Patent ID: 6941717

Claim:
A surface-mounted anchoring system for use in the construction of a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint between each two adjacent courses, said inner wythe and said outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other forming a cavity therebetween, said inner wythe having an exterior layer selected from a group consisting of insulation, wallboard, and insulation and wallboard, said surface-mounted anchoring system comprising: a wall anchor having a planar body with two major faces and a perimeter, said wall anchor, in turn, comprising; a pair of legs, each extending from one face of said planar body from an inboard location thereof with the longitudinal axis of each of said legs being substantially normal to said face, said legs adapted for insertion at a predetermined insertion point into said exterior layer of said inner wythe, said inboard location set in from said perimeter enabling a cover portion formed from said face of said planar body and portion of said legs to preclude penetration of air, moisture and water vapor into said exterior layer; an apertured receptor portion adjacent a second face of said planar body, said apertured receptor portion adapted to limit displacement of said outer wythe toward and away from said inner wythe; and, a veneer tie threadedly disposed through said apertured receptor portion of said wall anchor and adapted for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe so as to prevent disengagement from said anchoring system.