Patent ID: 7845137
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A surface-mounted anchoring system for use in the construction of a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint between each two adjacent courses, said inner wythe and said outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other forming a cavity therebetween, said inner wythe having an exterior layer selected from a group consisting of insulation, wallboard, and insulation and wallboard, said surface-mounted anchoring system comprising: a base constructed from a plate-like body having two major faces being the mounting surface and the outer surface, said mounting surface having a perimeter; a pair of legs joined to said base, each of said pair of legs extending from said mounting surface of said plate-like body from a location within said perimeter of said mounting surface with the longitudinal axis of each of said pair of legs being substantially normal to said mounting surface and having a channel along said axis for sheathing mounting hardware, each of said pair of legs adapted for insertion at a predetermined insertion point into said exterior layer of said inner wythe; said base further comprising: a veneer tie threadedly disposed through said apertured receptor portion of said wall anchor and adapted for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe to prevent disengagement from said anchoring system.