Patent ID: 6209281
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
An anchor member for an anchor tie for tying courses of masonry veneer to a backup wall of sheet material supported by spaced vertical studs, said anchor member comprising a plate having a nose portion adapted to be projected through a vertical slit in the backup wall sheet material, and an anchor portion to extend rearwardly of the sheet material and to be secured to the stud supporting the sheet material, said nose portion having a vertical tie wire receiving slot therein, said tie wire receiving slot having a height not greater than the height of a veneer course, said nose portion having a horizontal dimension sufficient to present said vertical slot beyond the backup wall sheet material, and said anchor portion having a horizontal dimension not greater than approximately one-half of the width of the stud supporting the backup wall sheet, said anchor portion of said plate being provided with a locating abutment means projecting perpendicular thereto to engage a backup wall surface to fix the projection of said anchor end beyond the backup wall sheet material said abutment means comprising tab members stamped out from said plate adapted to engage an inner face of the backup wall sheet material.