Patent ID: 7425027

Claim:
A mortarboard configured for operative use by masons and brick layers at a construction site, comprising; a. a generally rectangular sheet material having an outermost thickness of at least about 0.5 inches and defining a broad continuous upper working surface, wherein said upper working surface is slightly contoured in continuous dished-out manner from each of the sides of said upper working surface across substantially the extent of said upper working surface, the radius of said contour being equal in all directions from a central position on the working surface and toward each of said sides; b. said upper working surface being sized and configured to retainably hold an operative quantity of cementitious mortar to be worked by an operator, and being impervious to retain moisture in the mortar; c. said sheet of material defining a cut-out handle portion formed entirely through said sheet material adjacent one edge of said material and sized to accept an adult person's hand or fork-lift tine to facilitate carrying of said mortarboard in a generally vertical manner when not in operative use; and d. wherein mixing of mortar on said working surface by scraping a trowel over said contoured surface is facilitated.