Patent ID: 6802165
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A building block holder for supporting and positioning thin bricks or other building blocks in a spaced relationship on a wall, wherein there are gaps between the blocks that are to be filled with mortar, the building block holder comprising a panel formed of sheet material that is adapted to be fastened to the side of a building, the panel comprising a plurality of vertically spaced rows of horizontally spaced block support elements extending outwardly from the panel, the rows being spaced vertically apart by the height of the blocks and the gap between the blocks, the block support elements having portions thereof that extend at a nonperpendicular angle with respect to the panel, such that when the gap between the blocks is filled with mortar and the mortar is permitted to dry, the mortar is locked on the panel by engagement with a rear side of the nonperpendicular portions of the elements, the mortar in-turn being secured to the blocks and locking the blocks on the panel, the sheet material being a material that can be cut and deformed in a stamping operation, the block support elements comprising a plurality of prongs stamped out of the panels so as to leave a hole in the panel at least partially behind the prongs, said prongs extending upwardly and outwardly from the panel at an acute angle and terminating at an upper end that supports the blocks, the prongs having upwardly extending reinforcement ridges therein that provide reinforcement to the prongs so as to restrain the prongs from being deformed during handling or storage or being bent downwardly when a block is mounted thereon.