Guide line system for facilitating the construction of a brick wall

• US 5,129,150 A
• Filed: 09/10/1991
• Issued: 07/14/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gerry R. Sorensen
• Original Assignee: Gerry R. Sorensen
• Inventors: Sorensen, Gerry R.
• Primary Examiner(s): HAROIAN, HARRY
• Application Number:
  US07/757,242
• Time in Patent Office: 308 Days
• Field of Search: 33/404, 33/406, 33/407, 33/408, 33/410
• US Class Current: 33/408
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 21/1808 Holders for bricklayers' lines, bricklayers' bars; Sloping braces cord-line chalkers B44D3/38
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 21/1816 Adjustable positioning means between line-holder bars and construction
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/10 Plumb lines

Abstract

A pair of brackets (B1, B2) are mounted on the outside corner of a brick wall, one above the other. Each bracket (B1, B2) includes a pair of arms (16, 18) and inwardly directed cleats (32, 34) on the arms (16, 18) which fit into vertical joints (J) between the bricks in a corner. The cleats (32, 34) are adjustable in position along the arms (16, 18). Adjustment bolts (50, 52) are rotated to move the cleats (32, 34) towards the arms (18, 16) to in that manner clamp the corner bricks (78, 80) between the cleats (32, 34) and the arms (18, 16). Each bracket (B1, B2) includes a pair of pole sockets (82, 84). A vertical string pole (10) is positioned within the pole sockets (82). A vertical string pole (12) is positioned within the vertical pole sockets (84). Set screws (94, 96, 98) and (100, 102, 104) are adjustable to plumb the string poles (10, 12) and secure them to the brackets (B1, B2). Strings (S) extend horizontally between string poles (12, 14) at opposite ends of the wall part (112). The string (S) is set to provide a guide to the bricklayer, for laying a new horizontal course of bricks onto the wall part (112).

Claims

1. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pole support bracket connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, said bracket including;

an elongated first arm including a first portion having a corner end and a second portion having a free end,

an elongated second arm including a first portion having a corner end and a second portion having a free end,

said first and second arms being connected together at said corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm,

a first cleat on the second portion of the first arm,

a second cleat on the second portion of the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the bracket is positioned with its arms substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm by retracting the second portion of the first arm, and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm by retracting the second portion of the second arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats at said corner,

a vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm, at its corner end, said pole socket being connected tot he second arm; and

an elongated vertical pole positioned within said pole socket, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a carrier for the first cleat which is adjustable in position along the second portion of the first arm and a carrier for the second cleat which is adjustable in position along the second portion of the second arm.

3. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pole support bracket connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, said bracket including;

an elongated first arm having a corner end and a free end,

an elongated second arm having a corner end and a free end,

said first and second arms being connected together at their corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm,

a first cleat on the first arm,

a second cleat on the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

said first cleat comprising a carrier which is adjustable in position along the first arm and said second cleat comprising a carrier which is adjustable along the second arm, wherein each carrier is a length of tubing which surrounds a portion of its arm, and each carrier includes a set screw for securing it in position relative to its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the pole support bracket is positioned with its arm substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats at said corner, and

a vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm, at its corner end, said pole socket being connected to the second arm; and

an elongated vertical pole positioned within said pole socket, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

4. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pole support bracket connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, said bracket including;

an elongated first arm having a corner end and a free end,

an elongated second arm having a corner end and a free end,

said first and second arms being connected together at their corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm, wherein said first arm includes a first portion and a second portion which is telescopically received in the first portion, and said second arm includes a first portion and a second portion which is telescopically received in the first portion,

a first cleat on the first arm,

a second cleat on the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the bracket is positioned with its arms substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats at said corner,

wherein the first cleat is carried by the second portion of the first arm and the second cleat is carried by the second portion of the second arm, wherein the first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm operates to retract the second portion of the first arm into the first portion of the first arm, and wherein said second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm functions to retract the second portion of the second arm into the first portion of the second arm, and

a vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm, at its corner end, said pole socket being connected to the second arm; and

an elongated vertical pole positioned within said pole socket, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

5. Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first portion of the first arm has a closed end at the corner end of the first arm, a bolt opening is formed in said closed end, and the second portion of the first arm has an adjacent end portion which includes a threaded opening, and wherein the first means for pulling the first cleat relatively toward the second arm includes a bolt which extends through said end wall opening and threads into said threaded opening, and which includes a bolt head endwise outwardly of said end wall, whereby the bolt can be rotated to thread it into the threaded opening and pull on the second portion of the first arm, to pull the first cleat relatively towards the second arm.

6. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pole support bracket connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, said bracket including;

an elongated first arm having a corner end and a free end,

an elongated second arm having a corner end and a free end,

said first and second arms being connected together at their corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm,

a first cleat on the first arm,

a second cleat on the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the bracket is positioned with its arm substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats at said corner, and

a vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm, at its corner end, said pole socket being connected to the second arm, wherein said pole socket includes at least one set screw having an inner end in contact with the vertical pole, said set screw being rotatable to move its inner end towards and away from the vertical pole; and

an elongated vertical pole positioned within said pole socket, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

7. Apparatus according to claim 6, comprising a set screw positioned to contact said side surface of the vertical pole, a second set screw on the opposite side of the pole socket from the first set screw, and a third set screw positioned between the first and second set screws, on a side of the pole socket opposite the second arm.

8. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pole support bracket connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, said bracket including;

an elongated first arm having a corner end and a free end,

an elongated second arm having a corner end and a free end,

said first and second arms being connected together at their corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm,

a first cleat on the first arm,

a second cleat on the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the bracket is positioned with its arms substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats at said corner, and

a first vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm, at its corner end, said first pole socket being connected to the second arm, and a second vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the first arm, at its corner end, said second pole socket being connected to the first arm; and

a first elongated second vertical pole positioned within said first pole socket, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said second side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks,

an elongated second vertical pole positioned within said second pole socket, said second pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with a second outside surface of the brick wall which extends perpendicular to the first outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said second side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

9. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pair of pole support brackets connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, in a vertical spaced relationship, each said bracket including;

an elongated first arm including a first portion having a corner end and a second portion having a free end, an elongated second arm including a first portion having a corner end and a free and a second portion having a free end, said first and second arms being connected together at said corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm,

a first cleat on the second portion of the first arm,

a second cleat on the second portion of the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the pole support bracket is positioned with its arm substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm be retracting the second portion of the first arm, and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm by retracting the second portion of the second arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats in said corner, and

a vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm of each bracket, at its corner end, each said pole socket connected to the second arm,

with the pole socket of one bracket being in vertical alignment with the pole socket of the other bracket; and

an elongated vertical pole positioned within said vertically aligned pole sockets, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said side surface extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

10. Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein each bracket includes a carrier for its first cleat which is adjustable and positioned along the second portion of the first arm and a carrier for its second cleat which is adjustable in position along the second portion of the second arm.

11. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pair of pole support brackets connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, in a vertical spaced relationship, each said bracket including;

an elongated first arm having a corner end and a free end, an elongated second arm having a corner end and a free end, said first and second arms being connected together at their corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm,

a first cleat on the first arm,

a second cleat on the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the pole support bracket is positioned with its arm substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats in said corner,

wherein each bracket includes a carrier for its first cleat which is adjustable and positioned along its first arm and a carrier for its second cleat which is adjustable in position along its second arm,

wherein each carrier is a length of tubing which surrounds a portions of its arm, and each carrier includes a set screw for securing it in position relative to its arm, and

a vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm of each bracket, and its corner end, each said pole socket connected to the second arm,

with the pole socket of one bracket being in vertical alignment with the pole socket of the other bracket; and

an elongated vertical pole positioned within said vertically aligned pole sockets, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said side surface extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

12. Apparatus for facilitating the construction of a brick wall, comprising:

a pair of pole support brackets connectable to an outside corner portion of a brick wall that is under construction, in a vertical spaced relationship, each said bracket including;

an elongated first arm having a corner end and a free end, an elongated second arm having a corner end and a free end, said first and second arms being connected together at their corner ends and each said arm extending perpendicular to the other arm,

a first cleat on the first arm,

a second cleat on the second arm,

each said cleat extending perpendicularly inwardly from its arm,

each said cleat being sized and positioned to enter into a vertical joint between two bricks when the pole support bracket is positioned with its arm substantially horizontal and against an outside corner portion of the brick wall and with the first arm adjacent an outside surface of the brick wall,

first means for pulling the first cleat relatively towards the second arm and second means for pulling the second cleat relatively towards the first arm, to clamp the bracket onto bricks positioned between the arms and cleats in said corner, and

a first vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent the second arm of each bracket, and its corner end, each said pole socket connected to the second arm, with the pole socket of one bracket being in vertical alignment with the pole socket of the other bracket,

second vertically oriented pole socket positioned outwardly adjacent it first arm of each bracket, it corner end, each said second pole socket being connected to the first arm, and said second pole socket of each bracket being in vertical alignment with the second pole socket of the second bracket,

an elongated first vertical pole positioned within each said vertically aligned pole sockets, said pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with the outside surface of the brick wall, wherein in use a string is placed against said side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks,

an elongated second vertical pole positioned within each said vertically aligned second pole socket, said second pole having a side surface which is substantially coplanar with a second outside surface of the brick wall which extends perpendicular to the first outside surface of the brick wall, parallel to the second arms of the brackets, wherein in use a string is placed against said second side surface to extend horizontally and serve as a guide for a bricklayer to follow while laying a new course of bricks.

13. Apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said pole sockets include set screws for vertically aligning the poles and securing the poles in position relative to the pole sockets.