Thin brick veneer panel

Abstract

A thin brick veneer panel for covering an exterior or interior wall construction includes a solid polymer back sheet having plurality of brick holders which are disposed in a plurality of horizontal rows to receive a plurality of thin brick veneers which have a tongue edge on bottom side. The brick holders comprise of a bottom fin and a top fin that extend outwardly. The back sheet is mounted to a wall structure with normal fasteners. The thin brick veneers slide into the brick holders to attach to the back sheet mechanically. Mortar then applied to the space between the brick veneers to form a brick wall facing. Before applying mortar, a special nail besides normal fasteners will be fastened to the wall structure through the back sheet to add addition security. The nail has a shoulder and a cap. The shoulder fastens the back sheet and prevents the cap from all the way down to the back sheet. Thus mortar is applied into underneath and over the cap. After mortar cured, the nail not only secures the back sheet but also secures the whole thin brick facing to the wall structure.

1 . A real thin brick veneer panel is as thin as ½ inch or less, Said panel comprising: 
 a plurality of specially shaped thin brick veneers which have a tongue edge on at least one of bottom side and top side;    a plurality of specially shaped nails having a shoulder and a cap;    a solid thin polymer back sheet having plurality of brick holders which are disposed in a plurality of horizontal rows to receive a plurality of said thin brick veneers, said back sheet is formed of solid extruded plastic material and is as thin as 1/16 inch thick or less, said brick holders are integrally formed with the back sheet and could have different hardness, said brick holders comprise of a bottom fin and a top fin that extend outwardly at a 0 to 90 degree angle, said fins could have different shapes to receive different shapes of said tongue edge of said thin brick veneers.    
   
   
       2 . The panel of clam  1 , wherein said nail which is formed of metal has a shoulder and a cap. The shapes of said shoulder and said cap could be round, triangle, square, rectangle, polygon, or others. The dimension between said shoulder and said cap is less than the thickness of said brick units.  
   
   
       3 . The panel of clam  1 , wherein said thin brick veneers may be kiln clay, cut stone, concrete, or other materials, said brick units have a tongue edge on at least one of bottom side and top side, the shape of said tongue edge is not limited, slop edge is preferable, said brick veneers are 7/16 inch thick or less.