Sealing wall fastener assembly
AssigneeAltenloh, Brinck & Co. US, Inc.
InventorsJason R. Wigboldy, Mitchell B. Mahler, David A. Boyd
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Abstract
A wall fastener assembly for retaining an attachment such as a girt alongside or near a wall includes an elongated shank that provides space for at least one intermediate wall layer between the girt and a supportive member such as a stud. A center bore extends through the wall fastener assembly, and may receive a fastener for securing the wall fastener assembly to the wall. Once the wall fastener assembly is secured to the wall, a proximally-located flange and a distal end of the shank bottom-out on different surfaces to ensure the attachment is properly mounted to the wall, and a distally-located sealing portion engages with an intermediate wall layer to form a fluid barrier within the wall.
Claims14
A wall system, said wall system comprising:
- a wall fastener assembly comprising a unitary, non-metallic elongated shank and a threaded fastener that is longer than said shank, wherein said threaded fastener includes a head and a threaded end opposite said head, and wherein said shank includes a flange located at a proximal portion, a center bore extending along a length of said shank through which said threaded fastener is disposed, and a distal end opposite said flange, and wherein said shank defines a solid wall about said center bore;
- an internal supportive wall member comprising a substrate;
- at least one intermediate layer, said at least one intermediate layer comprising an insulation layer;
- a wall attachment, said wall attachment including a mounting hole;
- wherein said wall fastener assembly is disposed through said mounting hole of said wall attachment with said threaded end of said threaded fastener engaged with said substrate and said distal end of said shank pressed against said substrate to form a seal, and with said at least one intermediate layer disposed between said substrate and said wall attachment;
- wherein said shank provides a space for said at least one intermediate wall layer between said substrate and said wall attachment;
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- wherein said flange engages with said wall attachment at said mounting hole.
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