Patent ID: 7017308
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: E04G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bricklaying tool for use in laying bricks to form a wall, comprising: a mortar guide member having a mortar receiving slot, the width of the mortar receiving slot being less than the width of the bricks for constructing said wall; locating means on the mortar guide member for mounting the mortar guide member on a course of bricks forming portion of the wall; a mortar receiving pocket formed by the mortar receiving slot and the surface of portion of the wall when the guide member is resting thereon, which pocket is positioned inwardly of opposite side faces of the wall; a mortar receiving platform comprising a C-shaped brick engagement panel, through which the mortar receiving slot projects, the brick engagement panel having a mortar reservoir platform for receiving and supporting mortar about a periphery of the slot, the platform being provided by an outer and upper, in use, face of the panel and wall engagement means formed by an inner and lower, in use, face of the panel; and an upstanding mortar retaining flange projecting upwardly, in use, from the outer face of the panel and spaced-apart from the mortar receiving slot.