Patent ID: 8375667

Claim:
An anchoring system for use in a wall having an inner wythe formed from successive courses of brick, block, stone or similar masonry building material, said courses having between each two adjacent courses a horizontal mortar joint of predetermined height, and an outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship with a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of rubble stones having a bed joint between adjacent rubble stones, said rubble stones having an irregular surface, said anchoring system comprising: a wall anchor configured to be disposed within said inner wythe, said wall anchor, in turn, comprising: a reinforcement device, said reinforcement device comprising: a plurality of side rods parallel to one another; at least one intermediate rod connecting said side rods and maintaining the parallelism of said side rods; an extension portion contiguous with said intermediate rod, said extension portion forming a first receptor and extending into said cavity; a connection bar having a fitting at one end thereof for interengaging said first receptor and an elongated body depending therefrom, and, upon interengagement with said first receptor said elongated body is disposed in said cavity, wherein said fitting is configured for loose interengagement with said first receptor, thereby permitting movement of said connection bar relative to said extension portion; and, a veneer tie for disposition on said connection bar, said veneer tie, in turn, comprising: an aperture at one end thereof dimensioned for limiting lateral movement and front-to-back displacement; and an insertion end portion configured for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe; whereby said veneer tie is limited to vertical alignment with said bed joint.