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US 6,802,165 B1Granted
Thin brick panel construction
OwnerJ. Kenneth Passenoinventor
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A building block holder for securely holding thin bricks or other building blocks in a spaced relationship on a wall comprises a panel formed of sheet material that is adapted to be fastened to the side of a building. The panel has rows of spaced block support elements in the form of stamped, inclined, V-shaped prongs that extend outwardly from the panel such that when the gap between the blocks is filled with mortar, the mortar flows behind the prongs and thereby locks the building blocks on the panel. The panel also includes glue lock openings behind the blocks for more securely locking the bricks to the panel. A plurality of rearwardly deformed portions on the panel space the panel outwardly from a substrate and serve as water drains and recessed locations through which mounting screws can be extended. A lower edge of the panel is displaced outwardly from a rear surface of the panel such that an upper edge of the panel below will fit behind the lower edge. The building block holder further includes a shelf for mounting elongated blocks on their ends, a corner element that fits on the corner of a building, an outwardly extending flange that runs along the lower end of the panel, and a J-shaped panel edge connection.
A building block holder for supporting and positioning thin bricks or other building blocks in a spaced relationship on a wall, wherein there are gaps between the blocks that are to be filled with mortar, the building block holder comprising a panel formed of sheet material that is adapted to be fastened to the side of a building, the panel comprising a plurality of vertically spaced rows of horizontally spaced block support elements extending outwardly from the panel, the rows being spaced vertically apart by the height of the blocks and the gap between the blocks, the block support elements having portions thereof that extend at a nonperpendicular angle with respect to the panel, such that when the gap between the blocks is filled with mortar and the mortar is permitted to dry, the mortar is locked on the panel by engagement with a rear side of the nonperpendicular portions of the elements, the mortar in-turn being secured to the blocks and locking the blocks on the panel, the sheet material being a material that can be cut and deformed in a stamping operation, the block support elements comprising a plurality of prongs stamped out of the panels so as to leave a hole in the panel at least partially behind the prongs, said prongs extending upwardly and outwardly from the panel at an acute angle and terminating at an upper end that supports the blocks, the prongs having upwardly extending reinforcement ridges therein that provide reinforcement to the prongs so as to restrain the prongs from being deformed during handling or storage or being bent downwardly when a block is mounted thereon.
A building block holder for supporting and positioning thin bricks or other building blocks in a spaced relationship on a wall, wherein there are gaps between the blocks that are to be filled with mortar, the building block holder comprising a panel formed of sheet material that is adapted to be fastened to the side of a building, the panel comprising a plurality of vertically spaced rows of horizontally spaced block support elements extending outwardly from the panel, the rows being spaced vertically apart by the height of the blocks and the gap between the blocks, the block support elements having portions thereof that extend at a nonperpendicular angle with respect to the panel, such that when the gap between the blocks is filled with mortar and the mortar is permitted to dry, the mortar is locked on the panel by engagement with a rear side of the nonperpendicular portions of the elements, the mortar in turn being secured to the blocks and locking the blocks on the panel, a lower edge of the panel being displaced outwardly from a rear surface of the panel such that an upper edge of a like panel positioned below the panel will fit behind the lower edge, the upper edge of the panel having an outwardly extending flange thereon that engages the lower edge of a like panel positioned above the panel so as to limit overlap of the panels.
A building block holder for supporting and positioning thin bricks or other building blocks in a spaced relationship on a wall, wherein there are gaps between the blocks that are to be filled with mortar, the building block holder comprising a panel formed of sheet material that is adapted to be fastened to the side of a building, the panel comprising a plurality of vertically spaced rows of horizontally spaced block support elements extending outwardly from the panel, the rows being spaced vertically apart by the height of the blocks and the gap between the blocks, the block support elements having portions thereof that extend at a nonperpendicular angle with respect to the panel, such that when the gap between the blocks is filled with mortar and the mortar is permitted to dry, the mortar is locked on the panel by engagement with a rear side of the nonperpendicular portions of the elements, the mortar in turn being secured to the blocks and locking the blocks on the panel, the building block holder further comprising a mounting shelf for mounting elongated blocks on their ends, the shelf including a vertical back plate with an outwardly extending flange at a lower edge thereof, the back plate having a rearwardly recessed portion that mates with a rearwardly recessed portion of the block holder panel, the mating recessed portion properly positioning the shelf on the panel and providing resistance to vertical displacement of the shelf on the panel.
A building block holder for supporting and positioning thin bricks or other building blocks in a spaced relationship on a wall, wherein there are gaps between the blocks that are to be filled with mortar, the building block holder comprising a panel formed of sheet material that is adapted to be fastened to the side of a building, the panel comprising a plurality of vertically spaced rows of horizontally spaced block support elements extending outwardly from the panel, the rows being spaced vertically apart by the height of the blocks and the gap between the blocks, the block support elements having portions thereof that extend at a nonperpendicular angle with respect to the panel, such that when the gap between the blocks is filled with mortar and the mortar is permitted to dry, the mortar is locked on the panel by engagement with a rear side of the nonperpendicular portions of the elements, the mortar in turn being secured to the blocks and locking the blocks on the panel, the building block holder further comprising a corner element that fits on the corner of a building, the corner element including a right angle panel having offset mounting flanges at outer edges thereof, the panel being spaced from a substrate by the flanges, the panel including glue locks that secure L-shaped blocks to the surface thereof.
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