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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7263779 | Brick laying alignment apparatus A brick laying alignment apparatus comprising two identical holders fitted with stagger bolts and guide pins. Each holder further comprises a vee on the first end, the vee having a ramp on either side and a wedge in the base of the vee for removable string engagemen... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254920 | Tile-leveling device A device for setting and leveling tile is provided that comprises an elongated straight edge. The straight edge includes a horizontal tile support flange and a vertical flange. A support leg is adjustably attached to the vertical flange adjacent each end of the stra... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254895 | Target holder A device for holding a target adjacent first and second intersecting surfaces of a structure to assist in measuring a distance from an instrument to the target. The device has first and second levers that are joined by a pin that has a section that extends above the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246446 | Adjustable guide rail for hand tools A method and apparatus are provided for constructing and operating an adjustable guide rail for hand tools, by attaching an elongated blade to a guide with a locking ratcheting apparatus. The locking ratcheting apparatus is thumb-operable. The elongated blade includ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7219863 | Wiring clip securing electrical wiring to a framing member A wiring clip for securing electrical wiring to metal framing members. In a specific embodiment, the subject clip can secure the wiring a required distance from the nearest edge or face of the metal framing member to which a wall board is to be secured. The wire cli... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7055256 | Plumb bob square bracket A plumb bob bracket is disclosed for use in building construction having a first stud wall and a second stud wall each having an upper beam, a lower beam, and a plurality of vertical beams therebetween. The plumb bob bracket includes a first leg, a second leg attach... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6966533 | Mounting apparatus for an electronic device An apparatus for holding an electronic device is described which includes first and second brackets slidably joined together with one another and moveable to expand away from, and contract toward, one another along an operating path. The apparatus further includes f... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6430826 | Brick placement guiding apparatus and method of the same A brick placement guiding apparatus and method of the same for guiding placement of a vertical series of protruding bricks in a plumb orientation. The brick placement guiding apparatus and method of the same includes a base plate adapted for mounting on a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6367227 | Tile setting rack for fireplace A bridge for aiding in setting tile on a surface above a fireplace including a pair of horizontal elongated guide bars and a pair of vertical elongated support bars, each guide bar and support bar having an elongated slot, the guide pair bolted together t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5964073 | Brick laying aid 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 havin... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5873211 | Bracket for speed lead A bracket to hold a bricklayer's speed lead in position on a wall. The bracket, which is contoured to fit the speed lead, has two vertical flanges, one of which is longer than the other, a horizontal flange extending perpendicularly between the vertical f... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5291718 | Masonary tool for a concrete block wall A masonry tool is provided for a concrete block wall which consists of a mechanism for positioning a side end of a first concrete block, with mortar applied thereto, next to a side end of a second concrete block on the wall when being built, so as to form... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5129150 | Guide line system for facilitating the construction of a brick wall A pair of brackets (B1, B2) are mounted on the outside corner of a brick wall, one above the other. Each bracket (B1, B2) includes a pair of arms (16, 18) and inwardly directed cleats (32, 34) on the arms (16, 18) which fit into vertical joints (J) betwee... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5125162 | Brick alignment clips A unique brick alignment clip is disclosed comprising a top face, and front and rear faces positioned on faces of a brick. A line extends between adjacent clips to align a plurality of bricks. In one aspect of the present invention the front of the clip h... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4937946 | Masonry line stretcher A masonry line stretching apparatus which has a body (20) of cast aluminum material with an integral upright finger (24) and lower jaw (32). A slideable jaw (40) is positioned on the body and is free to be adjustably moved relative to the lower jaw. A sto... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932135 | Chalkline string holder There is provided a chalkline string holder for positioning and anchoring the free end of a chalkline string, thereby allowing a single operator to pay-out, stretch, and snap the chalkline string without assistance from another.... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4866851 | Building block guide with hand-cranked clamping means For constructing walls of building blocks and the like a device is provided that can be clamped down upon a corner block by turning a hand crank at the top of a long rod that extends above the top of the wall. Slide grips for a running line are provided t... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4656753 | Post support unit for a building profile A post support unit for use in establishing a straight line along which a wall of bricks or blocks may be built is provided with a pair of upper and lower plate units which have edges which are inserted into unmortared joints in a corner for the wall. The... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4651495 | Block leveling and foundation making methods Methods for leveling masonry blocks and making a foundation from such blocks are disclosed by which two substantially complete courses of blocks can be laid and leveled without having to construct lead corners.... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4599804 | Line guide An improved bricklayer's guide, and more particularly, a simplified and efficient adjustable support for the line used by masons as a guide for laying successive layers of bricks or blocks of various sizes. The bricklayer's guide or "line dog" consists of... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4569179 | Bricklayer's speed lead with reversible clip means The invention is a speed lead for use in laying bricks, comprising a main L-shaped structure having side structures attached perpendicularly to either end of the main structure so as to define a generally rectangular opening, and reversible clips adjustab... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4470200 | Block leveling device Apparatus and method for leveling masonry blocks are disclosed by which at least two courses of blocks can be laid and leveled without having to reposition the apparatus and without having to construct lead corners.... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4457080 | Flexible gage clamp apparatus for supporting a flexible gage line A guide line clamp supports a guide line in an alignment slot to accurately position the line. The clamp includes a releasable clamp body having a groove and a manually operable lever for closing a jaw onto a structural supporting flange of a T-shaped mem... | 07/03/1984 |
