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a plurality of first pavers wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and each sidewall comprises two or more adjacent lugs; 
 a plurality of second pavers wherein each sidewall comprises alternating lugs and spaces; and 
 wherein the first predetermined joint flow-through area is formed by two adjacent first pavers. 
 
     
     
         10 . The assembly of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a plurality of first pavers wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and each sidewall comprises two or more adjacent lugs; 
 a plurality of second pavers wherein each sidewall comprises alternating lugs and spaces; 
 wherein the first predetermined joint flow-through area is formed by two adjacent first pavers; and 
 wherein the second predetermined joint flow-through area is formed by two adjacent second pavers. 
 
     
     
         11 . The assembly of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a plurality of first pavers wherein each of the lugs and each of a plurality of spaces occupies a predetermined length of sidewall, and each sidewall comprises two or more adjacent lugs; 
 a plurality of second pavers wherein each sidewall comprises alternating lugs and spaces; 
 wherein the first predetermined joint flow-through area is formed by two adjacent first pavers; 
 wherein the second predetermined joint flow-through area is formed by two adjacent second pavers; and 
 wherein a third predetermined joint flow-through area is formed by one of the first pavers adjacent to one of the second pavers. 
 
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first predetermined joint flow-through area is less than the second predetermined joint flow-through area. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 11  wherein the first predetermined joint flow-through area is less than the second predetermined joint flow-through area and the third predetermined joint flow-through area is less than the second predetermined joint flow-through area and greater than the first predetermined joint flow-through area. 
     
     
         14 . An assembly of a plurality of first pavers and a plurality of second rectangular pavers comprising:
 a joint width J between each pair of adjacent pavers;   wherein each of a plurality of joints between each pair of adjacent pavers are offset by integer multiples of a base module X;   wherein each of the first pavers has a perimeter comprised of four sidewalls, each sidewall being comprised sequentially of:   i. a corner element having length X/4-J/2;   ii. a lugged element having length X/4; and   iii. an integer multiple of:
 1. a lugged element having length X/4; 
 2. two unlugged elements, each having length X/4; and 
 3. a lugged element having length X/4; 
   iv. a lugged element having length X/4; and   v. a corner element having length X/4-J/2.   
     
     
         15 . The assembly of  claim 14  wherein each of the second pavers has a perimeter comprised of four sidewalls, each sidewall being comprised sequentially of:
 i. a corner element having length X/4-J/2; and 
 ii. a lugged element having length X/4. 
 
     
     
         16 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein each sidewall of the second paver further comprises iii. an integer multiple of four lugged elements, each having length X/4. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein each sidewall of the second paver further comprises iv. a lugged element having length X/4. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 17  wherein each sidewall of the second paver further comprises v. a corner element having length X/4-J/2. 
     
     
         19 . The assembly of  claim 18  wherein the lugs in the lugged elements are offset clockwise by X/16 from the center of the lugged elements. 
     
     
         20 . The assembly of  claim 19  wherein the lugs in the lugged elements protrude by about 0.75*J to 0.95*J from the sidewall.

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