Patent ID: 8613163

Claim:
A masonry wall protection device for securing weather sheeting to a newly laid masonry, said protection device comprising: a first member having a first vertical leg and a first horizontal leg that includes a plurality of positions, a second member having a second horizontal leg and a second vertical leg that includes a position, and a tensioning belt, wherein said first horizontal leg further defines a bore that extends the length of the first horizontal leg, said bore sized and shaped for sliding receipt of the second horizontal leg such that the second horizontal leg can be slidingly positioned through the bore so that the first and second vertical legs is a selected distance apart, said tensioning belt including a first end and an opposite end, wherein said first end is engaged with said position of said second vertical leg and said opposite end is selectively engaged with one of said plurality of positions of said first horizontal leg such that the tensioning belt extends between said first and second members and such that said tensioning belt is stretched.