Brick sentry

Abstract

A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole and includes a housing frame having an opening a weep hole cover for covering the opening to prevent pests from entering the weep hole, and a peripheral seal to seal the housing frame around the weep hole.

1 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole, comprising:
 a housing frame having an opening;   a weep hole cover for covering said opening to prevent pests from entering said weep hole;   a peripheral seal to seal said housing frame around said weep hole.   
   
   
       2 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 1 , wherein said peripheral seal is waterproof. 
   
   
       3 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 1 , wherein said peripheral seal is weatherproof. 
   
   
       4 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 1 , wherein said peripheral seal includes adhesive putty. 
   
   
       5 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 4 , wherein said weep hole barrier includes a release sheet adapted to cover said peripheral seal. 
   
   
       6 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 1 , wherein said housing frame includes an outward extending projection. 
   
   
       7 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 1 , wherein said outward extending projection is positioned on the interior of said housing frame. 
   
   
       8 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 1 , wherein said housing frame includes a textured surface. 
   
   
       9 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 8 , wherein said texture surface is formed on the exterior of said housing frame. 
   
   
       10 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 8 , wherein said texture surface includes a masonite texture surface. 
   
   
       11 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 8 , wherein said texture surface includes a brick textured surface. 
   
   
       12 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 9 , wherein said texture surface includes a concrete textured surface. 
   
   
       13 . A method for forming a weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole, comprising the steps of:
 forming a housing frame and forming an opening in said housing frame;   forming a weep hole cover for covering said opening to prevent pests from entering said weep hole;   forming a peripheral seal to seal said housing frame around said weep hole.   
   
   
       14 . A method for forming a weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 13 , wherein said peripheral seal is formed to be waterproof. 
   
   
       15 . A method for forming weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 13 , wherein said peripheral seal is formed to be weatherproof. 
   
   
       16 . A method for forming a weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 13 , wherein said step of forming said peripheral seal includes using adhesive putty to form said peripheral seal. 
   
   
       17 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 16 , wherein said method includes the step of forming a release sheet adapted to cover said peripheral seal. 
   
   
       18 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 13 , wherein the step of forming said housing frame includes forming an outward extending projection for said housing frame. 
   
   
       19 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 13 , wherein said step of forming housing frame includes the step of forming a textured surface on said housing frame. 
   
   
       20 . A weep hole barrier for use in conjunction with a weep hole as in  claim 19 , wherein the step of forming said texture surface includes the step of forming the textured surface on the exterior of said housing frame