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Joint raker

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-21
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1984-01-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Moody Willard Bruce

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 05:35
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F21/00; E04F21/0084; E04F21/165; E04F21/1652

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 312 words
A JOINT RAKER OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING AN AXLE SUPPORT BLOCK HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PAIRS OF OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDES; A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POSITIONED ROD SHAPED AXLES THREADEDLY MOUNTED PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDES AND HAVING A COMMON AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH THE GEOMETRIC CENTER OF SAID BLOCK; A WHEEL ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID AXLES AND POSITIONED TO RIDE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A MORTAR JOINT SEPARATED SPACED MASONRY ELEMENTS; A RAKE AND SMOOTHING TOOL INCLUDING A ROD-LIKE SHANK MOVABLY MOUNTED IN A BORE EXTENDING OBLIQUELY THROUGH SAID SECOND PAIR OF SIDES, THROUGH SAID CENTER AND RESIDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXIS, SAID SHANK TERMINATING IN AN ENLARGED CAP PORTION HAVING A THICKNESS AT LEAST AS WIDE AS THE DIAMETER OF SAID SHANK AND BEING ADAPTED TO RAKE SAID MORTAR IN SAID JOINT; AN ADJUSTING SCREW HAVING A T-SHAPED HEAD AT ONE END ADAPTING SAID ADJUSTING SCREW TO BE TURNED BY A HAMMER, TOWEL OR THE LIKE, AND HAVING A THREADED BODY AND A BLUNT PORTION AT THE OTHER END, SAID ADJUSTING SCREW BEING THREADABLY RECEIVED BY A THREADED BORE EXTENDING FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID THIRD PAIR OF SIDES IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXLE AXIS AND IN A DIRECTION BEING ANGULARLY ASKEW WITH THE AXIS OF SAID SHANK RECEIVING BORE, SAID ADJUSTING SCREW BORE AND SAID SHANK RECEIVING BORE BEING AN OPEN COMMUNICATION, SAID ADJUSTING SCREW ADAPTED TO BE TURNED INTO A POSITION OF SELECTED ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHANK THEREBY LOCKING SAID SHANK IN ITS RESPECTIVE BORE AND POSITIONING SAID TOOL MEANS TO PROTRUDE DOWNWARDLY INTO THE JOINT TO BE WORKED; AND A HANDLE MEANS INCLUDING AN ELONGATED HANDLE SHAFT RIGIDLY SECURES TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID THIRD PAIR OF SIDES AND HAVING A COMMON AXIS WITH THE AXIS OF SAID ADJUSTING SCREW AND A HANDLE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID HANDLE SHAFT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 312 words
A JOINT RAKER OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING AN AXLE SUPPORT BLOCK HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PAIRS OF OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDES; A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POSITIONED ROD SHAPED AXLES THREADEDLY MOUNTED PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDES AND HAVING A COMMON AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH THE GEOMETRIC CENTER OF SAID BLOCK; A WHEEL ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID AXLES AND POSITIONED TO RIDE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A MORTAR JOINT SEPARATED SPACED MASONRY ELEMENTS; A RAKE AND SMOOTHING TOOL INCLUDING A ROD-LIKE SHANK MOVABLY MOUNTED IN A BORE EXTENDING OBLIQUELY THROUGH SAID SECOND PAIR OF SIDES, THROUGH SAID CENTER AND RESIDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXIS, SAID SHANK TERMINATING IN AN ENLARGED CAP PORTION HAVING A THICKNESS AT LEAST AS WIDE AS THE DIAMETER OF SAID SHANK AND BEING ADAPTED TO RAKE SAID MORTAR IN SAID JOINT; AN ADJUSTING SCREW HAVING A T-SHAPED HEAD AT ONE END ADAPTING SAID ADJUSTING SCREW TO BE TURNED BY A HAMMER, TOWEL OR THE LIKE, AND HAVING A THREADED BODY AND A BLUNT PORTION AT THE OTHER END, SAID ADJUSTING SCREW BEING THREADABLY RECEIVED BY A THREADED BORE EXTENDING FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID THIRD PAIR OF SIDES IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXLE AXIS AND IN A DIRECTION BEING ANGULARLY ASKEW WITH THE AXIS OF SAID SHANK RECEIVING BORE, SAID ADJUSTING SCREW BORE AND SAID SHANK RECEIVING BORE BEING AN OPEN COMMUNICATION, SAID ADJUSTING SCREW ADAPTED TO BE TURNED INTO A POSITION OF SELECTED ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHANK THEREBY LOCKING SAID SHANK IN ITS RESPECTIVE BORE AND POSITIONING SAID TOOL MEANS TO PROTRUDE DOWNWARDLY INTO THE JOINT TO BE WORKED; AND A HANDLE MEANS INCLUDING AN ELONGATED HANDLE SHAFT RIGIDLY SECURES TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID THIRD PAIR OF SIDES AND HAVING A COMMON AXIS WITH THE AXIS OF SAID ADJUSTING SCREW AND A HANDLE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID HANDLE SHAFT.

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