Connector for supporting a veneer panel on a back-up wall
AssigneeFero Corporation
InventorMichael Hatzinikolas
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Abstract
A connector for coupling a veneer panel to a back-up comprises a support member. The support member comprises a mounting flange adapted for securing the support member to said back-up wall. The support member further comprises first and second support member side walls extending outwardly from the mounting flange. The first and second support member side walls define at least one generally horizontal slot when the support member is secured to the back-up wall. The connector further comprises a veneer connector configured for non-rotational sliding receipt in the generally horizontal slot and adapted to support a generally horizontal edge of said veneer panel when the veneer connector is received in the generally horizontal slot and when the support member is secured to the back-up wall.
Claims18
A connector assembly for retaining at least one veneer panel on a back-up wall, the veneer panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, the connector assembly comprising:
- (a) a veneer connector and a support member,
- (b) the support member comprising a mounting flange adapted for securing the support member to the back-up wall, and first and second support member sidewalls extending outwardly from the mounting flange, the first and second support member sidewalls are spaced apart with an open area therebetween and define at least one generally horizontal surface when the support member is secured to the back-up wall;
- (c) the veneer connector having a veneer panel support surface oriented for engaging one of the top edge and the bottom edge, the veneer connector securable to the horizontal surface in a plurality of positions located outwardly of the back-up wall and a plurality of positions located laterally with respect to a vertical centre line of the support member by a fastener that extends downwardly through the support member and the veneer connector
- wherein the sidewalls have a width and a height greater than the width, the height extending at an angle to the veneer panel support surface and the width extending in the direction of the veneer panel support surface.
A connector assembly for coupling a veneer panel to a back-up wall, the connector assembly comprising:
- (a) a support member comprising a mounting flange adapted for securing the support member to the back-up wall and planar, upwardly extending, spaced apart support walls without a horizontal web therebetween at one end;
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- (b) the veneer connector is mountable on the support walls in a plurality of positions located outwardly of the back-up wall and a plurality of positions located laterally with respect to a vertical centre line of the support member by a fastener that extends downwardly through the support member and the veneer connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.