Mortar collecting device for use in masonry wall construction

A mortar collecting device adapted to collect mortar during construction of a masonry wall, comprising:

• upper surface means adapted to collect mortar;
• a substantially planar end surface adapted for placement against a wall surface of said masonry wall;
• engagement means adapted to engage re-inforcing material protruding from the wall surface of the masonry wall to allow support of said mortar collecting device by said re-inforcing material;
• a plurality of passageway means extending through said device in a substantially vertical direction when said device is located adjacent said masonry wall surface, said passageway means each having a cross-sectional area sufficiently small to substantially prevent passage of uncured mortar therethrough but of sufficient cross-sectional area to permit passage of moisture therethrough.

A mortar collecting device adapted to collect mortar during construction of a masonry wall, said device comprising:

• upper surface means adapted to collect mortar;
• a substantially planar end surface adapted for placement against a wall surface of said masonry wall;
• attachment means outwardly protruding from said end surface at approximately a 90.degree. angle therewith and integral with said mortar collecting device, said attachment means adapted to be cemented within mortar placed intermediate masonry bricks in said masonry wall to affix said mortar collecting device to said masonry wall;
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• a plurality of mutually parallel passageway means extending in a substantially vertical direction when such device is located adjacent said masonry wall surface, said passageway means each having a cross-sectional area sufficiently small to substantially prevent passage of uncured mortar therethrough but of sufficient cross-sectional area to permit passage of moisture therethrough.

A kit for affixing a mortar collecting device to

• a masonry wall, comprising:
• a mortar collecting device, said device comprising:
• (i) a substantially planar end surface adapted for placement against masonry brick wall;
• (ii) upper surface means adapted to collect excess mortar falling thereon;
• (iii) a plurality of mutually parallel first passageway means extending in a substantially vertical direction when such device is located adjacent said masonry wall surface, said first passageway means having a cross-sectional area sufficiently small to substantially prevent passage of uncured mortar therethrough but of sufficient cross-sectional area to permit passage of moisture therethrough;
• connection means for affixing said mortar collecting device to said wall.

In a wall construction having an outer masonry wall constructed by laying of masonry with mortar and including weep-hole ventilation means through the wall, said outer masonry wall spaced from an inner wall, the improvement comprising:

• a plurality of mortar collecting means secured between the outer masonry wall and the inner wall at a height above the weep-hole ventilation means,
• said mortar collecting means disposed in two horizontal upper and lower rows with a vertical space therebetween, each mortar collecting means spaced by horizontal spaces from adjacent mortar collecting means of the same row, the mortar collecting means of the lower row located vertically below the horizontal spaces spacing the mortar collecting means of the upper row,
• said mortar collecting means each having upper surface means to retain mortar falling thereon with the upper surface means of all the mortar collecting means cumulatively to catch and retain thereon substantially all mortar falling between the masonry wall and the inner wall,
• said vertical space and the horizontal spaces providing passageways for free passage of air and water downward between the mortar collecting means to the weep-hole ventilation means.

In a wall construction having an outer masonry wall constructed by laying of masonry with mortar and including weep-hole ventilation means through the wall, said outer masonry wall spaced from an inner wall, the improvement comprising:

• a plurality of mortar collecting means secured between the outer masonry wall and the inner wall at a height above the weep-hole ventilation means,
• said mortar collecting means disposed in vertically spaced horizontal rows with a vertical space between each row, each mortar collecting means spaced by horizontal spaces from adjacent mortar collecting means of the same row, the mortar collecting means of one row staggered horizontally relative to the mortar collecting means of the other rows with the mortar collecting means of a lowermost row located vertically below the horizontal spaces spacing the mortar collecting means of the rows thereabove,
• said mortar collecting means each having upper surface means to retain mortar falling thereon with the upper surface means of all the mortar collecting means cumulatively to catch and retain thereon substantially all mortar falling between the masonry wall and the inner wall,
• said vertical space and the horizontal spaces providing passageways for free passage of air and water downward between the mortar collecting means to the weep-hole ventilation means.