Hopper for dispensing cement or mortar
OwnerMichael Brenish, Frank Herziginventors
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Abstract
A hopper dispenses cement or mortar into the space between side by side paving bricks. The hopper is a self supporting container. The container has opposing container sides converging downwardly to an elongated opening. This elongated opening extends for most of the length of the container. The opening has just below it a spaced pair of thin parallel guides for guiding the cement or mortar into the space between the paving bricks.
Claims27
A hopper for dispensing cement or mortar into the space between side by side workpieces, comprising:
- a container having support means for holding said container upright, said container having an opposing pair of container sides converging downwardly to an elongated opening extending for most of the length of said container, said opening having just below it a spaced pair of guides for guiding said cement or mortar into said space between said workpieces, said opening having a longitudinal centerline, said hopper having clearance from said support means at locations lower than said guides along an upright plane intersecting said centerline.
A method for dispensing mortar or cement between paving bricks with a plunger and a hopper having an elongated opening, comprising the steps of:
- loading mortar or cement in said hopper;
- positioning said hopper with its elongated opening between adjacent ones of said paving bricks;
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- reciprocating said plunger to force some of said cement or mortar through said elongated opening and between said paving bricks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.