Patent ID: 6430826
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: E04G,G01C

Abstract:
An apparatus for guiding placement of a vertical series of protruding bricks in a plumb orientation adjacent to an opening in a building, the apparatus comprising:a base plate adapted for mounting on an outer surface of the building adjacent to the opening in the building; an elongate arm mounted on the base plate and extending outwardly from the base plate; a line support structure mounted on the arm in a manner permitting movement of the line support structure in the longitudinal direction of the arm; a line mounted on the line support structure for depending from the arm; a plurality of mounting apertures extending through the base plate; wherein the base plate has a substantially planar back side for abutting against the outer surface of the building, the base plate having a pair of edges extending from said back side, the pair of side edges extending substantially perpendicular to each other for aligning with sides of the opening of the building, a portion of the plurality of mounting apertures being located along each of said side edges for receiving fasteners extending into the building along the sides of the opening such that the base plate is extendable over a portion of the opening in the building.