Patent ID: 8875467

Claim:
A device for use in the fastening of a panel or cladding to a back up wall, the device comprising: a base plate having a plurality of radial apertures for affixing the base plate to an exterior surface of the back up wall; a panel connecting plate constructed and arranged to provide attachment points for fastening of the panel or cladding to the panel connecting plate; a connecting assembly that connects the panel connecting plate to the base plate that is constructed and arranged so as to provide structural integrity for attaching the panel connecting plate to the base plate and for attaching the panel or cladding to the back up wall, and that is constructed and arranged to cooperate with the base plate and the panel connecting plate to provide an adjustable first distance between the base plate and the panel connecting plate; and an insulation retaining plate constructed and arranged to cooperate with the connecting assembly to have its position with respect to the base plate be adjustable so as to provide for a varying second distance between the base plate and the insulation retaining plate so as to secure an insulation layer between the base plate and the insulation retaining plate.