Mold for producing masonry block with roughened surface
AssigneeAnchor Wall Systems, Inc.
InventorDick J. Sievert
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Abstract
A mold for producing a masonry unit with a roughened texture side surface having a plurality of side walls defining a mold cavity open at its top and bottom, adapted to receive masonry fill material by way of its open top, and to discharge molded fill material in the form of a block of predetermined height by way of its open bottom; and opposed, inwardly extending generally parallel upper and lower lips along at least one of said side walls, the upper lip being located at a predetermined height above the lower lip and the lower lip being located at the bottom of the mold cavity.
Claims8
A mold for producing a masonry unit with a roughened texture side surface comprising:
- a) a plurality of side walls defining a mold cavity open at its top and bottom, adapted to receive masonry fill material by way of its open top, and to discharge molded fill material in the form of a molded masonry unit of predetermined height by way of its open bottom;
- b) opposed, inwardly extending and generally parallel upper and lower lips along at least one of said side walls;
- i) said lower lip being located at the bottom of the mold cavity;
- ii) said upper lip being located at about said predetermined height above the lower lip;
- and wherein said upper lip and said lower lip project inwardly from said at least one side wall a substantially equal distance.
A mold for producing a masonry unit with a roughened texture side surface comprising:
- a) a plurality of side walls defining a mold cavity having an open top and an open bottom, the mold cavity adapted to receive masonry fill material by way of the open top and to discharge molded fill material in the form of a molded masonry unit of predetermined height by way of the open bottom;
- b) opposed, inwardly extending and generally parallel upper and lower lips along at least one of said side walls;
- i) said lower lip being located at the bottom of the mold cavity;
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- ii) said upper lip being located at about said predetermined height above the lower lip, and said upper lip extending continuously along said at least one side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.