Patent ID: 9353515
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: E04B

Claim Text:
1. A masonry tie for providing a support connection between an exterior vertical veneer wall and a masonry vertical backup wall, comprising: a base comprising a shaft and a back plate, the shaft extending from the back plate, the shaft comprising a plurality of teeth and a distal end section adjacent the plurality of teeth and opposite the back plate, the shaft is permanently joined to the back plate; the distal end section comprises a masonry anchor aperture; the shaft comprises a mounting passage extending transversely through the shaft, the mounting passage is adjacent the back plate; a retainer plate comprising a receiving channel and a user-releasable locking arm, the receiving channel configured to receive the shaft the locking arm comprises a released position and an engaged position, the locking arm is pivotally biased to the engaged position where the locking arm engages at least one of the plurality of teeth when the shaft is in the receiving channel to prevent the retainer plate from moving away from the back plate, when the locking arm is in the released position the locking arm is released from the plurality of teeth and the retainer plate is free to move away from the back plate, the retainer plate is configured to hold an insulation panel against the back plate when the retainer plate is moved to a holding position along the shaft, and the back plate spaces the insulation panel from contact with the vertical backup wall to create a drainage gap between the insulation panel and the vertical backup wall.