Patent ID: 7658050

Claim:
A masonry wall covering a building surface, comprising: a plurality of panels mounted side by side on the building surface, each panel comprising: a back face covering the building surface; and a front face with a plurality of depressions defined and bordered by protruding ribs, said depressions being shaped and sized to receive respective artificial masonry units; a plurality of artificial masonry units inserted into said depressions, each artificial masonry unit comprising: a body bounded by a front face, a back face, and a lateral face that provides a thickness to the unit, and a back peripheral edge joining the back face and the lateral face, each of said masonry units further comprising: a tooth projection projecting from the lateral face next to and parallel to the back peripheral edge, said tooth projection thrusting into an adjacent protruding rib of a respective one of said depressions; and mortar material binding the masonry units together.