Patent ID: 9038350
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A dovetail anchoring system for the interconnection of a masonry inner wythe and an outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses of masonry block with a bed joint, having a predetermined height, between each two adjacent courses, the inner wythe and the outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other forming a cavity therebetween, the anchoring system comprising: a dovetail wall anchor configured to be secured within the inner wythe and constructed from a sheetmetal body having two major faces being the mounting surface and the outer surface, the wall anchor, in turn, comprising: a sheetmetal veneer tie comprising: a thermally-isolating coating disposed only on the insertion portion, the coating having low thermal conductivity and transmissivity, the coating forming a thermal break in the cavity; wherein upon installation within the anchoring system in the cavity wall, the veneer tie restricts thermal transfer between the veneer tie and the wall anchor and between the wall anchor and the veneer tie.