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Masonry construction

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-11-16
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Granted: 1969-01-07
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Expires: 1986-11-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Deno Castelli

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 02:38
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04G; E04G21/00; E04G21/14; E04G21/16; E04G21/18; E04G21/1841; E04G21/1883; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/02; E04B2002/0256; E04B2002/028; E04B2002/0282

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
FOR USE IN A MASSONRY WALL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COURSES OF BRIKS LAID END-TO-END, WITH END-TO-END JOINTS STAGGERED BETWEEN COURSES; A GAGE ELEMENTS HAVING TWO INTERGRAL SEATS MOUNTED ON DEPENDING RUNNERS FOR SUPPORTING THE BOTTOM END PORTIONS OF SAID BRICKS AT SAID ENDTO-END JOINTS AND HAVING AN INTEGRAL CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION TO GAGE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJOINING ENDS OF BRICKS, SAID CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION BEING HOLLOW AND HAVING A TOP COVER PORTION BRIDGING AND RUNNERS, SAID RUNNERS AND SAID CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION HAVING COMMON SIDEWALLS OF INVERTED T SHAPE, SAID CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION BEING IN THE FORM OF A FRAME HAVING A RECTANGULAR OPENING SUPERIMPOSED ON AND PARALLEL TO A SECOND RECTANGULAR OPENING BELOW SAID INTEGRAL SEATS AND ARRANGED TO PERMIT MORTAR TO MOVE FREELY THERETHROUGH IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID COURSES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
FOR USE IN A MASSONRY WALL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COURSES OF BRIKS LAID END-TO-END, WITH END-TO-END JOINTS STAGGERED BETWEEN COURSES; A GAGE ELEMENTS HAVING TWO INTERGRAL SEATS MOUNTED ON DEPENDING RUNNERS FOR SUPPORTING THE BOTTOM END PORTIONS OF SAID BRICKS AT SAID ENDTO-END JOINTS AND HAVING AN INTEGRAL CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION TO GAGE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJOINING ENDS OF BRICKS, SAID CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION BEING HOLLOW AND HAVING A TOP COVER PORTION BRIDGING AND RUNNERS, SAID RUNNERS AND SAID CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION HAVING COMMON SIDEWALLS OF INVERTED T SHAPE, SAID CENTRAL UPSTANDING PORTION BEING IN THE FORM OF A FRAME HAVING A RECTANGULAR OPENING SUPERIMPOSED ON AND PARALLEL TO A SECOND RECTANGULAR OPENING BELOW SAID INTEGRAL SEATS AND ARRANGED TO PERMIT MORTAR TO MOVE FREELY THERETHROUGH IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID COURSES.

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