Mortar applying machine and block for use in conjunction therewith

A mortar applying machine, for use in laying bricks and concrete blocks, said machine including a housing, said machine having a normally open upper end, and into which mortar mix and water is deposited, said housing having a pair of side walls, end walls, and partially opened bottom, a shaft extending between the side walls, a drive wheel provided generally centrally upon said shaft, said drive wheel at its lower reaches capable of riding upon any block to which mortar is to be applied, said shaft having a pair of paddles, mounted outwardly of said drive wheel, said paddles providing for mixing of the mortar mix into a flowable consistency and generally forcing it downwardly toward the lower opening laterally of said housing, for applying a specified thickness of mortar mix onto the block therebelow upon which the mortar applying machine moves upon its roller, when depositing a supply of mortar onto a block in preparation for the application of another block thereon;

• said machine including a pair of gates applied to the upper edge of one of the end walls of the housing, and each gate includes a door, and each door capable of pivoting open, when said doors are opened, allows for the addition of water and sand into the housing for mixing with a mortar mix in preparation for its application to a block there below, and said gate capable of pivoting into closure, and forcing the mixture downwardly into the housing to attain its mixing in preparation for its application to the upper surface of the block therebelow upon which the mortar applying machine moves.