Patent ID: 8910441

Claim:
A system for attaching cladding to the exterior of a structure that has insulation installed upon the exterior of its structural walls comprising: a number of anti-crush brackets, each said anti-crush bracket having a front face and a rear face, said number of anti-crush brackets being installed in a spaced vertical and horizontal array where said rear face of each said anti-crush bracket is in contact with the exterior face of insulation installed upon the exterior of the structural walls, a framework for attachment of cladding is provided where horizontal members are secured to said front face of horizontally adjacent anti-crush brackets, and cladding attachment members in spaced arrangement are secured upon vertically adjacent horizontal members, said cladding is attached to said cladding attachment members creating a ventilation cavity between said cladding and said insulation installed upon the exterior of the structural walls, each said anti-crush bracket is attached with at least one horizontal fastener, said fastener having threads along its shank, said horizontal fastener extending horizontally through a horizontal aperture in said anti-crush bracket, traversing the insulation and secured by said threads to a stud of said structural wall, each said anti crush-bracket is further attached with at least one diagonal fastener, said diagonal fastener having a head end and a point end and having threads along its shank, said diagonal fastener extending through a diagonal threaded aperture in said anti-crush bracket traversing the insulation and secured by said threads to a stud of said structural wall, threads of said diagonal threaded aperture correspond to and engage said threads near said head end of said diagonal fastener.