Patent ID: 9121169
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A high-strength veneer tie for use with an anchoring system in a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe, the outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint, having a predetermined height, between each two adjacent courses, the inner wythe and the outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other forming a cavity therebetween, the veneer tie comprising: a wire formative insertion portion for disposition in the bed joint of the outer wythe; two wire formative cavity portions contiguous with the insertion portion; a wire formative attachment portion contiguous with each of the two cavity portions and opposite the insertion portion, the attachment portion being adapted for interengagement with a receptor of a wall anchor; and, a thermally-isolating ceramic coating disposed only on the attachment portion, the coating having low thermal conductivity and transmissivity, the coating being adapted to form a thermal break in the cavity; wherein upon installation within the anchoring system in the cavity wall, the veneer tie restricts thermal transfer between the veneer tie and the wall anchor and between the wall anchor and the veneer tie.