US2013101A

US2013101A - Furring clip

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Publication number: US2013101A
Application number: US718131A
Authority: US
Inventors: Inglee Lewis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1934-03-30
Filing date: 1934-03-30
Publication date: 1935-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1952-09-03

Description

Sept. 3, 1935. Y lNGLEE I 2,013,101;

FURRING CLIP Filed March 30, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet .1

INVENTOR 0 l u I i510 ATTORNEY Sept. 3, 1935. lNGLEE. 2,013,101

FURRING CLIP Filed March 30, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTO lazy: I K

ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FURRING CLIP Lewis Inglee, Amityville, N. Y.

Application March 30, 1934, Serial No. 118,131 25 Claims. (o1. 72-101) My invention relates to furring clips and refers particularly to furring clips such as are employed for supporting the interior lathing in spaced relation from a brick or similar masonry wall.

In the usual or common practice the back face of the furring strip is in contact with the face of the wall with the plaster in contact with the front face of the furring strips. Most commonly these furring strips are of wood, although metal furring strips have also been used.-

When wood furring strips are used in this manner they absorb moisture through the wall and convey it to the plaster. The dampness in the furring strips has a tendency to cause them to decay while the dampness in the plaster has a tendency to weaken it. Also the resultant expansion and contraction of wood furring strips thus installed is likely to crack the plaster.

When metal furring strips have been used in contact with the face of the wall, they have a tendency to collect moisture on their surfaces, and such moisture is likely to be transmitted to the plaster. Attempts have heretofore been made to overcome the above mentioned defects in building construction. It has been extremely difficult to secure such furring clips in the wall in vertical alignment with a vertical furring strip to be attached thereto. Also such furring clips have had a spacing portion which projects from the inner side of the' wall. These projecting ends catch upon the clothing of workmen and also are liable to be struck and bent by pieces of scaffold- Also commonly in the usual practice heretofore the furring clips employed have compelled the furring strips carried thereby to be bent more or less so as to follow the usual inequalities or unevennesses in the inner surface of the wall.

The furring clip of my invention overcomes the above mentioned and other objectionable features incident to the present employed and heretofore proposed methods of building construction in which furring clips or the like are employed. I

The furring clip of my invention is capable of supporting either vertical or horizontal furring strips of either wood or metal in spaced relation from the inner face of the masonry wall. Also it is adapted thus to support the furring strips in a true plane in that it provides adjustment for this purpose. Also in the furring clip of my invention lateral adjustment is provided by reason of which the parts-of these clips which are anchored in the wall are not required to be in direct vertical alignment in a series of these clips for supporting a vertical furring strip.

The furring clip is adapted to be anchored in the wall when the latter is' built without having any portion which projects from the inner face 5 of this wall. Such clip is constructed in two parts with the part thereof-which is to support the furring strip'adapted to be easily and quickly subsequently attached to the anchor part thereof which has previously been embedded in the mortar of the wall.

Furthermore, the anchor part of my furring clip has engagement with both the inner or exposed face of a brick or the like and with the opposite face thereof which is concealed within the wall, such engagement being resilient and thus automatically self-adjusting to bricks or the like of more or less different dimensions. Such an inner or backup .wall commonly consists of ordinary bricks which vary considerably in size.

The furring clip of my invention may be easily and economically formed from fiat sheet metal by substantially usual pressing or stamping operations, Also a modified form thereof may be readily constructed from suitable wire by means of wire-bending operations substantially similar H to those for which wire-bending machines are extensively employed in manufacturing various kinds of devices. 1

In the accompanying drawings illustrating 30 modified forms of my invention similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a twopart sheet metal furring clip of my invention anv chored to 'an uncompleted brick wall, and with 35 the furring clip arranged f supporting a vertical furring strip. I

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, showing the wall as continued upward. v 40 Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the furring clip as arranged for supporting a horizontal furring strip.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Figure 1 illustrating a metal furring strip as supported by the same furring clip.

Figure 5 is a similar view further showing an extension member which is to be employed where greater spacing of the furring strip from the wall is desired.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the anchor member alone of the complete two-part furring clip.

Figure 7 is 'a similar view of the unattached clip member which when attached to the anchor member, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, is adapted to hold a furring strip.

Figure 8 is a partial horizontal section on the line 88 of Figure 2 and further showing the extension member of Figure 5 as being similarly attached as well as also further showing another similar extension member as installed to exten at one side in a lateral direction.

Figure 9 is a vertical section on the line 99 p furring strip when attached to the anchor member as shown in Figures 10 and 11.

One form of the two-part furring clip of my invention is illustrated in Figures 1 to 9 inclusire of the accompanying drawings. This form of my furring clip is constructed from suitable sheet metal, such as steel, and comprises two main parts or members A and B of which the member B has a connectible relation with the member A. In Figures 1, 2 and 3 the clip as a whole is shown'as installed upon a usual form of brick wall comprising the inner tier of bricks I-| and the next outer tier of bricks 2-2 with interposed horizontal and vertical layers 33 of mortar.

The part A is an anchor member or brick clamp in the form of a suitably bent strip of sheet metal. This anchor member has a straight flat body portion 4, shown as provided with apertures 5-5, for the bonding therein of the mortar 3. The body 4 terminates outwardly in a downwardly and inwardly curved claw-like spring clamp arm 6, which is shown in Figures 1 and 2 as embedded in the mortar 3, between two adjacent bricks i and 2. At its inner end the body 4 has a downturned spring bow I, followed by a crimp which forms a small transverse ridge 8 which turns oppositely to the bow I and below which. there is a straight fiat downwardly extending resiliently carried clamping arm 9 substantially at right angles to the body 4, the lower end of this arm 9 being reversely turned on a curve towards the adjacent brick l and upwardly in the form of a hook III which thereby provides an upwardly-cpening groove.

During the building or laying up of the wall, the spring clamp member A may be readily pushed downover a brick I, with its body portion 4 lying flat thereon, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, with the upturned hook on the lower end of its curved spring arm 6 clamping against the outer or concealed face of this brick and with the upturned hook ID of the inner arm 8 clamping against the then exposed inner face of this brick I. Thus this brick-clamping anchor member A becomes automatically resiliently adjusted to the width of a brick l For each one of any number ofvertical furring strips, such as H in Figure 1, any desired number of these anchor members'A are thus built into the wall in desired spaced relation one above another in a substantially vertical series, while for each horizontal furring strip, such as strip l2 in Figure 3, these anchor members A are similarly arranged in suitably spaced relation at the same level to form a horizontal series thereof.

The clip member B is to be later mounted upon the anchor member A, beingdisposed in one position thereon for holding a vertical furring strip such as It in Figure 1 and being disposed in another position thereon for holding a horizontal furring strip such as l2 in Figure 3. This clip member B is formed from a sheet metal strip of somewhat greater width than the strip from which the anchor member A is formed. This clip member B is in general of a U-shapc comprising a flat central web portion l3 and similar parallel inwardly projecting flat arms i4-l4.

The flat intermediate body portion 13 of this clip member B is provided with a plurality of outer rounded humps or bumps Iii-I5 which are formed by indenting the sheet metal outwardly, these bumps l5--l5 being shown as four in number arranged in rectangular relation. Flat prongs or tongues l6|6 extend in alignment toward each other from the respective side arms i l-id parallel with and in inwardly spaced relation from the back portion 13.

The prongs l6-l6 are punched out from the sheet metal strip and leave slotted openings ll-l'l which extend partly into the arms l l| l and partly into the back l3. The width of these openings i'I-II is only very slightly greater than the width of the anchor member A, for a purpose which will be described later. I 4-l 4 is similarly provided with a plurality of perforations Iii-l8. These perforations Iii-l8 extend throughout the length of the side arms M-M and are shown as arranged in upper and lower rows.

When the time comes for furring the building, at some later period after its walls have been erected, then the clip members B are to be attached to or mounted upon the anchor members A which as above described were built into the wall at the time of its erection. In doing this the back or intermediate body portion it of the clip member may be readily snapped into place at the back of the downwardly extending hanger arm 9 of the anchor member. This fiat body portion i3 is moved upwardly at the back of the rounded hook ill and positioned with the lower edge of the body l3 'resting in the groove formed by this hook. The arm 9 springs back into fiat engagement with the inner face of the body IS with the bumps l5l 5 firmly pressed against the inner face of the adjacent brick l as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 8 of the drawings. The above mentioned ridge 8 is of convenience in thus positioning the clip member B upon the anchor member A.

For holding a vertical furring strip the clip member Bis thus snapped into place and mounted with its two arms l4--|4 projecting in horizontal alignment with each other as shown in Figure 1. For holding a horizontal furring strip the clip member B is disposed as shown in Figure 3 with its two side arms i4l4 then projecting inwardly in vertical alignment with each other. The arm 9 of the anchor member A then passes through one of the slots l1ll while the hook It) then engages with the lower edge of the body l3 which is there formed by the other slot IT.

The furring strips I I and i2 shown in Figures 1 and 3 are usual square wood strips of about 2 by 2 inches and may be of any length determined by the particular installation. These furring strips such as H and I2 are received between the arms ld-M and may if desired abut against the inturned prongs l6|6. These prongs form abutments which prevent the furring strip from being Each of the arms brought closer to the inner face of the wall and thus provide a fixed minimum amount of spacing of these strips from the wall. However, the furring strips may be adjusted outwardly from the wall to a considerably greater extent if s; desired. In any case the furring strips are positioned and securely held in place by means of nails I9-l0 drivn into them through the perforations I8-I8 in the arms I l-I4.

By reason of the above mentioned adjustment of the furring strip which is provided by the perforated arms I4-l4 it will be evident that a furring strip such as l I may be made plumb regardless of inequalities or undulating variations in the face of the wall such as commonly occur. This is similarly true'in a horizontal direction with respect to a horizontal furring strip such as I2 in Figure3. y

In accordance with my invention it is not required that the anchor members A in a vertical series thereof shall be in a straight line. It is to be noted in this connection and as will be clear from the drawings particularly Figures 1, 2, 8 and 9, that the clip member B which supports the furring strip H may be shifted horizontally or adjusted laterally upon the arm 9 of the anchor member A. While in the drawings the middle or central part of the clip body I3 is shown as in engagement with the arm 9, this body l3 may he slid horizontally or shifted laterally in either direction tran versely of the arm 9 to the full extent permitted by the clip arms l4, I4. Such adjustment may be effected merely by tapping them with a hammer. This lateral adjustability of the clip members B'obviously provides for bringing all of them into straight. or vertical alignment without the necessity of having the anchor members A thus aligned.

The furring clip of my invention provides for adjustably holding not only Wood furring strips as above mentioned but also it is equally well adapted for substantially similarly adjustabiy holding metal furring strips. This is illustrated in Figure 4, in which a metal furring strip 20 is shown as positioned between the arms I4-l4 of the clip member B, where it is retained in place by means of a pin 2i passing through the perforations l8-l0 at the outer side or back of this furring strip, this pin thus serving to space the metal furring strip inwardly from the face of the wall more or less as desired.

This metal furring strip 20 is retained in place between the arms i l-l4 and in'abutting relation against the pin M by means of a loop or bail 22 shown as formed in the same piece with the pin 2i and as in engagement with the inner side of the strip 20. This strip-retaining bail 22 is held against the strip 20 by means of a book 23 formed thereon and in releasable engagement with the projecting end portion of the pin M. It is obvious that the channel-shaped metal strip 20 shown could, if so desired, be disposed in a different position, for example, its fiangesmight extend in the reverse direction to that shown. It is also obvious that a cylindrical metal furring strip, such as a pipe or rod, could be held in place on the arms l4-I4 in a substantially similar way.

The furring clip of my invention embodiesa further feature which among other advantages provides for increased spacing of the furring strips and hence the lathing and plaster from the wall to a considerable extent over that provided by means of the clip arms l4-l4 with their nailreceiving or pin-receiving perforations lB-l0.

This further feature of my furring clip is illustrated in Figures 5 and 8.

A substantially U-shaped extension member C is provided for the clip member B to be mounted thereon to form an inward-extension thereof as shown in Figure 5 and in the lower part of Figure 8. This extension member C is made from a single piece of sheet metal similarly in that respect to the clip member B. This extension member C has a pair of inwardly projecting spaced parallel side arms 24-24 which are united by means of a fiat yoke portion 25'. The arms 24-24 are of shallow channel shape, each of these arms being provided with laterally outer upper and lower right-angular flanges 26-26.

This extension member C is adapted to telescope between the arms l4-l4 of the clip member B with the arms 24-24 then in sliding engagement with the opposed inner faces of the arms l4-I4 and with the flanges 26-26 in slidable engagement respectively with the upper and lower edges of the arms l4-l4. These arms 24-24 of the extension member C are provided each with an upper and lower row or series of perforations 21-21 which are adapted to be brought into registering alignment with the perforations l8-l0 in the arms l4-I4 of the clip member B. A retaining pin 28 is passed through such registering perforations l8-I8 and 21-21 as shown in Figures 5 and 8 and thereby secures the extension member C rigidly in place upon the clip member B.

The flat yoke portion 25 of this extension member C is also provided with a plurality of perforations 29-29 and is further provided with laterally opposed outwardly struck hook elements 30-30. These perforations 29-29 and opposed hooks 30-30 serve a purpose which will be described later.

In Figure 5 a metal furring strip '3! is shown as maintained at a desired adjusted position between the outer end portions of the arms 24-24 by means of a. pin 2|, its loop 22 and retaining hook 23, in that respect similar to the construction described with reference to Figure 4. It is obvious that a wood furring strip could be secured between the arms 24-24 of the extension member C in the same manner as is shown in Figure 1 with the clip member B.

Additional spacing provided by means of the extension member 0, provides for the accommodation of pipes, conduits and the like.

As shown in Figures 8 and 9 the above mentioned hook elements 30-30 of an extension member C are engaged with one of the side arms M of the clip member B with this extension -member C thus having its arms 20-20 extendextension member C may then be fixed against shitting movement by means of a pin 32 passed through a perforation 29 in its yoke portion 25 and through aligned perforations I 8-H 0 in the arms l4-l4 of the clip member B.

An extension member C may be thus advantageously employed in instances where it is desired to make use of horizontal furring strips in connection with vertical furring strips, as well as also when ground strips are desired and in the corners of walls. It is evident that the extension member C'may be thus mounted upon either of the side arms |4-|4 of the clip member B, also that should occasion arise two of the extension members C-C may be employed with one of them mounted as above described upon each of the two side arms |4-|4 of the clip member B. At the same time an inwardly extending extension member C may be employed as shown in Figures 5 and 8 as above described, or this latter extension member C may be omitted, as determined by any particular requirement of the furring installation.

A modified form of the furring clip of my invention is illustrated in Figures 10 to 14 inclusive. This modification corresponds substantially to the above described form with reference -more particularly to Figures 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7.

This modified form of my furring clip comprises two independent major parts or elements D and E which are formed of suitably bent wires. The member D is ananchor member or brick clamp while the member E is a clip member for holding a furring strip and is adapted to be mounted upon and connected to the anchor member D at some subsequent time after the latter has been built into a wall, substantially in the same manner in this respect as in the first described furring clip having the anchor member A and the clip member B.

The anchor member D is shown as formed from a single piece of wire. This anchor member D, at the middle of the wire of which it is composed, has a short horizontal cross bar 33 carried by a pair of outwardly and upwardly turned hook elements 34-34 from which respectively a pair of resiliently mounted straight parallel arms 35-35 extend upwardly. These arms 35-35 are resiliently carried by means of spring bows 36-36 which bow inwardly and curve outwardly into a pair of straight parallel horizontal body elements 31-31 which are disposed substantially at right angles to the downwardly extended inner arms 35-35. The horizontally disposed parallel bars formed by the two body elements 31-31 are curved downwardly and inwardly into a pair of outer claw-like clamp arms 38-38 respectively.

The clip member E is alsoformed from a. single piece of wire, the respective ends 39 and 40 of which are shown in the drawings. This clip member E includes a substantially rectangular frame having an upper bar 4|, a lower bar 42 and inwardly bowed

end bars

43 and 44. This frame is provided with a pair of vertical tie bars 45 and 46, the inner faces of which are disposed flush with or in the same vertical plane with the inner faces of the upper and lower frame bars 4| and 42. These tie bars 45 and 46 are brought into this flush or plane relation with the upper and lower horizontal bars 4| and 42 by means of outwardly indented crimps 41-41 formed in these latter bars 4| and 42.

The tie bars 45 and 46 are connected to the upper and lower bars 4| and 42 by means of subrtantially similar outwardly turned eyes 48-48. The lower two of these eyes 48-48 are shown as being connected together by a bar 49 which is 'spaced somewhat above and parallel with the lower frame bar 42. A straight horizontally extended spacing bar 50 to be engaged by and form a spacing abutment for a furring strip, is connected to the frame end bars 43 and 44 at an intermediate level by means of reversely turned bight portions 5|-5| which pass outwardly around these end bars 43 and 44.

The above described frame element of the clip member E is provided with a similar pair of horizontally spaced horizontal side arms which extend freely inwardly in loop form from the frame end bars 43-44. Each of these arms is shown as having a straight upper bar 52 extended from one of the bights 5| and as having a lower element 53 formed into a horizontal series of circular eyes 54-54 immediately beneath its upper bar 52.

The anchor member D may be placed over a brick with the bars 31-31 running across the upper face of this brick and with the lower ends of its spring claw arms 38-38 in resilient engagement with the outer or rear face of such brick, while its front or inner cross bar 33, carried by the hooks 34-34, is adapted to engage resilient y against the exposed inner face of this brick, substantially as shown in Figures 10 and 11. Later when furring strips are to be installed the clip member E is then mounted upon the anchor member D. The clip member E is moved upwardy beycnd the cross bar 33 and the lower frame bar 42 is then brought into engagement with the hooks 34-34, as clearly shown in Fig- The resiliently carried arm's 35-35 pressing against the outer sides of the upper and lower frame bars 4| and 42 will cause the frame eyes Ill-=38 to abut again t the inner vertical face of the brick I, so. that thus the clip member E will be securely held in place on the anchor member D and hence upon the wall. When the clip member E is thus mounted upon the anchor member D it may be readily adjusted horizontally in either lateral direction to the extent of such movement al owed between the bights or loops 5|-5| relative y t the arms 35-35. Thus a vertical series of these furring clips may have their clip members E brought into proper vertical alignment regardless of the fact that the anchor members D may be more or less out of alignment.

Nails 55-55 may be conveniently driven through the eyes 54-54 into a wood furring strip 58 for thereby securely holding the latter in place between the above described side arms of this clip member E and with the furring strip 56 spaced inwardly away from the adjacent inner face of the wall by the cross bar 50 as shown in Figures 10 and 11, or in a different position of adjustment inward y from this cross bar 50 if so desired or required. A metal furring strip 5'! may be similarly held by means of a. pin 2| having a securing loop and bail 22 provided with a retaining hook 23.

The operation of the above described furring clips of my invention is as follows:-

It will now be clear that both vertical and horizontal furring strips of either wood or metal may be installed on the wall with all of their inwardly exposed faces in flat alignment in the same vertical plane. Thus when the lathing,.such as the customary expanded metal lath, has been secured on the furring strips to lie against these aligned surfaces thereof, the usual coats of plaster may be applied in an even thickness to the lat-h and such plaster will then present an even fiat plane finish surface within the room. When required under any particular conditions one or more of the extension members C-C may be mounted upon the clip member B to extend in a desired or in different directions therefrom, as already described.

gagement with the bricks I--l thereof. While these anchor members do not project nor extend inwardly beyond the inner face of the wall to a suflicientextent to catch upon anything or to be accidentally struck and damaged, at the same time the inwardly exposed portions of such anchor members are at all times clearly visible and thus may be easily located for mounting the clip members B or E as the case may be thereon when the time arrives for installing the furring strips,

such as H, I2, 20, 3|, 56 and 51 shown in the drawings, or other suitable furring strips.

It will now be evident that the furring clips of my invention have numerous advantages over the are given simply as a means for clearly describing my invention.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the constructions shown in the drawings and above particularly described, within the principle and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A furring clip comprising an anchor member in one piece having an uninterrupted extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between bricks or the like in a wall, said element having inner and outer opposed arms having an uninterrupted connection therewith respectively at its opposite ends adapted to engage resiliently respectively with the opposite inner and outer faces of a brick, each of said arms being resiliently yieldable in a direction away from the other so that thereby said anchor member will be adapted to have a resilient gripping engagement with different bricks which may vary in width.

2. A furring clip comprising an anchor member having an extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between bricks or the like in a wall, said element having inner and outer opposed arms respectively at its opposite ends adapted to engage respectively with the opposite inner and outer faces of a brick, said arms being relatively resiliently yieldable in a direction away from one another, so that thereby said anchor member will be adapted to have a resilient gripping engagement with different bricks which may vary in width, and a clip member carried by the inner arm of said anchor member andadapted to hold a furring strip at the inner face of the wall, said clip member having means adapted to space the furring strip from the'inner face of the wall.

3. A furring clip comprising an anchor member adapted to be attached to a walland a clip member carried by the anchor member, said clip member having a pair of opposed spaced arms projecting inwardly away from the inner face of the wall and adapted to receive a furring strip between them, said arms having means providing for the spacing of the furring strip variable distances from the inner face of the wall, said means comprising two spaced longitudinal series of apertures in each of said opposed spaced arms so as thus to provide for the making of a butt joint between the ends of two longitudinally aligned furring strips.

4. A furring clip comprising an anchor member adapted to be attached to a wall and a 011!) member carried by the anchor member, said clip member having a pair of opposed spaced arms projecting inwardly away from the inner face of the wall and adapted to receive a furring strip between them, said arms having means providing for the spacing of the furring strip variable distances from the inner face of the wall,

said clip member including an abutment for the furring strip adapted to assure a minimum spacing of the latter from the inner face of the wall, said means comprising two spaced longitudinal series of apertures in each of said opposed spaced arms so as thus to provide for the making of a butt joint between the ends of two longitudinally aligned furring strips.

5. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member adapted to be embedded in the mortar between bricks or the like in a wall and having an end portion exposed at the inner face of the wall, said exposed end portion being adapted to have a clip member mounted thereupon later, and a separate clip member adapted to be subsequently mounted upon said exposed end portion of said previously embedded anchor member to project inwardly from the inner face of the wall and to hold a furring strip in spaced relation from the inner face of the wall, said clip member having a pair of opposed spaced armsbetween which the furring strip is to be received, said arms having means providing for the spacing of the furring strip variable distances from the inner face of the wall.

6. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member adapted to be embedded in the mortar between bricks or the like in awall and having an end portion exposed at the inner face of the wall, said exposed end portion being adapted to have a clip member mounted thereupon later, and a separate clip member adapted to be subsequently mounted upon said exposed end portion of said previously embedded anchor member to project inwardly from the inner face of the wall and to hold a furring strip in spaced relation from the inner face of the wall, said clip member having a pair of opposed spaced arms between which the furring strip is to be received, said clip member including an abutment between its said opposed spaced arms to be abutted by the furring strip thereby to asrelation from the inner face of the wall, said clip I -member being mounted upon said anchor memher for adjustment relative thereto in a plane passing longitudinally through both of its said arms thereby providingfor the lateral alignment of a longitudinal series of said clip members belonging to an unaligned longitudinal series of said embedded anchor members.

8. In a. two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchormember adapted to be embedded in the mortar between bricks or the like in a wall and exposed at the inner face of the latter, and

a separate clip memberadapted to be subsequently mounted upon said embedded anchor member to project inwardly from the inner face of the wall and to hold a furring strip in spaced relation from the inner face of the wall, said clip member having a pair of spaced arms between which the furring strip is to be received, said arms having means providing for the spacing of the furring strip variable distances from the inner face of the wall, said clip member including an abutment between its said arms to be abutted by the furring strip thereby to assure a fixed minimum spacing of the latter from the inner face of the wall, said clip member being mounted upon said anchor member for horizontal lateral adjustment relative thereto and with its said arms in horizontal alignment thereby providing for the vertical alignment of a vertical series of said clip members belonging to an unaligned vertical series of said embedded anchor members.

9. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a resiliently yieldable downwardly extending inner arm adapted to engage with and resiliently yield away from the inner face of the wall, and a separate clip member having a body portion adapted to be slipped behind said arm and be pressed against the face of the wall by said resilient arm, said body portion having an element projecting inwardly therefrom away from the face of the wall and adapted to hold a furring strip, said arm and said body portion having interengaging means adapted to maintain said clip member in mounted position on said anchor member.

10. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a resiliently yieldable downwardly extending inner arm adapted to engage with and resiliently yield away from the inner face of the wall, the lower end of said arm having an upturned hook thereon at its back adjacent the face of the wall, and a separate clip member having a body portion adapted to be slipped behind said arm into engagement with its said hook and be pressed against the face of the wall by said resilient arm, the back of said body portion having a plurality of projections thereon adapted to abut against the face of the wall, said body portion having an element projecting inwardly therefrom away from the face of the wall and adapted to hold a furring strip.

11. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a resiliently yieldable downwardly extending inner arm adapted to engage with and resilientlyyield away from the inner face of the wall, the lower end of said arm having an upturned hook thereon at its back adjacent the face of the wall, and a separate clip member having a body portion adapted to be slipped behind said arm into engagement with its said hook and be pressed against the face of the wall by said resilient arm, the back of said body portion having a plurality of projections thereon adapted to abut against the face of the wall. said body portion having a pair of spaced arms projecting inwardly therefrom away from the face of the wall and adapted to receive and hold a furring strip between them, each of said arms being provided longitudinally thereof with a series of apertures opposed to and in the same means which provide for varying the extent of the spacing of a furring strip inwardly away from the inner face of the wall, said clip member including an abutment element spaced in- I wardly from its said body portion and adapted to be abutted by the furring strip thereby to provide a positive minimum extent of spacing of the latter from the inner face of the wall.

12. In a furring clip device, in combination, an anchor member adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and exposed at the inner face of the latter, a separate clip member adapted to be subsequently mounted upon said embedded anchor member to project inwardly away from the face of the wall, and an extension clip member adapted to be mounted upon said clip member to project therefrom and to hold a furring strip in spaced relation from the inner face of the wall.

13. In a furring clip device, in combination, an anchor member adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and exposed at the inner face of the latter, a separate clip member adapted to be subsequently mounted upon said embedded anchor member and having a pair of spaced arms which project inwardly away from the inner face of the wall, a U-shaped extension clip member the spaced arms of which are adapted to have telescopic relation with the arms of said clip member, the arms of said extension member being adapted to receive and hold a furring strip between them, and means providing for holding said extension member upon said clip member at different positions of telescopic adjustment thereon.

14. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having an inner arm extending adjacent to the inner face of the wall, and a separate substantially U-shaped sheet metal clip member, the yoke portion of which is adapted to be mounted upon said arm withthe sidearms of said clip member projecting inwardly away from the face of the wall and adapted to receive and hold a furring strip between them, said arm of the anchor member and said yoke portion of the clip member having interengaging means adapted to maintain said clip member in mounted position on said anchor member, the arms of said clip member having a plurality of perforations therein adapted to be utilized in holding the furring strip at a variable spaced distance from the inner face of the wall.

15. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between bricks or the like in a wall and having a resiliently yieldable downwardly extending inner arm adapted to engage with and resiliently yield away from the inner face of the wall, the lower end of said arm having an upturned hook thereon at its back adjacent the face of the wall, and a substantially U-shaped sheet metal clip -member having a yoke portion adapted to he slipped behind said arm into engagement with its said hook and be pressed against the face of the wall by said resilient arm, the back of said yoke portion having a plurality of projections thereon adapted to abut against the face of the wall, said clip member being adapted to be thus mounted upon said anchor member for sliding -member arm.

horizontal lateral adjustment on said downwardly extending arm of the latter with the side arms of said clip .mcmber then projecting away from the inner face of the wall in horizontal alignment with each other, abutment tongues struck inwardly toward each other from the side arms of said clip member and thus providing slottedopenings extending from said arms into said yoke portion, said openings providing for the mounting of said clip member upon the arm of said anchor member with the side arms of said' clip member then in vertical alignment with each other and said tongues providing a positive minimum extent of spacing of a furring strip from the inner face of the wall, the arms of said clip member having a plurality of perforations therein adapted to be utilized in holding the furring strip in a variablespaced relation from said abutment tongues.

16. In a furring clip device, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a downwardly extending inner arm adjacent to the inner face of the wall, a separate substantially U-shaped sheet metal clip member the yoke portion of which is adapted to be slipped behind said arm to be mounted upon said arm with the side arms of said clip member projecting inwardly away from the face of the wall, said arm of the anchor member and said yoke portion of the clip member having interengaging means adapted to maintain said clip member in mounted position on said anchor member, the arms of said clip member having a plurality of perforations therein, a substantially U-shaped' sheet metal extension clip member the side arms of which are flanged for telescopic relation with the side arms of said clip member, the arms of said extension clip member having a plurality of perforations therein some of which are adapted to be utilized in holding a furring strip, and a pin passing through aligned perforations in the arms of said clip member and said extension clip member for thereby holding said extension clip member upon said clip member at a selected position of telescopic adjustment thereon, the yoke portion of said extension clip member having at its back opposed hooked lugs adapted to have telescopic relation with one only of the arms of said clip member with the arms of said extension clip member then projecting laterally away from the clip 17. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a resiliently yieldable downwardly extended inner arm adapted to engage with and resiliently yield away from the inner face of the wall, the lower end of said arm having an upturned hook thereon at its back adjacent. the face of the wall, and a separate wire clip member having a frame portion which is adapted to be slipped behind said arm into engagement with its said hook and be pressed against the face of the wall by said resilient arm, spaced side arms projecting from said frame inwardly away from the face of the wall, said side arms being formed with a series of eyes longitudinally thereof adapted to be utilized in holding a furring strip between said arms at a variable'spaced distance from the inner face of the wall, said wire clip member having an abutment-forming cross bar extending between its arms and adapted to be abutted by the furring strip thereby to provide a positive minimum extent of spacing of the latter from the inner face of the wall.

18. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a resiliently yieldable downwardly extended inner arm adapted to engage with and resiliently yield away from the inner face of the wall, the lower end of said arm having an upturned hook thereon at its back adjacent the face of the wall, and a separate wire clip member having a frame portion which is adapted to he slipped behind said arm into engagement with its said hook and be pressed against the face of-the wall by said resilient arm, spaced side arms projecting from said frame inwardly away from the face of the wall, said side arms being formed with a series of eyes longitudinally thereof adapted to be utilized in holding a furring strip between said arms at a variable spaced distance from the inner face of the wall.

19. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element'adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a against the face of the wall by said resilient arm,-

said body portion having a pair of opposed spaced arms projecting inwardly therefrom away from i the face of the wall and adapted to receive and hold a furring strip between them, each of said arms being provided longitudinally thereof with two spaced series of apertures opposed to and in in the same plane with the respective series of apertures in the other said arm, said series of apertures serving as means which provide for varying the extent of the spacing of a furring strip inwardly away from the inner face of the wall, said two spaced series of apertures providing for the making of a butt joint between the ends of two longitudinally aligned furring strips.

20. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having an inner arm extending adjacent to the inner face of the wall, and a separate substantially U- shaped sheet metal clip member, the yoke portion of which is adapted to be mounted upon said arm with the opposed side arms of said clip member projecting inwardly away from the face of the wall and adapted to receive and hold a furring strip between them, said arm of the anchor member and said yoke portion of the clip member having interengaging means adapted to maintain said clip member in mounted position on said anchor member, the opposed arms of said clip member each having two spaced longitudinal series of perforations therein adapted to be utilized in holding the furring strip at a variable spaced distance from the inner face of the wall, said two spaced. series of perforations providing for the making of a butt joint between the ends of two longitudinally aligned furring strips.

21. In a two-part furringclip, in combination, an anchor memberadapted to be embedded in the mortar between bricks or the like in a wall and having an end portion exposed at the inner face of the wall, said exposed end portion being adapted to have a clip member mounted thereupon later, and a'separate clip member adapted to be subsequently mounted upon said exposed end portion of said previously embedded anchor member to project inwardly from the inner face of the wall and to hold a furring strip in spaced relation from the inner face of the wall, said clip member having a pair of opposed spaccd'arms between which the furring strip is to be received. said arms having means providing for the spacing of the furring strip variable distances from the inner face of the wall, said clip member including an abutment between its said opposed spaced arms to be abutted by the furring strip thereby to assure a minimum spacing of the latter from the inner face of the wall.

22. In a two-part furring clip, in combination, an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a resiliently yieldable, downwardly extending inner arm adapted to engage with and resiliently yield away from" the inner face of the wall, the lower end of said arm having an upturned hook thereon at its back adjacent the face of the wall, and a separate clip member having a body portion adapted to be slipped behind said arm into engagement with its said hook and be pressed against the face of the wall by said resilient arm, said body portion having an element projecting inwardly therefrom away from the face of the wall and adapted to hold a furring strip.

23. In a furring clip device, in combination, an anchor member adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and exposed at the inner face of the latter, a separate clip member adapted to be subsequently mounted upon said embedded anchor member and having a pair of spaced arms which project inwardly away from the inner face of the wall, a U-shaped extension clip member the spaced arms of which are adapted to have telescopic relation with the arms of said clip member, the yoke portion of said extension clip member being adapted to have telescopic relation with one only of the arms of said clip member with the arms of said extension clip member then projecting laterally away from said clip member arm, the arms of said extension member being adapted to receive and hold a furring strip between them, and means providing for holding said extension member upon said clip member at different positions of telescopic adjustment thereon.

24. In a two-part furring clip, in combination,

an anchor member having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a downwardly extending inner arm adjacent to the inner face of the wall, and a separate substantially U-shaped sheet metal clip member the yoke portion of which is adapted to be slipped behind said arm to be mounted upon raid arm with the side arms of said clip member projecting inwardly away from the face of the wall and adapted to receive and hold a furring strip between them, said arm of the anchor memher and said yoke portion of the clip member having interengaging means adapted to maintain said clip member in mounted position on said anchor member, the arms of said clip member having a plurality of perforations therein adapted-to be utilized in holding the furring strip at a variable spaced distance from the inner face of the wall, the side arms of said clip member being provided with slotted openings through them immediately adjacent its said yoke portion and through which said arm of the anchor member is adapted to pass and thereby providing for the mounting of said clip member upon said anchor member with the side arms of the clip member in vertically spaced relation or with these side arms in horizontally spaced relation as may be desired.

25. In a. furring clip device, in combination, an anchor member, having a horizontally extended element adapted to be embedded in the mortar between the bricks or the like in a wall and having a downwardly extending inner arm adjacent to the inner face of the wall, a separate substantially U-shaped sheet metal clip' member the yoke portion of which is adapted to he slipped behind said arm to be mounted upon said arm with the side arms of said clip member projecting inwardly away from the face of the wall, said arm of the anchor member and said yoke portion of the clip member having interengaging means adapted to maintain said clip member in mounted position on said anchor member, .the arms of said clip member having a plurality of perforations therein, a substantially U-shaped sheet metal extension clip member the side arms of which are flanged for telescopic relation with the side arms of said clip member, the arms of said extension clip member having a plurality of perforations therein some of which are adapted to be utilized in holding a furring strip, and a pin passing through aligned perforations in the arms of said clip member and said extension clip member for thereby holding said extension clip member upon said clip member at a selected position of telescopic adjustment thereon.

LEWIS INGLEE.