Patent ID: 8037653

Claim:
An anchoring system for use in an insulated cavity wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe with a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint between each two adjacent courses, said inner wythe having an exterior layer with an air/vapor barrier and rigid insulation disposed thereon and having an anchor-receiving channel therethrough, extending from said exterior layer and opening onto said cavity, said anchoring system comprising, in combination: a wall anchor having an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis from a driven end to a driving end, said wall anchor, in turn comprising: a threaded portion at said driven end of said elongated body; a first shaft portion of a predetermined length contiguous and integral with said threaded portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end; a second shaft portion dimensioned with a diameter for a press fit relationship with said anchor-receiving channel, said second shaft portion contiguous and integral with said first shaft portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end, said second shaft portion having a substantially larger diameter and forming a first flange therebetween; a driver portion at said driving end contiguous and integral with said second shaft portion and forming a second flange therebetween; an internal stabilizer disposed on said wall anchor at said first flange limiting lateral displacement of said wall anchor, said internal stabilizer being a stabilizing neoprene fitting compressed upon said wall anchor being fully driven into said anchor-receiving channel sealing said anchor-receiving channel at the insertion point of said wall anchor through said air/vapor barrier, said internal stabilizer at said first flange and said second shaft portion having a combined length along said longitudinal axis dimensioned to be coextensive with said anchor-receiving channel; an external stabilizer disposed on said wall anchor at said second flange limiting lateral displacement of said wall anchor, said external stabilizer being a stabilizing neoprene fitting compressed upon said wall anchor being fully driven into said anchor-receiving channel sealing said opening of said anchor-receiving channel precluding water and vapor penetration therethrough; and, a veneer tie in an interlacing relationship with said wall anchor, said veneer tie having an insertion portion adapted for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe; whereby pin-point loading is overcome thereby.