Patent ID: 8196367
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: E04D,E04F

Abstract:
1. A support bracket for anchoring cladding tiles to a support wall structure, said support bracket comprising: a substantially elongated base plate portion attachable to said support wall structure, said base plate portion defining a base first end edge and a substantially opposed base second end edge, said base plate portion also defining a base first side and a substantially opposed base second side; and a substantially elongated flange portion extending from said base first side, said flange portion having a substantially T-shaped transversal cross-section, said flange portion defining a flange first end edge and a substantially opposed flange second end edge, said flange portion being substantially longitudinally offset relatively to said base plate portion such that said flange portion is protruding from said base first end edge substantially adjacent said flange first end edge; said base plate portion and said flange portion together defining a pair of substantially oppositely disposed channel recesses facing substantially laterally outwardly relatively to said flange portion for each receiving a portion of a respective one of said cladding tiles, said channel recesses being each closed with a respective stop flange extending substantially adjacent said flange first end edge, said stop flanges being each substantially perpendicular to said base plate portion; wherein said base second side is provided at a location intermediate said base first and second end edges with a substantially laterally extending spacer ridge, said support bracket further comprising at least one through holes extending through said base plate portion between said base first and second sides, said at least one through hole extending through said spacer ridge.