Anchoring system for the installation of slabs on vertical and overhead surfaces

Claim 1

AN ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR SLAB FACING MATERIALS HAVING KERFS FORMED IN THE PERIPHERAL EDGE THEREOF COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF U-SHAPED CHANNEL STRUTS HAVING REENTRANT PORTIONS FORMED ON THE LEGS THEREOF AND SECURED IN SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER TO STRUCTURAL MEMBERS FORMING THE STRUCTURE ON WHICH SAID SLABS ARE TO BE ANCHORED, AN H-SHAPED CHANNEL MEMBER, A FIRST CLIP PART HAVING A HOOK FORMED ON THE END THEREOF, SAID FIRST CLIP PART HAVING LATERAL FLANGES ON TWO SIDES ENGAGED WITH THE EDGES OF THE RE-ENTRANT PORTIONS OF A STRUT MEMBER FROM THE INSIDE THEREOF, A SECOND CLIP PART, AN EXTENSION ON SAID SECOND CLIP PART WHICH, WITH SAID HOOK SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSE ONE OF THE FLANGES OF SAID H-SHAPED CHANNEL MEMBER, A PAIR OF LATERALLY EXTENDING FLANGES ON SAID SECOND CLIP PART BEARING ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE RE-ENTRANT PORTIONS OF SAID STRUT OPPOSITE THE FLANGES ON SAID FIRST CLIP PART, AND SCREW MEANS FOR DRAWING SAID CLIP PARTS TOGETHER AND CLAMPING SAID H-SHAPED CHANNEL MEMBER TO SAID STRUT.