Patent ID: 7562506

Claim:
A surface-mounted anchoring system for use in the construction of a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint between each two adjacent courses, said inner wythe and said outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other forming a cavity therebetween, said inner wythe having an exterior layer of insulation and wallboard with a waterproofing layer therebetween, said surface-mounted anchoring system comprising: a wall anchor constructed from a planar base having two major faces being the mounting surface and the outer surface, said mounting surface having a perimeter, said wall anchor, in turn, comprising; a pair of legs each having a base surface and a leg portion extending from the base surface from a location within said perimeter of said mounting surface with the longitudinal axis of each of said leg portions being substantially normal to said mounting surface and having a channel along said axis adapted for sheathing mounting hardware, said leg portions adapted for insertion at a predetermined insertion point into said exterior layer of said inner wythe, said leg portions each cutaway at the end opposite said mounting surface thereby adapted to minimize, upon installation, the penetration area into said waterproofing layer and said wallboard; a covering portion formed at said mounting surface of said planar base, said covering portion formed from said mounting surface and the base surface and adapted to preclude penetration of air, moisture and water vapor into said exterior layer; and, a veneer tie interlockingly connected with said wall anchor and adapted for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe.