Anchoring apparatus for fixedly spacing multiple wall constructions

An anchoring apparatus for use in the construction of wall structures having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in spaced apart relationship and comprising

• a wall reinforcing assembly, and
• a wall-tie element,
• means securing said wall reinforcing assembly with respect to one of said inner and outer wythes,
• means securing said wall-tie element with respect to the other of said inner and outer wythes,
• said wall reinforcing assembly comprising
• at least two spaced parallel longitudinally extending members, and
• a plurality of members each of which extends laterally between and is attachingly secured to said parallel members,
• one of said longitudinal members being secured with respect to said one of said wythes,
• the other of said longitudinal members being fixedly secured in the space between said wythes,
• said wall-tie element being laterally disposed between said other of said longitudinal members and said other of said wythes,
• said wall-tie element having connecting means at the outer end thereof providing adjustable locking engagement thereof with the other of said longitudinal members, and
• said wall-tie element having securement means at the inner end thereof providing securement of said inner end to the other of said wythes.

An anchoring apparatus for use in the construction of wall systems having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in spaced apart relationship and comprising

• a wall reinforcing assembly, and
• a wall-tie element,
• means securing said wall reinforcing assembly with respect to one of said inner and outer wythes,
• means securing said wall-tie element with respect to the other of said inner and outer wythes,
• said wall reinforcing assembly comprising
• a pair of spaced parallel reinforcing members positionally secured within said one of said wythes, and
• a plurality of members each of which extends laterally of said pair of parallel reinforcing members,
• means fixedly securing said laterally extending members to at least one of said reinforcing members,
• the outer ends of said laterally extending members being fixedly disposed in the space between said wythes,
• said wall-tie element comprising
• at least one longitudinal rod positionally secured within said other of said wythes, and
• at least one rod extending laterally from said longitudinal rod,
• means securing the inner end of said lateral rod to said longitudinal rod,
• the outer end of said lateral rod being disposed in the space between said wythes,
• each of said laterally extending members having a U-shaped configuration with the base thereof comprising the fixed outer end of said laterally extending member which is disposed in the space between said wythes,
• the outer end of said lateral rod terminating in a U-shaped projecting finger disposed substantially perpendicular to said lateral rod, and
• said U-shaped projecting finger engaging the base of one of said laterally extending members in laterally immovable locking engagement.

A wall-tie element for use in the construction of wall systems having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in spaced apart relationship and having a longitudinal member fixedly positioned in the space between said wythes, said wall-tie element comprising

• a laterally disposed body portion,
• an inner end portion, and
• an outer end portion,
• said outer end portion comprising adjustable engagement means for engaging said longitudinal member, and
• said inner end portion including means capable of securing said wall-tie element to one of said inner and outer wythes.

A wall-tie element for use in the construction of wall structures having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in spaced apart relationship and having a longitudinal member fixedly positioned in the space between said wythes, said wall-tie element comprising

• a U-shaped member, and
• a bolt member,
• said U-shaped member comprising
• a base portion, and
• a pair of arms,
• said arms being secured to said base portion and having a pair of coaxially aligned bores formed therein,
• said bores being disposed in laterally offset relationship with respect to one another,
• said bolt member including a laterally extending bolt having a threaded outer end portion,
• said base portion being capable of being positioned upon said longitudinal member,
• at least one of said arms including threaded engagement means associated therewith, and
• said threaded outer end portion of said bolt passing through said coaxially aligned bores and being positionally disposed therethrough by threaded securement of said threaded outer end portion by said threaded engagement means.

An anchoring apparatus for use in the construction of wall structures having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in spaced apart relationship and comprising

• a wall reinforcing assembly, and
• a wall-tie element,
• means for securing said wall reinforcing assembly with respect to one of said inner and outer wythes,
• means for securing said wall-tie element with respect to the outer of said inner and outer wythes,
• said wall reinforcing assembly comprising
• a pair of spaced parallel reinforcing members positionally secured within said one of said wythes, and
• a plurality of members extending laterally of said pair of parallel reinforcing members, means fixedly securing said laterally extending members to at least one of said reinforcing members,
• the outer ends of said laterally extending members having eyelets formed thereat and being disposed in the space between said wythes,
• successive vertical courses of said wall reinforcing assembly being horizontally offset with respect to one another thereby positioning vertically adjacent ones of said eyelets in vertically skew relationship,
• a plurality of rod members having arcuate upper end portions,
• said rod members being positioned within vertically adjacent ones of said eyelets,
• said rod members being disposed in vertically skew relationship and having the upper arcuate portions thereof engaging the upper one of a pair of vertically adjacent eyelets and the lower portions thereof disposed in the lower one of said pair of vertically adjacent eyelets,
• said lower one of said vertically adjacent eyelets also having the arcuate upper portion of a rod member engagingly disposed therein,
• the outer end of said wall-tie element being slidably secured upon one of said rod members for vertical and horizontal adjustability of said wall-tie element, and
• the inner end of said wall-tie element being connected to the other of said wythes.