Patent ID: 7946046

Claim:
A masonry line stretcher system comprising, in combination: an elongated base component having primary and secondary ends with a first length, the base component having an upper and lower surface with lateral side surfaces; a first cross piece operatively located at the primary end of the base component and having an upper end extending upwardly and a lower end extending downwardly, the first cross piece having a second length, the first cross piece forming coplanar abutment surfaces on both sides of the base component; a second cross piece coupled to the base component and spaced from the secondary end, the second cross piece having an upper end extending upwardly and a lower end extending downwardly, the second cross piece having a third length, the second cross piece forming coplanar abutment surfaces on both sides of the base component; and an intermediate means coupled to the base component intermediate the first and second cross pieces, the intermediate means forming parallel abutment surfaces extending from three sides of the base component, the abutment surfaces of the intermediate means being spaced from the abutment surfaces of the second cross piece by 2 inches plus or minus 20 percent.