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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
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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.

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