Thin stone or brick veneer wall system and clips therefor

a thin stone or brick veneer and wall system technology, applied in the direction of vertical ducts, building components, covering/linings, etc., can solve the problems of veneer walls of great weight, high cost, and high labor intensity of masonry contractors, so as to prevent the clip from deflecting or collapsing, strengthen the clip, and add to the overall strength of the wall system

a thin stone or brick veneer and wall system technology, applied in the direction of vertical ducts, building components, covering/linings, etc., can solve the problems of veneer walls of great weight, high cost, and high labor intensity of masonry contractors, so as to prevent the clip from deflecting or collapsing, strengthen the clip, and add to the overall strength of the wall system

US20100192495A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-05SHOULDICE DESIGNER STONE
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[0063]Referring to FIGS. 1A-1D, thin stone facing element 1 comprises front face 2, rear face 3, upper edge 4, lower edge 5 and two side edges 6. Groove 7 in the upper edge runs the entire length of the stone facing element from one side to the other side. Groove 8 in the lower edge runs the entire length of the stone facing element from one side to the other side. The front face of the stone facing element is dressed for aesthetic appeal since the front face presents outwardly when mounted in a veneer wall. Stone facing element 1 is 15.5 inches long by 7.5 inches in height. Stone facing element 9 depicted in FIG. 1D is the same as stone facing element 1 except that stone facing element 9 is only 5.0 inches long. Stone facing elements 1 and 9 may be used together in a thin stone veneer wall, and together with other sized stone facing elements if desired, to provide a more random appearance to the veneer wall.

[0064]Referring specifically to FIG. 1E, an enlarged portion of the side vi...

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Abstract

A wall system, particularly for thin stone or thin brick veneer walls, has a plurality of stones or bricks with grooves running along the upper and lower edges and a plurality of clips for linking the stones or bricks. One type of clip having one or more connecting flanges links an upper stone or brick to a lower stone or brick with the one or more connecting flanges housed within the groove in the lower edge of the upper stone or brick and within the groove in the upper edge of the lower stone or brick. The one or more connecting flanges of the clip depend from one or more base flanges of the clip and have a width just equal to the distance from the rear face to the groove of the upper and lower stones or bricks. The one or more base flanges of the clip depend from a support flange of the clip. The support flange has one or more apertures for accepting a screw or nail for fastening the clip to a structural wall.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 305,289 filed Dec. 19, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to thin stone or thin brick veneer wall systems and to clips for fastening facing elements thereof.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Masonry veneer walls are typically constructed by laying bricks, blocks or other stone product in courses and mortaring the top of each course as the wall is being built from the bottom up. Conventionally, the lower course of bricks, blocks or other stone product is supported on a foundation (e.g. poured concrete) or an engineered angle iron to carry the mass load. Such construction requires a skilled masonry contractor and is very time consuming. Further, since individual bricks, blocks or other stone products are relatively thick and heavy at full depth, such construction is also expensive and leads to veneer walls...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
05 Aug 2010
Publication
US20100192495A1
IPC
E04B2/32; E04B2/34; E04B1/70
CPC
E04F13/14; E04F13/0846
Inventors
HUFF, ROBERT; SHOULDICE, MARK