Mortaring made easier
OwnerJoseph C. Duncaninventor
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Abstract
The entire unit containing components bolted together is designed to hold bricks, blocks, and a horizontal mobile mortar tray, all easily accessible and within reach so that a mason can place the unit where it is needed. This unit can be used in three ways; to lift one block at a time, to lift three blocks at a time, and to use just the mobile mortar tray. To lift one block or three blocks, a hydraulic system is used. Also, to make mortaring easier, a mortaring guide placed on a block will enable mortar to be placed the length of the block with a minimal amount of spillage. A level line with printed joint spacing, when stretched to the correct length, can readily and simply make the joints faster and eliminate chance of variation error.
Claims1
A method of constructing a wall comprised of blocks and mortar using a machine, a mortar guide and a level line having markings, said machine including a platform, rails mounted on the platform, a mobile frame, rollers mounted on the frame and riding on the rails, an articulated arm mounted to the frame, a gripper means mounted to the arm, pressurized fluid operating means mounted on the frame for moving the arm, a control switch mounted on the frame for controlling actuation of the operating means and the gripper means, and a mortar tray mounted on the frame for holding mortar, said method including the steps of:
- positioning the level line in a desired horizontal orientation;
- placing a plurality of blocks on the platform by moving the mobile frame and actuating the control switch;
- transferring mortar from the mortar tray to a horizontal surface and applying mortar against the mortar guide;
- positioning a plurality of blocks on the mortar on the surface by moving the mobile frame, actuating the control switch and visually using the markings on the level line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.