Brick laying aid
OwnerMichael Philip Harperinventor
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Abstract
A brick laying aid comprising a box-shaped container open at one end and one side to receive a brick as a relatively close fit between two side walls and lying against a base wall and an end wall which may be of adjustable thicknesses, one side wall having an opening enabling the brick to be finger pressed against the opposite side wall to hold the brick in place when the device is grasped by the hand across the base wall, which is equipped on the outside with a handle which may be adjustable for hand size.
Claims7
A brick laying aid in combination with a brick, comprising a box-shaped container having a base wall, two side walls and an end wall, with an open side opposite to the base wall and an open end opposite to the end wall, said container being dimensioned receiving the brick as a relatively close fit between two opposite side walls, said brick abutting against the base wall and against the end wall, and leaving a clearance within the container between the brick and the container for application of a layer of mortar to the brick at the open side and the open end of the container, and said container having an opening in one side wall enabling the brick to be held in place by pressing said brick against the other side wall.
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