Patent ID: 8726596

Claim:
A high-strength pintle anchoring system for use in a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other and having a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of courses with a bed joint of predetermined height between each two adjacent courses, said bed joint being filled with mortar, said system comprising: a wall anchor adapted to be fixedly attached to said inner wythe and have a free end thereof extend into said cavity, said free end of said wall anchor comprising: one or more receptor portions adapted to be disposed in said cavity, said one or more receptor portions being openings disposed substantially horizontally; and, a wire-formative veneer tie having an insertion portion for disposition in said bed joint and a cavity portion for interengagement with said one or more receptor portions, said cavity portion further comprising: a leg portion being at one end thereof contiguous with and extending from said insertion portion; a joint portion adjoining said leg portion at the end opposite said insertion portion; a pintle portion extending from said joint portion and dimensioned for interengagement with said one or more receptor portions; said wire-formative veneer tie being partially compressively reduced from a point medial said leg portion through said joint portion and to a point medial said pintle portion.