Patent ID: 8281530
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A starter element for supporting stackable inter-engaging bricks for building mortarless walls along a wall structure, each of said bricks having a tongue interlock element and a mortise interlock element configured in such way that they are in a mutual engagement when bricks are stacked one on top of the other, said bricks having an inner surface facing said structure, said starter element comprising: a. a first wall attachable to said wall structure, said first wall having a first end and a second end; b. a second wall to support and retain said bricks along said structure, said second wall extending forwardly from said first wall and having a first end and a second end, said first end of said second wall being adjacent to said first wall, said second wall having an interlock element projecting upwardly from said second end of said second wall to be in a mutual engagement with said mortise interlock element of said brick; c. a third wall sloping downwardly from said interlock element to be in at least partial contact with said inner surface of said brick, said third wall having a first end and a second end, said first end of said third wall being adjacent to said interlock element; and d. a fourth wall extending between said third portion and said first portion, said fourth wall having a first end and a second end, said first end of said fourth wall being adjacent to said third wall and said second end of said fourth wall being adjacent to said first wall.