Support bracket hanger assembly and method
AssigneeFero Corporation
InventorMichael Hatzinikolas
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Abstract
A masonry veneer support assembly for mounting masonry veneer to supporting wall structure has a shelf angle, and first and second shelf angle mounting brackets. Each shelf angle mounting bracket has an upwardly extending back that mounts to the supporting wall structure, and a web extending forwardly away from the wall structure. The web has first and second shelf angle mounting seats formed therein. The first shelf angle mounting seat is upwardly spaced from the second shelf angle mounting seat. Hangers in the form of two-part separable brackets are provided to permit masonry veneer to be mounted underneath the shelf angle, thereby concealing it from view.
Claims28
A veneer masonry mounting assembly comprising:
- a first member and a second member;
- said second member being removably attachable to said first member;
- said first member defining a hook;
- said hook being operable to grapple a vertical leg of a masonry veneer shelf angle;
- said second member being planar;
- said second member having a foot, said foot being profiled to conform to a masonry veneer;
- said first member and said second member being mutually engageable;
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- said foot having at least one accommodation formed therethrough to admit the passage therethrough of re-bar and to accommodate mortar.
A two-piece hanger that mounts to a masonry veneer shelf angle having a vertical back and a horizontal shelf upon which to place upstanding masonry veneer, said two-piece hanger being comprising;
- a first member and a second member;
- said first member including a hook that, in use, overreaches and hangs from the back of the shelf angle;
- said hook having a slot formed therein that admits the vertical back of the shelf angle;
- said hook having a finger that seats in front of the vertical back of the shelf angle and above the horizontal leg of the shelf angle, said finger being located such that it lies rearwardly of the as-installed masonry veneer carried on the horizontal leg of the shelf angle;
- said first member having a tab that extends downwardly from said hook rearwardly of the back of the shelf angle;
- said tab having a mounting fitting at which said second member is attachable to said first member;
- said second member having a shank that mounts to said tab of said first member;
- said second member having a foot, said foot depending from said shank, said foot being profiled to conform to a masonry veneer member;
- said foot having at least one accommodation formed therethrough that admits re-bar.
A masonry veneer support assembly comprising:
- a first support bracket, a second support bracket, a shelf angle and at least a first veneer mounting assembly;
- said first veneer mounting assembly being a first two-piece hanger;
- said first support bracket being mounted to supporting structure;
- said second support bracket being mounted to supporting structure distantly from said first support bracket;
- said shelf angle being mounted to, and spanning, said first and second support brackets;
- said shelf angle having a vertical back and a horizontal shelf upon which to seat masonry veneer;
- said two-piece hanger having a first member and a second member, and, on installation, said second member being attached to said first member;
- said first member including a hook;
- said second member defining a foot;
- said foot being profiled to conform to a masonry veneer;
- said first member has a first mounting interface;
- said second member has a second mounting interface;
- said first and second mounting interfaces being mutually engageable;
- as installed, said hook reaches over, and hangs from, said vertical back of said shelf angle;
- said hook terminating in a finger that, as installed, lies between said vertical leg of the shelf angle and masonry veneer that seats on top of said horizontal leg of said shelf angle;
- as installed, said foot extends underneath said horizontal leg of said shelf angle;
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- said foot having at least one accommodation formed therethrough to admit passage of re-bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.