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US 2004/0163339 A1Published application
Masonry control joint guide
OwnerAnthony J. Goudreau, Elio Stocchettiinventors
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Abstract
A plumbing system and method for plumbing a control joint in a masonry wall. The plumbing system comprises: a bracket mountable to an interior wall surface, wherein the bracket includes an extension having a guiding system; and a vertically oriented plumb rod that can be engaged through the guiding system and placed within the control joint as the masonry wall is erected.
Claims20
An apparatus for plumbing a control joint in a masonry wall, comprising:
- a bracket mountable to an interior wall surface, wherein the bracket includes an extension having a guiding system;
- and
- a vertically oriented plumb rod that can be engaged through the guiding system and placed within the control joint as the masonry wall is erected.
A method of plumbing a control joint in a masonry wall, comprising the steps of:
- providing a bracket that includes an extension having a plurality of holes for holding a downwardly extending plumb rod;
- selecting one of the holes to hold the downwardly extending plumb rod;
- placing the bracket against an interior wall such that the plumb rod extends vertically downward;
- adjusting the position of the downwardly extending plumb rod until a bottom of the plumb rod sits at a desired location of the control joint;
- adjusting the position of the bracket along the interior wall while maintaining the position of the bottom of the plumb rod until the plumb rod is plumb;
- and
- fastening the bracket to the interior wall.
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An apparatus for plumbing a control joint in a masonry wall, comprising:
- a bracket mountable to an interior wall surface, wherein the bracket includes:
- a mounting plate having mounting holes for receiving screws to affix the bracket to the interior wall, and
- an extension having a plurality of rod holes distally spaced from the mounting plate;
- and
- a vertically oriented plumb rod that can be engaged through a selected one of the rod holes and maintained within the control joint as the masonry wall is erected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.