Artificial masonry unit, a masonry wall, a kit and a method for forming a masonry wall

Abstract

An artificial masonry unit suitable for use with a panel made of a compressible material having masonry unit receiving depressions in a front face thereof and protruding ribs defining and bordering the depressions. The depressions are sized to receive respective artificial masonry units in a close-fitting relationship. The artificial masonry unit comprises a body bounded by a front face, a back face, and a lateral face providing a thickness to the unit, and a back peripheral edge joining the back face and the lateral face. A tooth projection is projecting from the lateral face next to and parallel to the back peripheral edge for thrusting into the protruding rib when the masonry unit is inserted in a respective depression. Thanks to the tooth projection that is thrusting into the rib of a respective depression and that helps retaining the masonry unit within the depression prior to mortaring the wall, there is no need for using a mixture of cement to temporarily retain the masonry units within the depression. A method and a kit for making a masonry wall with the above described masonry unit is also disclosed.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to the field of masonry works and installations. More particularly, it concerns an artificial masonry unit suitable for use with a panel having depressions adapted to receive masonry units so as to form a masonry wall with a predetermined pattern of stonework or brickwork. PRIOR ART [0002] Already known in the prior art, there is the panel system disclosed in the prior PCT application PCT / CA02 / 00748 in the name of the Applicant, which system makes it possible to easily and rapidly make an artificial masonry wall that looks like a conventional and natural masonry wall. For that, the system makes use of panels similar to the ones shown in FIG. 1. These panels (1), which are typically made of foam, comprise, in a front face thereof, masonry unit receiving depressions (2) and protruding ribs (4) defining and bordering the depressions (2), which are sized to receive respective artificial masonry units (5) in a close-fitting rela...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] Thanks to the tooth projection that is thrusting into the rib of a respective depression and that helps retaining the masonry unit within the depression prior to mortaring the wall, there is no more need for using a mixture of cement to temporarily retain the masonry units within the depression. A masonry unit according to the invention thus helps a professional, and also unskilled persons, to even more easily and rapidly construct a masonry work having the look of a traditional masonry work made by highly skilled artisans.

Problems solved by technology

As can be easily understood, the use of such mixture of cement to temporarily retain the masonry units is time consuming, unhandy and messy.

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