Cell funnel system

A cell funnel system (10) for pouring cementitious material (12) into elevationally spaced cells (14) of a cinder block wall (16) for strengthening in association with cutting doorways and window openings, the system comprising, in combination:

• the wall (16) being formed of cinder blocks (20), the cinder blocks being stacked in a staggered pattern in elevationally spaced courses, the courses including a bottom course and a top course and a plurality of intermediate courses there between, each cinder block having a top and a bottom and a front face and a back face and side faces, each cinder block having at least one cell (14) extending vertically there through between the top and the bottom, a knock out hole (24) in the wall through one of the front faces of one of the cinder blocks at an elevation adjacent to an uppermost extent of an opening for a door and a window cut into the wall, the knock out hole forming an upwardly facing lip (26) created by the front face of the cinder block at the knock out hole;
• a lifting tool (30) for transporting cementitious material to an elevation above the knock out hole in the cinder block;
• a funnel (34) formed with a rectangular planar base (36) having a forward edge (38) and a rearward edge (40) longitudinally spaced by a length of 20 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, the planar base (36) having side edges (42) laterally spaced by a width of 6 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, rearwardly and 4 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, forwardly, the funnel having side walls (44) with a height of 6 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, extending upwardly and outwardly from the side edges at an angle of 60 degrees from horizontal, the funnel having a rear wall (46) with a height of 6 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, extending upwardly and rearwardly from the rearward edge at an angle of 60 degrees from horizontal, the base and the side walls and the rearward wall forming a chamber with an open front passage way (48);
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• a support assembly (52) for removably coupling the funnel to the edge of the knock out hole formed in the wall, the support assembly including a forward support plate (54), the forward support plate having a width of 4 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, and a height of 5 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, the forward support plate extending downwardly from the forward edge of the base, the forward support plate extending downwardly at an angle of 60 degrees from horizontal, the support assembly including a rearward support plate (56), the rearward support plate having a width of 4 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, and a height of 8 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, the rearward support plate extending downwardly from the base from a location 2 inches, plus or minus 20 percent, rearwardly from the forward support plate downwardly at an angle of 25 degrees plus or minus 20 percent, from horizontal, whereby the funnel is removably coupled with the forward and rearward support plates spanning the upper edge of the knock out hole to allow a user access to handling the lifting tool and pouring the cementitious material with two hands.