QUOIN TEMPLATE

GABARIT POUR CHAINE D'ANGLE

English Abstract

A quoin template made for aiding a mason in constructing quoin corners.
The tool is fabricated from aluminum flat stock bent at 90 degrees with two
horizontal faces of equal length comprising an upper and lower face bent at
90 degrees to form an extruded flat surface. The quoin template contains a
corner brace for added strength and a handle situated at an area for proper
balance. The quoin template is designed to be set on a quoin corner and
aid a mason in aligning and offsetting the first course of brick on a quoin
corner. The quoin template is designed to be quickly mounted and
removed during construction of quoin corners.

Claims

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CLAIMS
I claim:
1. A quoin template comprised of flat stock aluminum bent at 90 degrees
with faces extending horizontally of an equal dimension. And faces
extending vertically of an equal dimension. The upper and lower horizontal
fares are also bent at 90 degrees to establish a protruded sulfate to
support and align brick the first course of brick on a quoin corner. A brace
is welded to the outer corner to keep the device square, and a handle is
located at an area to provide proper balance for ease of handling. The
device is constructed of aluminum material for it's lightweight advantage
and anti-rust qualities.
2. A quoin template which is configured for a more productive means of
constructing quoin corners, by eliminating common steps of using a tape
measure and a level or straight-edge to square and offset the quoin corner
from the existing brick wall.
3. A quoin template, which is quickly mounted and removed as
exspediously.

Description

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DESCRIPTION
This invention relates to the masonry trade in general and in particular to
the cO~etru~ti~~i of ~u~i~ ~c~~~le~S of brick u~it~. A qu~i~ cbr~er may
typically consist of a corner section of a masonry wall one brick and a half
long and four courses of brick high. The quoin corners may be spaced
apart vertically two courses of brick high and have an offset or protrude 3/."
from the existing brick wall to highlight the quoin corner.
The common practice of constructing a quoin corner is laying the brick on
a bed of mortar and using a tape measure and level to establish the offset
for the first course of brick. A level is normally used to square and align
the
first course of brick on the quoin corner. This common practice of
constructing quoin corners is time consuming and somewhat tedious even
for a skilled mason. The steps of adjusting and squaring the bricks for the
proper offset may cause a brick to settle or tip since the bricks on the first
course of the quoin corner have no support on the area of the brick
protruding from the existing wall. Each quoin corner must be leveled
vertically to the previous quoin corner and a consistent offset must be
maintained to create an accurate and appealing profile on the corners of
masonry walls.
The present invention is very user friendly and provides a very e#fective,
productive, and less stressful means of building quoin corners. The quoin
template comprises a formed template of lightweight and anti-rust material
to use as a guide and support to construct the first course of brick on a
quoin burner enauri~g each quoin corner has a cansister~t offset ire relatian
to the previous quoin corners. The quoin template is fabricated from flat
stock aluminum having a face bent at 90 degrees extending longitudinally
in two directions of equal distance with an upper and lower face bend at 90
degrees to create an extruded surface. A brace is situated at the outer
corner to keep the device square, and a handle is positioned at an area to
provide proper balance and ease of handling. The tool may be fabricated to
conform to various brick sizes quoin corner offsets. These factors do not
alter the design since during fabrication only the size of the device is
changed to accommodate any variances in quoin corner layouts and sizes.
FIG. 1 is a three dimensional view of a masonry corner. The corner 4 where
the two walls 3 meet is a quoin corner, which is offset from wall 3 to
highlight the quoin corner.
FIG. 1A is a three dimensional drawing of a masonry corner 3 meeting at a
quoin corner4 with the quoin template 1 and mortar bed 2 applied. The
quoin template 1 is first held against wall 3 to set the offset and align the
first course of brick on the quoin corner4. When the second quoin corner is
ready for construction, the quoin template 1 is set on top of the ledge of the
quoin corner 4. After applying a mortar bed on the brick of wall 3 and the

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quoin template 1 a brick is laid to the outer edge of the quoin template 1
enabling the brick to be easily aligned and supported. The quoin template
may reside in this position until the quoin corner is completed. Quoin
corners 4 are commonly separated with two courses of brick 3. After these
spacer courses are completed the quoin template may be removed and set
on the following quoin corner. This practice is repeated for the desired
amount of quoin corners.
FIG. 2 is a three dimensional drawing of the outer face of the quoin
template.
FIG. 3 is a three dimensional drawing of the inner face of the quoin
template.
FIG. 4 is a three dimensional drawing of a exploded view of the quoin
template 1 having a face 2 part of a face3 part of a face 4 part of a face 5
part of a face 6 part of a face 7 bent at an 90 degree angle 8 and extending
an equal distant. The handle 9 having a face 10 part of a face 11 part of a
face 12 part of a face 13 part of face 14 are bent at 90 degree angles. The
brace 15 having a face 16 and 17 bent at 90 degrees. The handle 9 and
brace 15 are attached to the quoin template 1 with welds 18.

Representative Drawing