Patent ID: 8881488

Claim:
A ribbon loop anchor and reinforcement device for use in a wall formed from a backup wall and a facing wall in a spaced apart relationship having a cavity therebetween, the backup wall being formed from a plurality of successive courses of masonry blocks with a mortar-filled bed joint of predetermined height between each two adjacent courses, the anchor and reinforcement device comprising: a wire formative wall reinforcement configured for embedment within the bed joint, the wire formative in turn, comprising; a pair of side wires disposed parallel to one another; one or more intermediate wires affixed to the interior sides of the side wires maintaining the parallelism thereof in a truss or ladder configuration; at least one wire formative wall anchor fusibly attached at one end thereof to the wall reinforcement, and, upon installation, extending into the cavity, the wall anchor comprising, in turn: one or more leg portions extending toward the cavity; one or more ribbon cavity portions contiguous with the one or more leg portions; and, a ribbon loop contiguous with each of the one or more ribbon cavity portions opposite the one or more leg portions, the ribbon loop being compressively reduced and configured to interengage a veneer tie for insertion within the facing wall.