Brick clip to build double walls in a construction site

Abstract

A brick clip to build double walls in a construction site, comprising a base from one face of which at least two projections capable of being inserted into the holes of a hollow brick are projected. The base is flat and has an X shape defining two right side arms and two left side arms. At each end of the arms of the X-shaped base a cylindrical projection protrudes, and at the center of the X-shaped base two parallel elongated projections protrudes. The cylindrical projections of the right side arms are inserted into the holes of one hollow brick, the cylindrical projections of the left side arms are capable of being inserted in the holes of another hollow brick, and the elongated projections are capable of defining a separation partition that keep the distance between the two bricks.

Claims

1. An X-shaped brick clip to build double walls in a construction site, comprising an X-shaped base, the X-shaped base having a center, a face, a first right side arm, a second right side arm, a first left side arm, a second left side arm, said first right side arm having an end, said second right side arm having an end, said first left side arm having an end, said second left side arm having an end, a first projection protruding from said end of said first right side arm, a second projection protruding from said end of said second right side arm, a third projection protruding from said end of said first left side arm, a fourth projection protruding from said end of said second left side arm, and two parallel elongated projections at the center of the base and extending from the face.

2. The X-shaped brick clip of claim 1, wherein each of said first, second, third and fourth projections has a cylindrical shape.

3. The X-shaped brick clip of claim 2, wherein said cylindrical shape projections of said first right side arm and said second right side arms are capable of being inserted into holes of a first hollow brick, said cylindrical shape projections of said first left side arm and said second left side arms are capable of being inserted in the holes of a second hollow brick, and said first, second, third and fourth projections are capable of defining a separation partition that maintains a distance between said first and second hollow bricks.

4. The X-shaped brick clip of claim 1, wherein said X-shaped brick clip is made out of a material selected from plastic, wood, metal, cardboard, rubber.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a general front perspective view of the clip in accordance to the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a general back perspective view of the clip in accordance to the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a top plan view.

(4) FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view.

(5) FIG. 5 is a general perspective view of the clip in accordance to the present invention already clipped to a regular hollow brick

(6) FIG. 6 is a side elevational view.

(7) FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of a brick with a clip installed on both ends.

(8) FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the brick with two clips installed in both ends.

(9) FIG. 9 is a general perspective view of a brick with two clips installed in both ends.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(10) The brick clip 1, in accordance with the present invention, comprises a flat X-shaped base 2 with a front face 2a and a back face 2b. Said X-shaped base defines two right arms 3-4 and two left arms 5-6. At the end of each arm 3-6 a cylindrical projection 7 protrudes from the front face 2a of the flat base 2. Each projection 7 has a diameter that corresponds to the size of the holes of the bricks into which this projection is inserted as it will be explained in detailed below.

(11) On the same front face 2a of the base 2 two elongated parallel projections 8-9 also protrudes. These projections 8-9 will define a separation partition to keep two bricks separated between each other with a predefined distance as it will be explained in detailed below.

(12) The brick clip 1 may be used to make a double wall brick in the construction site by a construction worker. The steps a construction worker takes to make a double wall brick using the clip of the present invention defines a method to define a hollow brick unit for building a double wall in a construction site, comprising: a) laying two hollow bricks 20-21 next to each other, parallel along their longitudinal axis X-Y, with a regular space Z between them; b) providing two X-shaped brick clips 30-40 including each a flat back face 31-41 and a front flat face 32-42 with four cylindrical projections 33-43 and two elongated projections 34-44 projected therefrom, c) arranging the clip 30 in front of the end 20-21 of the two above-cited bricks 20-21 so that two projections 33 of the clip 30 face two holes 36 in the first brick 20, and the other two projections 33 face two holes 37 in the other brick 21, d) make a blow on the smooth rear face 31 of the clip 30 making the four projections 33 of the clip 30 insert at the same time into the holes 36-37 of the two bricks 20-21; e) arranging the second clip 40 in front of the opposite ends 20-21 of the two bricks 20-21 so that two projections 43 of the clip 40 face two holes 467 in the first brick 20, and the other two projections 43 face two holes 47 in the other brick 21, f) make a blow on the smooth rear face 41 of the clip 40 making the four projections 43 of the clip 40 insert at the same time into the holes 46-47 of the two bricks 20-21; g) the elongated projections 34-44 of each clip 30-40 define a separation partition between the two bricks.

(13) In one of the preferred embodiments of the brick clip 1 in accordance with the present invention it is made out of plastic, as it is easy to mold or inject, it is light, easy and safe to handle and cheap to manufacture. Hundred of clips may be shipped to the construction site in a plastic bag, and the workers may easily manipulate them to maker the double wall bricks in the spot. This is much easier and cheaper than manufacturing, shipping, and handling the bricks used in the art to make a double wall. This may not be interpreted as a limitation of the scope of protection of this invention, as those skilled in the art may easily recognize the clip may also be made using different materials, including but not limited to wood, metal, cardboard, rubber, etc.

(14) In the attached drawings the clip 1 is shown as a flat X-shaped piece with two arms 3-4 on one side and two arms 5-6 on the other side, but any the shape may be used, including but not limited to square, rectangular, circular, oval, etc. The X-shaped is optimal in terms of minimizing the amount of material used to manufacture the clip, and thus reducing the cost, but any other shape may also be used.