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US 10,626,627 B1Granted
Continuous corner pole system for masonry construction
OwnerJohn F. Baynar, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A construction system for establishing alignment of a plurality of masonry building units is provided. The system includes a base having a base plate, a vertical extension extending vertically from the base plate, the vertical extension having a first hole through the vertical extension, and a leveling mechanism that adjusts an orientation of the base plate relative to a surface on which the base is located; a first pole removably attached to the vertical extension, the first pole having a first end, a second end, and a first hole through the first pole proximate to the first end; and a first pin removably attaching the first pole to the vertical extension, the first pin being located in the first hole of the vertical extension and the first hole of the first pole.
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A construction system for establishing alignment of a plurality of masonry building units, the system comprising:
- a base having
- a base plate,
- a vertical extension extending vertically from the base plate, the vertical extension having a first hole through the vertical extension, and
- a leveling mechanism that adjusts an orientation of the base plate relative to a surface on which the base is located;
- a first pole removably attached to the vertical extension, the first pole having a first end, a second end, and a first hole through the first pole proximate to the first end;
- a second pole having a first end and a second end;
- a coupler that couples the second pole to the first pole, the coupler having
- a first portion that extends into the first pole when the first and second poles are coupled by the coupler, and
- a second portion that extends into the second pole when the first and second poles are coupled by the coupler;
- and
- a first attaching member removably attaching the first pole to the vertical extension, the first attaching member being located in the first hole of the vertical extension and the first hole of the first pole when the first pole is in an upper position,
- wherein a reference edge of the first pole and a reference edge of the second pole are collinear when the second pole is coupled to the first pole by the coupler,
- the first end of the first pole is closer to the base plate than the second end of the first pole is to the base plate when the first pole is attached to the vertical extension,
- the first end of the first pole is a second distance from the base plate when the first pole is in the upper position,
- the first end of the first pole is a first distance from the base plate when the first pole is in a lower position,
- the second distance is greater than the first distance, and
- the second distance is greater than a shorter one of the first portion of the coupler and the second portion of the coupler.
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A base for a construction system for establishing alignment of a plurality of masonry building units, the base comprising:
- a base plate,
- a vertical extension extending vertically from the base plate, the vertical extension having a first hole through the vertical extension, the vertical extension being adapted to receive a first pole and a coupler that couples a second pole to the first pole, the coupler having a first portion that extends into the first pole when the first and second poles are coupled by the coupler, the coupler having a second portion that extends into the second pole when the first and second poles are coupled by the coupler,
- wherein the vertical extension is adapted to locate a first end of the first pole at a second distance from the base plate when the first pole is in an upper position, the vertical extension is adapted to locate the first end of the first pole at a first distance from the base plate when the first pole is in a lower position, the second distance is greater than the first distance, and the second distance is greater than a shorter one of the first portion of the coupler and the second portion of the coupler;
- and
- a leveling mechanism that adjusts an orientation of the base plate relative to a surface on which the base is located.
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A method of aligning a plurality of masonry building units, the method comprising:
- providing a base having a base plate, a vertical extension extending vertically from the base plate, the vertical extension having a first hole through the vertical extension, and a leveling mechanism that adjusts an orientation of the base plate relative to a surface on which the base is located;
- removably attaching a first pole to the vertical extension with a first attaching member, the first pole having a first end, a second end, and a first hole through the first pole proximate to the first end, the first attaching member being located in the first hole of the vertical extension and the first hole of the first pole when the first pole is in an upper position;
- positioning the base such that an edge of the first pole is a predetermined distance from a predetermined vertical surface of the plurality of building units;
- leveling the base by adjusting the leveling mechanism such that the first pole is vertical
- removably attaching a coupler to the second end of the first pole, the coupler having a first portion that extends into the first pole when the first pole and a second pole are coupled by the coupler, and a second portion that extends into the second pole when the first and second poles are coupled by the coupler;
- removably attaching the second pole to the coupler;
- positionally securing the second pole to at least one of the masonry building units;
- decoupling the coupler from one of the first pole and the second pole;
- and
- removing the first attaching member to allow the first pole to move downward from the upper position to a lower position;
- wherein a distance between the upper position and the lower position is greater than a shorter one of the first portion of the coupler and the second portion of the coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.