Patent ID: 8733049

Claim:
A high-strength pintle anchoring system for use in a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other and having a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of courses with a bed joint of predetermined height between each two adjacent courses, said bed joint being filled with mortar, said system comprising: a wall anchor fixedly attached to said inner wythe and having a free end thereof extending into said cavity, said free end of said wall anchor comprising: one or more receptor portions disposed in said cavity, said one or more receptor portions being openings disposed substantially horizontally; and, a wire-formative veneer tie comprising: an insertion portion for disposition in said bed joint of said outer wythe; one or more ribbon pintles each having a thickness and a width greater than the thickness and each forming an interengaging portion for disposition into said one or more receptor portions of said wall anchor; and, one or more cavity portions each connecting said insertion portion and said interengaging portion.