Patent ID: 8613175

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 fixedly attached to said inner wythe and having a free end thereof extending into said cavity, said free end of said wall anchor comprising: one or more receptor portions disposed in said cavity, said one or more receptor portions being openings disposed substantially horizontally; and, a wire-formative veneer tie having an insertion end portion for disposition in said bed joint of said outer wythe and a ribbon pintle having a thickness and a width greater than the thickness, the width of the ribbon pintle being arranged so that it lies substantially within a generally vertical plane normal to either the outer or inner wythe when installed in the wall, the wire formative veneer tie further forming an interengaging end portion for disposition into said one or more receptor portions of said wall anchor.