Patent ID: 8839587

Claim:
A high-strength panel anchoring system for use in a cavity wall, said cavity wall having a wallboard inner wythe and insulation thereon and an outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other and having a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe being formed from a plurality of panels, said anchoring system comprising: a wall anchor fixedly attachable to said inner wythe, said wall anchor further comprising: a set of pronged legs for insertion through said insulation and securement against said inner wythe; and, a plate connecting said set of pronged legs and maintaining said legs at substantially right angles from said plate, said plate having an aperture to receive a fastener; a separator adjacent said wall anchor, said separator being substantially U-shaped; a split veneer tie adjacent said separator and opposite said wall anchor, said veneer tie further comprising: a backplate having an aperture to receive a fastener; and, an insertion portion having a cavity end contiguous with said backplate and set at a substantially right angle from said backplate and an insertion end for interconnection with said panels, said insertion end having two legs set at opposite substantially right angles from said cavity end and dimensioned for interconnection with said panels; and, a fastener for interconnection with said inner wythe.