Patent ID: 8904726

Claim:
A high-strength wire-formative pintle veneer tie for use with an anchoring system in a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe a spaced apart and having a cavity therebetween, the outer wythe formed from a plurality of courses with a bed joint of predetermined height between each two adjacent courses, the bed joint being filled with mortar, the veneer tie comprising: an insertion portion for disposition in the bed joint of the outer wythe; two cavity portions contiguous with the insertion portion, the cavity portions being interconnected with one another; and, an interconnecting portion comprising a first ribbon pintle and a second ribbon pintle, each ribbon pintle contiguous with one of the cavity portions and set opposite the insertion portion, the first ribbon pintle and the second ribbon pintle each further comprising: an elbow portion for interconnection with the anchoring system; and, a U-shaped securement portion having a first end contiguous with the elbow portion and opposite the cavity portion, the U-shaped securement portion having a second end and being free from direct connection to the respective cavity portion, the second end spaced apart from the elbow portion, the U-shaped securement portion being compressively reduced such that the U-shaped securement portion has a thickness and a width greater than the thickness, whereby upon insertion of the veneer tie within the anchoring system, the interconnecting portion prevents the veneer tie from disengaging from the anchoring system, while allowing for restricted vertical adjustment.