Masonry guiding tool
OwnerGilbert G. Munguia, Monica M. Munguiainventors
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Abstract
A masonry guiding tool for installing a block or brick into any wall or structure. The masonry guiding tool includes an angle iron with a handle connected to a bottom surface of the angle iron and one or more extended rods protruding away from the angle iron. A block or brick is positioned onto the rods and inserted into an open space in a wall needing repair. The masonry guide tool supports the block or brick in the space before the grout is added to the joint around the block or brick. The block or brick can be further positioned into the open space by adjusting the position of the block or brick using the handle of the masonry guide tool and the angle iron to hold the brick or block in place. The grout is added around the block or brick and then the tool pulled out.
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising:
- a masonry guide tool, comprising:
- an L-shaped angle iron, comprising:
- a vertical element formed or attached to a horizontal element which when connected forms a general L-shape, wherein the vertical element is upright and protrudes above a top surface of the horizontal element, and wherein a length of the vertical element is a same length as the horizontal element;
- a first extended rod and a second extended rod attached to the top surface of the horizontal element of the angle iron, wherein the first extended rod and the second extended rod extend or project outwardly away from the horizontal element, wherein the first extended rod and the second extended rod are laterally aligned with a space separating the first extended rod and the second extended rod from another;
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- a handle attached to a bottom surface of the horizontal element of the L-shaped angle iron.
A method of using a masonry guide tool, comprising:
- providing a masonry guide tool, comprising:
- an L-shaped angle iron, comprising:
- a vertical element formed or attached to a horizontal element which when connected forms a general L-shape;
- a first extended rod and a second extended rod attached to a top surface of the horizontal element of the L-shaped angle iron, wherein the first extended rod and the second extended rod extend or project outwardly away from the horizontal element, wherein the first extended rod and the second extended rod are laterally aligned with
- a space separating the first extended rod and the second extended rod from another;
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- a handle attached to a bottom surface of the horizontal element of the L-shaped angle iron;
- inserting the first extended rod and the second extended rod into a void or open space in a wall or other vertical structure where a replacement block or brick is to be installed;
- positioning the replacement brick or block onto the first extended rod and the second extended rod;
- pushing or sliding into position the replacement brick or block into the void or the open space by using the handle to push or slide the replacement brick or block into the void or the open space;
- applying grout to the joint area;
- pulling out the masonry guide tool by grasping the handle of the masonry guide tool and pulling out in a backwards direction the masonry guide tool such that the first extended rod and the second extended rod are no longer positioned beneath the replacement block or brick;
- applying additional grout to fill in holes left behind by the first extended rod and the second extended rod;
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- allowing sufficient time for the grout to dry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.