Panel, a kit and a method for forming a masonry wall
US6857248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F13/0862
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A panel for forming a masonry wall on a building surface, comprising a back face for covering the building surface, opposite edges and a front face with a predetermined pattern of first and second depressions. The first depressions are shaped and sized for receiving masonry pieces as a whole whereas the second depressions, which intersect the opposite edges, are shaped and sized for receiving parts of masonry pieces, so that, when the panel is mounted side by side with a complementary panel, some masonry pieces bridge both panels by means of the second depressions. The panel makes it possible for an unskilled worker to build relatively rapidly a masonry work having a complex predetermined pattern of masonry pieces. Thanks to the second depressions that make it possible for some pieces of masonry to bridge panels mounted side by side, the general arrangement of pieces, when completed does not look like a series of individual panels but rather look continuous.
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