Systems and methods for connecting masonry veneer to structural support substrates
AssigneeMKH.sub.3 Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsDonald R. Kramer, Eric M. Hayford
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A masonry veneer tie system is provided for connecting a masonry veneer wall, including courses of bricks joined together by mortar material, to a supporting structure. The masonry veneer tie system includes a masonry veneer tie device comprising a masonry veneer tie body and a masonry tie element. The masonry veneer tie body includes means defining an aperture for inserting means for fastening the masonry veneer tie to the supporting structure at a predetermined fastening point. The masonry tie element is provided for connecting the veneer masonry tie device to the masonry wall by attachment within the mortar material. The maximum cross-sectional dimension of the masonry tie element is less than the thickness of the mortar material.
Claims18
A masonry veneer tie system for connecting a masonry veneer wall to a supporting structure, said masonry veneer wall including courses of masonry joined together by mortar material forming a conventional mortar joint, said masonry veneer tie system including a masonry veneer tie device comprising
- a masonry veneer tie body including means defining an aperture for inserting means for fastening said masonry veneer tie device to said supporting structure at a fastening point;
- and
- a masonry tie element for connecting said veneer masonry tie device to said masonry wall by attachment within said mortar material and thereby counteracting the substantially horizontal forces imparted to the masonry veneer tie device, the maximum cross-sectional dimension of said masonry tie element being less than the thickness of said mortar material,
- said veneer tie device, in the fastened position, being movable in an arcuate path about said fastening point, and thereby said veneer tie element being connectable within said conventional mortar joint at any point along said arcuate path, between a plurality of said courses of masonry in said masonry wall, for counteracting horizontal and vertical forces imparted to said veneer tie device by said masonry wall and said supporting structure,
- said veneer tie element, in the fastened position, having a longitudinal axis substantially normal to the vertical plane of the masonry veneer wall.
A method for connecting a masonry veneer wall, including courses of masonry joined together by mortar material, to a supporting structure, which comprises
- providing a masonry veneer tie device for counteracting horizontal and vertical forces imparted by said masonry veneer wall to said support structure, said masonry veneer tie device comprising a masonry veneer tie body including means defining an aperture for inserting means for fastening said masonry veneer tie to said supporting structure at a predetermined fastening point, and a masonry tie element for connecting said veneer masonry tie device to said masonry wall by attachment within said mortar material, the maximum cross-sectional dimension of said masonry tie element being less than the thickness of said mortar material;
- fastening said device to said supporting structure at a predetermined point so that said device is movable in an arcuate path about said fastening point, the longitudinal axis of the tie element, in the fastened position, being normal to the vertical plane of the masonry veneer wall;
- laying masonry and a conventional horizontal mortar joint of said mortar material;
- moving said device in an arcuate path about said fastening point until said tie element is positioned within said conventional horizontal mortar joint, said positioning being effected at any point along said arcuate path;
- and
- laying a covering of masonry over said tie element onto said horizontal mortar joint.
A masonry veneer tie device for connecting a masonry wall including courses of bricks joined together by mortar material to a supporting structure, which comprises
- a masonry veneer tie body including means defining slot means for facilitating movement of said masonry tie device in response to the expansion and contraction of said supporting structure for inserting means for fastening said masonry veneer tie to said supporting structure at a predetermined fastening point;
- and
- a masonry tie element, extending at a substantially right angle with respect to said masonry veneer tie body, including means for providing gripping attachment within said mortar material for connecting said veneer masonry tie device to said masonry wall, the maximum cross-sectional dimension of said masonry tie element being less than the thickness of said mortar material,
- said veneer tie device, in the fastened position, being movable in a 360.degree. arcuate path about said fastening point, and thereby being connectable within said mortar material between a plurality of said courses of bricks in said masonry wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.