Closure apparatus for use with shelf angles
AssigneeFero Corporation
InventorAndrea Hatzinikolas
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Abstract
An assembly supports external masonry veneer. A soffit assembly is provided to close what might otherwise be an open eave lying inboard of the bottom margin of the masonry veneer. The soffit assembly includes a fitting that mounts to the toe of the shelf angle, such that the soffit may be mounted from the shelf angle and run rearwardly toward the supporting wall structure. The soffit assembly may come as a two-part assembly. Alternatively, it may come as a three-part assembly. In either circumstance the soffit assembly may include a drip edge. The soffit assembly includes an external coating.
Claims15
A masonry veneer support assembly comprising:
- a masonry veneer shelf angle, a first mounting bracket, and a second mounting bracket;
- said first and second mounting brackets being attached to a building structure;
- said shelf angle having a first leg extending upwardly, and a second leg extending forwardly away from said building structure;
- said masonry veneer shelf angle being seated on said first and second mounting brackets;
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- a soffit mounted to said shelf angle, said soffit extending rearwardly of said shelf angle toward said building structure.
A soffit assembly comprising:
- a first rail fitting that mounts to an inner wall;
- a second rail fitting having a first engagement interface and a second engagement interface;
- and
- a soffit that extends between, and is mounted to, said first rail fitting and said second rail fitting
- said first engagement interface being mounted to a masonry veneer shelf angle;
- and
- said second engagement interface defining an accommodation in which to admit a margin of said soffit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.