Patent ID: 8011145

Claim:
A movement joint comprising: a first inner wall; a second outer wall spaced from the first inner wall to define a gap there between; a pair of adjacent components; wherein the second outer wall is a masonry veneer and the pair of adjacent components are a pair of adjacent bricks with the movement joint there between; a joint device positioned between the adjacent components; a bead of caulk applied to the joint device and contacting the adjacent components to form a joint there between; wherein the joint device further comprises: (a) a main body portion with a longitudinal axis; (b) a terminal portion; (c) a leg extending generally perpendicular to the main body portion; and (d) a primary frangible connection joining the main body portion and the terminal portion together, the primary frangible connection being adapted to be severed to remove the terminal portion from the main body portion and the main body portion being adapted to receive the caulk thereon to form the joint between the adjacent components; wherein the leg is mounted to a face of the first inner wall confronting the second outer wall and the main body portion spans the gap and is positioned between the pair of adjacent components which are in the second outer wall.