US Patent 9469998 Wall lath with self-furring ridges

A lath for use in applying plaster to a substrate. The lath includes a plurality of crossing members forming a substantially planar lattice-like structure with a plurality of openings therein. The crossing members include a plurality of first elongate members extending in a first direction, a plurality of second elongate members that extend laterally and substantially transversely to the first elongate members, and a plurality of self-furring ridges also extending laterally and substantially transversely to the first elongate members and substantially parallel to and interspersed with the second elongate members.