US 8,037,653 B2Granted

Dual seal anchoring systems for insulated cavity walls

AssigneeMitek Holdings, Inc.

InventorRonald P. Hohmann, Jr.

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Abstract

An anchoring system for cavity walls is disclosed. The system includes a stud-type wall anchor and a wire formative veneer tie. The stud has a driver head, a dual-diameter barrel, and a driven tip. A flange at the juncture of the two barrels houses an interior seal; and a flange under the driver head, an exterior seal. The smaller diameter barrel is coextensive with the drywall installation; and the length of the larger diameter barrel, with the rigid insulation. The interior seal seals the insertion point into the drywall installation; and the exterior seal, the opening of the anchor-receiving channel. The interior seal and the larger barrel of the anchor fill the anchor-receiving channel and stabilize the wall anchor. Also, the wall anchor is clamped in place by the seals. The stud-type anchor operates with a variety of veneer ties for different applications.

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An anchoring system for use in an insulated cavity wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe with a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint between each two adjacent courses, said inner wythe having an exterior layer with an air/vapor barrier and rigid insulation disposed thereon and having an anchor-receiving channel therethrough, extending from said exterior layer and opening onto said cavity, said anchoring system comprising, in combination:

a wall anchor having an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis from a driven end to a driving end, said wall anchor, in turn comprising:
a threaded portion at said driven end of said elongated body;
a first shaft portion of a predetermined length contiguous and integral with said threaded portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end;
a second shaft portion dimensioned with a diameter for a press fit relationship with said anchor-receiving channel, said second shaft portion contiguous and integral with said first shaft portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end, said second shaft portion having a substantially larger diameter and forming a first flange therebetween;
a driver portion at said driving end contiguous and integral with said second shaft portion and forming a second flange therebetween;
an internal stabilizer disposed on said wall anchor at said first flange limiting lateral displacement of said wall anchor, said internal stabilizer being a stabilizing neoprene fitting compressed upon said wall anchor being fully driven into said anchor-receiving channel sealing said anchor-receiving channel at the insertion point of said wall anchor through said air/vapor barrier, said internal stabilizer at said first flange and said second shaft portion having a combined length along said longitudinal axis dimensioned to be coextensive with said anchor-receiving channel;
an external stabilizer disposed on said wall anchor at said second flange limiting lateral displacement of said wall anchor, said external stabilizer being a stabilizing neoprene fitting compressed upon said wall anchor being fully driven into said anchor-receiving channel sealing said opening of said anchor-receiving channel precluding water and vapor penetration therethrough;
and,
a veneer tie in an interlacing relationship with said wall anchor, said veneer tie having an insertion portion adapted for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe;
whereby pin-point loading is overcome thereby.

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An anchoring system for use in an insulated cavity wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe with a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint between each two adjacent courses, said inner wythe having an exterior layer with drywall, an air/vapor barrier and insulation disposed thereon, said anchoring system comprising, in combination:

a wall anchor having an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis from a driven end to a driving end, said wall anchor, in turn, comprising:
a self-chilling threaded portion at said driven end of said elongated body;
a first shaft portion dimensioned to be that of the combined thickness of said drywall and said air/vapor barrier, said first shaft portion contiguous and integral with said threaded portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end;
a second shaft portion contiguous and integral with said first shaft portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end, said second shaft portion having a substantially larger diameter forming a first flange therebetween;
a driver portion at said driving end contiguous and integral with said second shaft portion and forming a second flange therebetween said driver portion forming a channel for said anchor in said insulation, said channel extending from said exterior layer and opening onto said cavity, and whereby said second shaft portion is driven into a press fit relationship with said channel limiting the lateral displacement thereof;
an internal seal disposed on said wall anchor at said first flange, said internal seal at said first flange and said second shaft portion having a combined length along said longitudinal axis to be coextensive with said channel in said insulation, said internal seal being a stabilizing neoprene fitting compressed upon said wall anchor being fully driven into said channel;
an external seal disposed on said wall anchor at said second flange, said external seal being a neoprene fitting compressed upon said wall anchor being fully driven into said channel;
and,
a veneer tie in an interlacing relationship with said wall anchor, said veneer tie having an insertion portion adapted for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe;
whereby pin-point loading is overcome thereby.

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An anchoring system for use in an insulated cavity wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe with a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of successive courses with a bed joint between each two adjacent courses, said inner wythe having an exterior layer with an air/vapor barrier and rigid insulation disposed thereon, said anchoring system comprising, in combination:

a wall anchor having an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis from a driven end to a driving end, said elongated body having a dual diameter with a first diameter and a second diameter, said wall anchor, in turn, comprising:
a threaded portion at said driven end of said elongated body;
a first shaft portion of said first diameter contiguous and integral with said threaded portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end;
a second shaft of said second diameter portion contiguous and integral with said first shaft portion and extending therefrom toward said driving end, forming a first flange between said first shaft portion and said second shaft portion;
a driver portion at said driving end contiguous and integral with said second shaft portion and fanning a second flange therebetween, said driver portion during installation boring an anchor-receiving channel in said rigid insulation;
said second shaft portion, upon installation, being drawn into a press-fit relationship with said anchor-receiving channel;
an external seal disposed at said second flange sealing said opening of said anchor-receiving channel, said external seal being a stabilizing neoprene fitting;
and
an internal seal sealing said anchor-receiving channel at the insertion point of said wall anchor through said air/vapor barrier, said internal seal being a stabilizing neoprene fitting;
a veneer tie in an interlacing relationship with said wall anchor, said veneer tie having an insertion portion adapted for embedment in said bed joint of said outer wythe,
said veneer tie has an insertion point adapted for disposition in said bed joint of said outer wythe, said insertion portion having a swaged side leg.

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