Patent ID: 7404274

Claim:
A masonry wall anchoring device configured for reinforcing and stabilizing an existing brick wall having an outer brick wall and an inner brick wall, said anchoring device comprising: an anchoring tube having a first open end configured to releasably couple with a material injection device and a second opposite closed end, said anchoring tube configured to substantially fit within a hole provided in the brick wall extending through the outer brick wall into the inner brick wall, said anchoring tube including a passageway for delivering material from the material injection device to spaced apart locations within the brick wall and being provided with a first set of exit ports spaced apart from a second set of exit ports extending through a wall portion of said anchoring tube, said first set of exit ports located in a portion of the hole through the outer brick wall and said second set of exit ports located in a portion of the hole through the inner brick wall, including at least one positioning device configured for positioning said anchoring tube within the hole provided in the brick wall, said at least one positioning device being a plurality of positioning devices extending radial outwardly from said anchoring device, said positioning devices are finger-like projections extending radially outward from said anchoring tube, whereby the outer brick wall is tied to said inner brick wall when said anchoring tube is installed in the hole in the brick wall and filling material is injected into said anchoring tube to expand said anchoring tube radial outwardly and to allow said filling material to flow through said passageway of said anchoring tube and flow out said sets of exit ports to fill and secure said anchoring tube in the hole portions through said outer and inner brick walls.