Patent ID: 6990778
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A brick veneer support assembly supporting a plurality of wall forming members, each wall forming member having a front surface; a back surface opposite said front surface; a bottom surface substantially perpendicular to said front and back surfaces; and a top surface having at least a portion formed at an acute angle to said back surface, said support assembly comprising: a support panel having a plurality of resilient retainers formed therein, said plurality of resilient retainers being formed in adjacent rows spaced a predetermined distance apart, said predetermined distance being greater than the maximum height of each of said wall forming member, each of said plurality of resilient retainers having a leg portion extending in a direction away from said support panel, said leg portion having a top surface for supporting said bottom surface of each of said wall forming members; a bottom surface opposite said top surface; and a foot portion attached to said leg portion, said foot portion having one end extending in a downward direction at an acute angle to said leg portion and towards said support panel; a clearance gap defined between said bottom surface of said leg portion of each of said plurality of resilient retainers and said top surface of each of said plurality of wall forming members; means for creating a restraining force on each of said at least one acute angle portion of said top surface of each of said wall forming members, said restraining force having a force component directed towards said back surface of each of said wall forming members and a force component directed downwards from said top surface towards said bottom surface of each of said wall forming members whereby said plurality of wall forming members securely mount to said support panel regardless of the size variation of each of said wall forming members within a predetermined tolerance range; and means for disposing mortar between said plurality of wall forming members to permanently bond said wall forming members to said support panel whereby when said mortar is applied to said support panel said mortar flows between said plurality of wall forming members and into said clearance gap interlocking said plurality of wall forming members with said support panel.