Seismic construction system

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a seismic construction system which includes a vertical channel member, a veneer anchor member, a wall tie member, a clip member and a reinforcing wire.
The vertical channel member is part of an inner wythe construction which may be in the nature of rigid wall board and a conventional insulation layer.
The veneer anchor member is attached to the vertical channel member by means of a pair of screws and the wall tie member is attached to a projecting portion of the veneer anchor member.
The clip member, comprising one of the novel features of the present invention, is attached to the wall tie member.
The clip member has a plurality of channels two of which accept leg portions of the clip member.
Additional channels are proportioned to accept a continuous reinforcing wire or rod.
The clip member is attached to the wall tie member and its placed in the mortar joint during the construction of an outer wythe and a continuous reinforcing wire is placed in one of the channels of the clip member.
As construction of the outer wythe continues, the clip member, the ends of the wall tie member and the continuous reinforcing wire are covered by mortar forming a rigid and seismically effective connection between the inner and outer wythes.