Patent ID: 8291672

Claim:
An anchoring system for use in a wall having a backup wall and a veneer in a spaced apart relationship with a cavity therebetween, said backup wall formed from a plurality of interengaged composite panels having a juncture between adjacent panels, said panels mounted on a frame, said anchoring system comprising: a Z-shaped wall anchor configured for disposition within said juncture of said adjacent panels, said wall anchor, in turn, comprising: a base portion having a planar body, a panel-housed portion attached to said base portion and adapted to be disposed in said backup wall, the panel housed portion having a free edge opposite a location where the panel housed portion is attached to the base portion, the panel housed portion being planar from the free edge toward the location of attachment to the base portion, one or more free end portions attached to said base portion opposite the panel-housed portion and oriented at a non-zero angle with respect to the base portion and adapted to extend into said cavity, each of said one or more free end portions having a planar body, each of said one or more free end portions further comprising: a receptor portion disposed therein and configured for receiving a veneer tie; and, a fastener configured for mounting said base portion of said wall anchor to said frame.