Patent ID: 9021767
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A bracket for securing at least one panel of stone veneer to a structure, the bracket comprising: a box with two lateral walls, two longitudinal walls and an interior space, each wall having an interior and an exterior surface, an upper edge and a lower edge; at least two reinforcing ribs running between and secured to the two lateral walls in the interior space of the box; a center mount disposed between and secured to the at least two reinforcing ribs, the center mount for use in connecting the bracket to the structure; an upper wing wall extending outwardly from the upper edges of each of the two lateral walls; and a lower wing wall extending outwardly from both of the lateral walls, the lower wing walls disposed beneath the upper wing walls and above the lower edge of each of the lateral walls, the space between the upper and lower wing walls on each lateral wall forming a wing wall channel, wherein a securing apparatus is passed through the center mount to secure the bracket to the structure and a flange of at least one stone veneer panel is received into the wing wall channel to support the panel in position.