Patent ID: 6212841
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A brick-tie, for tying courses of bricks in a brick wall to a fixed structure, the fixed structure being physically separate from, and spaced from, the courses of bricks, wherein:the brick-tie is a one-piece moulding, in plastic;the brick-tie includes a horizontal arm, which includes an in-mortar portion and a bridge portion;the in-mortar portion is of such structure as to be suitable for placement, in mortar, between courses of bricks in a brick wall;the in-mortar portion is provided with moulded-in surface configurations, for increasing the securement grip thereof into the mortar;one end of the bridge-portion is contiguous with the in-mortar portion;the brick-tie includes a means for securing the other end of the bridge-portion to the fixed structure;the bridge-portion of the brick-tie is dimensioned to be so inflexible that the bridge-portion substantially cannot be bent by finger-manipulation.