Brick veneer holding plates

Abstract

There is a mounting plate for a tile veneer cladding system. The plate 1 is adapted for attachment across the wall panels or frame members of a structure by driving nails or screws through longituninal channels 3. The plate is formed with a plurality of resiliently deflectable locking tabs 4 which are disposed in vertically spaced rows among the length of the plate. The vertical spacing of these rows is chosen so that the upper edge 5 A and lower edge 5 B of each cladding tile 5 placed between adjacent rows are gripped and held prior to application of grout or adhesive.

1 . A mounting plate for a tile veneer cladding aystem, said mounting plate being adapted for attachment across the wall panels or frame members of a structure and being formed with a plurality of resiliently deflectable locking tabs which in a position of use of said plate are disposed in vertically spaced rows extending along a horizontal length of said plate, the vertical spacing of said rows being chosen so that upper and lower edges of a cladding tile placed between adjacent rows are gripped by respective upper and lower ones of said locking tabs prior to application of grout or adhesive.  
     
     
         2 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said locking tabs each include an outward extending cantilevered portion which terminates at a downwardly directed gripping flange.  
     
     
         3 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 2  wherein in use of said plate the downwardly directed gripping flange grips the upper edge of said cladding tile.  
     
     
         4 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said tabs are formed by punching out segments of said plate.  
     
     
         5 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said plate is adapted for attachment by means of screws or nails driven through said plate and into said structure.  
     
     
         6 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said gripping flange is inclined inwardly toward the plate to facilitate push fitting of said cladding tile into place and increase the gripping action of said flange on said upper edge.  
     
     
         7 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 6  wherein indents are formed at the base of the tabs to stiffen said tabs.  
     
     
         8 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said screws or nails are driven through horizontal channels in said plate, said channels being parallel to said rows of locking tabs.  
     
     
         9 . The mounting plate as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said plate is formed from sheet metal.  
     
     
         10 . A mounting plate for a tile veneer cladding system, said plate being substantially as described herein with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.  
     
     
         11 . A method of tile veneer cladding using the mounting plate as claimed in  claim 1 , said method including the steps of:—
 attaching said mounting plate horizontally across panels or frame members of said structure,  
 fitting said cladding tile between said adjacent rows whereby the upper and lower edges of said cladding tiles are gripped by upper and lower ones of said locking tabs, and  
 applying a grout or adhesive between the edges of said cladding tile and other adjacent cladding tiles fitted to said mounting plate so as to simulate conventional brick construction