Patent ID: 8984828
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A stud back-up wall for tying a masonry veneer wall to the stud back-up wall, the stud back-up wall comprising a plurality of parallel spaced apart studs being connected at the top and bottom by a top plate attached to the ceiling and a bottom plate attached to the floor, each of the studs being generally C-shaped having parallel space apart flanges connected by a central web one of the flanges being oriented towards the masonry veneer wall and the other flange being oriented towards the interior space, the stud back-up wall being provided with a plurality of masonry anchors comprising a generally planar anchor plate of corrosion resistant steel with an outer coupling end projecting beyond the stud back-up wall and having a slit adjacent an outer edge of the outer coupling end to hold a veneer tie wire for insertion between courses of the masonry wall to tie the masonry wall back to the stud back-up wall, the anchor plate also having an inner anchoring end secured to a web of the stud of the stud back-up wall, the anchor plate having a plurality of holes therethrough in the inner anchoring end accepting a fastening means fastening the anchor plate to the web of the stud of the stud back-up wall, a backing plate of an inert non-conducting material positioned between the inner anchoring end of the anchor plate and the web of the stud of the stud back-up wall, the backing plate having raised structures on a face thereof sized and being contained within the holes in the inner anchoring end of the anchor plate, a shank of the fastening means passing through the raised structure to attach the inner anchoring end of the anchor plate to the web of the metal stud without the fastening means contacting the inner anchoring end of the anchor plate.