Support bracket apparatus

The combination of at least a pair of first and second masonry veneer mounting brackets that mount to supporting wall structure, and a shelf angle that co-operates with those masonry veneer mounting brackets, the masonry veneer mounting brackets, when installed, holding the shelf angle spaced away from the supporting wall structure, wherein:

• said shelf angle has a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, said vertical leg and said horizontal leg meeting at a right angle;
• said shelf angle having a length to span said first and second masonry veneer mounting brackets;
• at least one of said first and second masonry veneer mounting brackets is a channel section that includes a back, a first leg, and a second leg spaced from and opposed to said first leg;
• each said mounting bracket having a back and a first leg extending forwardly away from said back;
• said back of said mounting bracket having a fitting by which, as installed, said mounting bracket is secured to the supporting wall structure;
• said first leg of said mounting bracket having a forwardly protruding toe and a shelf angle seat defined upwardly of said forwardly protruding toe;
• said seat is a vertically extending slot and said vertical leg of said shelf angle inserts in said slot from above;
• as installed, said shelf angle being located in said seat;
• said seat receives the shelf angle in an upside-down orientation with the vertical leg of the shelf angle extending downwardly of the horizontal leg;
• said forwardly protruding toe passing under said vertical leg of said shelf angle;
• said leg having a finger that extends upwardly of said forwardly protruding toe;
• said finger of said leg of said masonry veneer mounting bracket being located in front of the vertical leg of said shelf angle.

The combination of a shelf angle upon which to place masonry veneer, a mounting bracket, and a supporting structure wherein:

• said mounting bracket has the form of a channel having a back and a pair of first and second spaced apart legs extending forwardly away from said back;
• said back has a fitting by which said mounting bracket is secured to the supporting wall structure;
• said shelf angle being seated on said mounting bracket;
• said shelf angle has a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, said vertical and horizontal legs meeting at a square corner;
• and
• said vertical leg of said shelf angle is spaced forwardly away from said supporting wall structure by said mounting bracket, said shelf angle is inverted to place said horizontal leg uppermost, and said horizontal leg extending forwardly away from said vertical leg;
• each of said legs has an accommodation formed therein in which to seat said shelf angle;
• and said accommodation is a slot in which said vertical leg of said shelf angle seats upside-down.