US 8,739,485 B2Granted

Low profile pullout resistant pintle and anchoring system utilizing the same

AssigneeMitek Holdings, Inc.

InventorRonald P. Hohmann, Jr.

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Abstract

A high-strength low profile pullout resistant pintle and anchoring system employing the same is disclosed. The modified veneer tie utilizes ribbon pintles formed from a wire formative construct that is cold-worked with the resultant body having substantially semicircular edges and flat surfaces therebetween. The edges are aligned to receive compressive forces transmitted from the outer wythe. The ribbon pintles hereof, when part of the anchoring system, interengage with receptor portions of a wall anchor and are dimensioned to preclude significant veneer tie movement and to preclude pullout. The insertion portion of the veneer tie is compressed and patterned to ensure a secure hold within the bed joint.

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Dependent claims

A high-strength pintle veneer tie for use with an anchoring system in a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other and having a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of courses with a bed joint of predetermined height between each two adjacent courses, said bed joint being filled with mortar, said veneer tie comprising:

an insertion portion for disposition in said bed joint of said outer wythe, said insertion portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface, upon being compressibly deformed and having a pattern of recessed areas impressed thereon for receiving mortar therewithin;
two cavity portions contiguous with said insertion portion;
and,
two ribbon pintles contiguous with said cavity portions and set opposite said insertion portion, wherein said ribbon pintles are compressively reduced, said ribbon pintles each further comprising:
an interengaging portion for disposition within said anchoring system, said interengaging portion rounded at a substantially 90 degree angle;
and,
a securement portion contiguous with said interengaging portion opposite said cavity portion, said securement portion bent at a substantially 90 degree angle from said interengaging portion;
whereby upon insertion within said anchoring system, said veneer tie prevents disengagement from said anchoring system.

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A high-strength pintle anchoring system for use in a wall having an inner wythe and an outer wythe in a spaced apart relationship the one with the other and having a cavity therebetween, said outer wythe formed from a plurality of courses with a bed joint of predetermined height between each two adjacent courses, said bed joint being filled with mortar, said system comprising:

a wall anchor fixedly attached to said inner wythe and having a free end thereof extending into said cavity, said free end of said wall anchor comprising:
one or more receptor portions disposed in said cavity, said one or more receptor portions being openings disposed substantially horizontal;
and, a wire-formative veneer tie comprising:
an insertion portion for disposition in said bed joint of said outer wythe, said insertion portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface, upon being compressibly deformed and having a pattern of recessed areas impressed thereon for receiving mortar therewithin;
two cavity portions contiguous with said insertion portion;
and,
two ribbon pintles contiguous with said cavity portions and set opposite said insertion portion, wherein said ribbon pintles are compressively reduced, said ribbon pintles each further comprising:
an interengaging portion for disposition within said anchoring system, said interengaging portion rounded at a substantially 90 degree angle;
and,
a securement portion contiguous with said interengaging portion opposite said cavity portion, said securement portion bent at a substantially 90 degree angle from said interengaging portion;
whereby upon insertion within said anchoring system, said veneer tie prevents disengagement from said anchoring system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/536,676Filed 28 Jun 2012
Published: US 2014/0000211 A12 Jan 2014
Granted: 3 Jun 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

E04B 1/4178
Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete or masonry: masonry wall ties
E04B 1/4185
Masonry wall ties: for cavity walls with both wall leaves made of masonry
E04B
General building constructions

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