Peg and Wedge Combination Stone Laying Tool

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel stone laying tool which allows for a perfect stone fit for irregularly sized and shaped stones. The tool is a compact, lightweight, one-piece device made from polypropylene and is positioned between two stones. More specifically, the tool has a pointed peg end and an opposite planar wedge end. The tool provides the functions of both a peg and a wedge and therefore eliminates the need to use separate wedges and pegs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multipurpose stone laying tool for positioning irregularly sized and shaped stones comprising:
 a first transverse surface;   a second transverse surface; and   a tapered surface, wherein the tapered surface forms an angled end with the first transverse surface.   
     
     
         2 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 1 , wherein the angled end is approximately a twenty-three-degree angle. 
     
     
         3 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 2 , wherein the first transverse surface is substantially parallel to the second transverse surface. 
     
     
         4 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 3 , wherein the first transverse surface and the second transverse surface terminate at a planar end. 
     
     
         5 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 4 , wherein the planar end is positioned opposite of the angled end. 
     
     
         6 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 5 , wherein the first transverse surface is partitioned into two portions. 
     
     
         7 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 6 , wherein the first portion is positioned corresponding to the tapered surface. 
     
     
         8 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 7 , wherein the second portion is positioned corresponding to the second transverse surface. 
     
     
         9 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 8 , wherein width of the tapered surface, the first transverse surface, the second transverse surface, and the planar end are the same measurement. 
     
     
         10 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 1  further comprising a first face and a second face that opposes the first face. 
     
     
         11 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 10 , wherein a portion of the first face and the second face is formed by the tapered surface and the first transverse surface is triangular and a remaining portion is rectangular. 
     
     
         12 . A multipurpose stone laying tool for positioning irregularly sized and shaped stones comprising:
 a lower transverse surface;   an upper transverse surface;   a tapered surface;   wherein the tapered surface forms an angled end with the lower transverse surface;   wherein the tapered surface is oriented approximately twenty-three degrees to the lower transverse surface, at the angled end;   wherein the upper transverse surface extends from the tapered surface to a planar end; and   further wherein the lower transverse surface extends from the angled end to the planar end.   
     
     
         13 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 12 , wherein the lower transverse surface is partitioned into two portions. 
     
     
         14 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 13 , wherein the first portion is positioned corresponding to the tapered surface. 
     
     
         15 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 14 , wherein the second portion is positioned corresponding to the upper transverse surface. 
     
     
         16 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 15 , wherein a height of the planar end, a length of the upper transverse surface and the second portion of the lower transverse surface are the same measurement, thereby providing a square portion. 
     
     
         17 . The multipurpose stone laying tool of  claim 16 , wherein the lower transverse surface is substantially parallel to the upper transverse surface. 
     
     
         18 . A method of laying stones of various shapes and sizes allowing for a perfect stone fit, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a combined peg and wedge tool;   positioning at least one first combined peg and wedge tool between two stones, such that a pointed peg end is placed between the two stones;   positioning at least one second combined peg and wedge tool between the two stones, such that a wedged planar end is placed between the two stones; and   utilizing the at least one first and second combined peg and wedge tools to lift and position the two stones.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the combined peg and wedge tool comprises a pointed peg end and a planar wedge end. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the pointed peg end comprises a tapered surface positioned at twenty-three degrees relative to a first transverse surface and a second transverse surface extending from the tapered surface, which is substantially parallel to said first transverse surface.