Building block face enhancement apparatus
US5496206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB28D7/04
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for enhancing the face of a masonry building block including a frame for supporting a conveyer belt, three cutting tools, rollers for constraining the building block and a water system for spraying the cutting tools and the building block. The cutting tools each have a rotatable horizontally disposed disk containing a plurality of synthetic diamond cutting segments. The disk is mounted to a vertically disposed shaft which in turn is mounted within a housing. There are threads on the outside of the housing which mate with a horizontal plate to allow the disk to be vertically positioned relative to the block. A locking nut is placed around the housing.
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