Patent ID: 8209934

Claim:
A wall tie, comprising: a rod having a first end and a second end; the first end having a tapered helical screw portion along a predetermined longitudinal length thereof, said tapered helical screw portion commencing at a tip of the first end thereof; the first end further having, along a predetermined length of the tapered helical screw portion an integral, immovable crimped stop, the crimped stop formed as part of the rod in a crimping process, the rod and the crimped stop being a continuous unitary structure of one-piece construction, the crimped stop located a predetermined distance between the first end of the rod where the tapered helical screw portion commences and the end of the predetermined length of the helical screw portion; and a washer having a predetermined diameter inserted over the first end of the rod and positioned next to and abutting the crimped stop, the face of washer being orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the rod, the wall tie being operable to force the washer into direct contact with the crimped stop by pressure applied by an interior wall element when the wall tie is installed.