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A mortar collecting device adapted to be located adjacent a wall surface of a masonry or brick wall under construction and collect excess mortar extruded from between rows of masonry during construction of the wall. Such mortar collecting devices each posses an upper surface means adapted to collect

A mortar collecting device adapted to be located adjacent a wall surface of a masonry or brick wall under construction and collect excess mortar extruded from between rows of masonry during construction of the wall. Such mortar collecting devices each posses an upper surface means adapted to collect mortar but repel moisture in the form of water droplets which falls on such surface means. Repulsion of water is accomplished by providing an upper surface means having an inclined portion sufficiently inclined to the horizontal when such device is in mortar collecting position so as to cause moisture to slide off, but being insufficiently inclined so as to cause mortar to slide off. Alternatively the mortar collecting device may have a plurality of passageway means extending vertically therethrough of dimensions sufficient to allow moisture to pass therethrough, but of dimensions insufficient to allow mortar to pass therethrough.

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A kit for affixing a mortar collecting device to a masonry wall, comprising: a mortar collecting device, said device comprising: (i) a substantially planar end surface adapted for placement against a wall surface of said masonry wall; (ii) upper surface means having an inclined portion which is hori

A kit for affixing a mortar collecting device to a masonry wall, comprising: a mortar collecting device, said device comprising: (i) a substantially planar end surface adapted for placement against a wall surface of said masonry wall; (ii) upper surface means having an inclined portion which is horizontally inclined when said mortar collecting device is affixed to said masonry wall, said inclined portion being inclined at angles sufficient to shed moisture in the form of water droplets and prevent any substantial amount of said moisture form accumulating on said upper surface means, said inclined portion being sufficiently horizontal to allow retention of mortar falling thereon; and (iii) first passageway means extending through said device substantially perpendicular to the plane of said nd surface; and connection means for affixing said mortar collecting device to said wall comprising: (i) a head portion of a size sufficient: to prevent passage through said first passageway means; and (ii) a stem portion affixed at one end to said head portion, said stem portion at an end opposite said head portion adapted to be inserted through said first passageway means in said mortar collecting device and into uncured mortar in said masonry wall thereby cementing said connecting means intermediate masonry on said masonry wall and affixing said mortar connecting device to said masonry wall. The mortar collecting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said device is substantially comprised of a polypropylene plastic.