IP Library Granted Patent US 10,480,197
Granted Patent B2
US 10,480,197 · App. 15/478,915 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Masonry support

Inventor: Ronald P. Hohmann, Jr. (Hauppauge, NY)
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
E04F13/081E04F13/14E04B1/762E04B1/7654
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Patent No.
US 10,480,197
App. No.
15/478,915
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A facade support system can be attached to a wall of a structure to support a veneer on the wall. A bracket of the support system that can be attached to the wall includes a connecting plate and a mounting member. A support attached to the connecting plate can be disposed in a mortar bed joint of the veneer. A standoff positioned for engagement with the wall is selectively attachable to the connecting plate in different locations for maintaining a substantially horizontal position of the support. In some instances the mounting member may have detents engageable with detents on a washer. In other instances both the connecting plate and the mounting member include detents.

Claims (36)

1. A facade support system for attachment to a wall of a structure for supporting a veneer on the wall of the structure, the system comprising:

a bracket configured for attachment to the wall, the bracket comprising a connecting plate and a mounting member;

a support attached to the connecting plate of the bracket and configured to be disposed in a mortar bed joint of the veneer; and

a standoff positioned for engagement with the wall and selectively attachable to the connecting plate in different locations on the standoff to orient the bracket relative to the wall for maintaining a substantially horizontal position of the support;

wherein the connecting plate interconnects the support and the mounting member.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the standoff includes a slot formed in the standoff for receiving a fastener to attach the standoff to the connecting plate in the different locations.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the standoff comprises a first plate member and a second plate member projecting from the first plate member, the slot being formed in the second plate member.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connecting plate and the standoff are constructed and arranged so that attachment of the connecting plate in different locations on the standoff changes the orientation of the bracket relative to the wall.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the mounting member has first detents disposed on a front of the mounting member.

6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a washer attachable to the mounting member for attaching the bracket to the wall, the washer having an elongate shape.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is free of an additional support bracket for mounting between the mounting member and the wall to adjust the position of the bracket on the wall.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the bracket comprises a first bracket, the system further comprising a second bracket configured for attachment to the wall, the support being attached to the second bracket.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the support includes a horizontal plate member sized and shaped to be received in the mortar bed joint of the veneer, the horizontal plate member being free of projections along its length.

10. A facade support system for attachment to a wall of a structure for supporting a veneer on the wall of the structure, the system comprising:

a bracket configured for attachment to the wall, the bracket comprising a connecting plate and a mounting member, the mounting member having first detents, the mounting member being nonadjustably fixed to the connecting plate;

a support attached to the connecting plate of the bracket and configured to be disposed in a mortar bed joint of the veneer; and

a washer attachable to the mounting member for attaching the bracket to the wall, the washer including second detents for adjustable mating with the first detents of the mounting member, whereby adjustment of the mounting member relative to the washer adjusts the position of the bracket on the wall.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first and second detents are arranged for vertical adjustment of the mounting member relative to the washer, whereby vertical adjustment of the mounting member relative to the washer adjusts the vertical position of the bracket on the wall.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first and second detents comprise serrations.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first detents of the mounting member are disposed on a front of the mounting member.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the washer has an elongate shape.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the system is free of an additional support bracket for mounting between the mounting member and the wall to adjust the position of the bracket on the wall.

16. A facade support system for attachment to a wall of a structure for supporting a veneer on the wall of the structure, the system comprising:

a bracket configured for attachment to the wall, the bracket comprising a connecting plate and a mounting member, each of the connecting plate and the mounting member having first detents; and

a support attached to the connecting plate of the bracket and configured to be disposed in a mortar bed joint of the veneer;

wherein the first detents of the connecting plate each extend generally vertically and are configured to facilitate adjustment of the horizontal position of the support relative to the wall; and

wherein the first detents of the mounting member each extend generally horizontally and are configured to facilitate adjustment of the vertical position of the support relative to the wall.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first detents each comprise serrations.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first detents of the mounting member is disposed on a front of the mounting member.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the standoff is selectively attachable to the connecting plate to selectively adjust a horizontal distance between the standoff and the support.

20. The system of claim 4 , wherein the mounting member includes first detents, the system further comprising a washer attachable to the mounting member for attaching the bracket to the wall, the washer including second detents engageable with the first detents of the first of the mounting member when attached thereto.

21. A facade support system for attachment to a wall of a structure for supporting a veneer on the wall of the structure, the system comprising:

a bracket configured for attachment to the wall, the bracket comprising a connecting plate and a mounting member;

a support attached to the connecting plate of the bracket and configured to be disposed in a mortar bed joint of the veneer; and

a standoff positioned for engagement with the wall and selectively attachable to the connecting plate in different locations on the standoff to orient the bracket relative to the wall for maintaining a substantially horizontal position of the support

wherein the connecting plate of the bracket has first detents, and the standoff has second detents for adjustably mating with the first detents, adjustment of the connecting plate on the standoff adjusting a horizontal spacing of the connecting plate from the wall.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2021
From: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
To: HOHMANN & BARNARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 056048/0142 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2017
From: HOHMANN, JR., RONALD P.
To: MITEK HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 041939/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2017
From: MITEK HOLDINGS, INC.
To: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 041939/0791 →
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