Title: Track component for fabricating a deflection wall
Abstract: A deflection wall. Channel-shaped studs are physically attached to a channel-shaped sole plate, but floatingly attached to a channel-shaped top plate. The webs, of the sole and top plates have tabs stamped therefrom which are spaced longitudinally therealong at predetermined intervals so as to provide for desired spacing of the studs. A tab of the sole plate is physically attached to either the web or a flange of the stud and a tab of the top plate abuts against, but is not physically attached to, one side of the web of the stud so as to allow the stud to axially float. To prevent lateral floating of the stud, either an angle plate sandwiches the web of the stud between the tab of the top plate and itself, the flanges of the stud are cut and wrapped around, so as to abuttingly engage against, the tab of the top plate, or the tab of the top plate is split heightwise into a pair of tabs that straddlingly engage the web of the stud.
Patent Number: 6,843,035 Issued on 01/18/2005 to Glynn
| Inventors:
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Glynn; William J. (18 Kensington Rd., Garden City, NY 11530)
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| Appl. No.:
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409396 |
| Filed:
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April 8, 2003 |
| Current U.S. Class: |
52/573.1; 52/481.1; 52/483.1 |
| Intern'l Class: |
E04B 001/343; E04B002/30 |
| Field of Search: |
52/475.1,481.1,483.1,573.1,243
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Primary Examiner: King; Anita
Assistant Examiner: Szumny; Jon
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Miller; Richard L.
Claims
The invention claimed is:
1. A deflection wall, comprising:
a) a sole plate;
b) studs; and
c) a top plate;
wherein said studs are physically attached to said sole plate;
wherein said studs are floatingly attached to said top plate;
wherein said sole plate is channel-shaped;
wherein said sole plate has a web;
wherein said sole plate has a pair of flanges;
wherein said top plate is channel-shaped;
wherein said top plate has a web;
wherein said top plate has a pair of flanges;
wherein said web of said sole plate has tabs;
wherein said web of said top plate has tabs;
wherein each of said tabs of said sole plate has a through bore;
wherein said through bore in each of said tabs of said sole plate extends
transversely therethrough;
wherein each stud is channel-shaped;
wherein each stud hap a web;
wherein each stud has a pair of flanges;
wherein a stud is physically attached to said sole plate by a tab of said
sole plate being physically attached to one of said web and a flange of
said stud by a screw passing through said through bore in said tab and
threadably engaging in said stud;
wherein said web of said stud abuts against a flange of said sole plate
when said tab of said sole plate is physically attached to said flange of
said stud; and
wherein said flanges of said stud abut against said flanges of said sole
plate when said tab of said sole plate is physically attached to said web
of said stud.
2. The deflection wall as defined in claim 1, wherein said sole plate is
metallic;
wherein said studs are metallic; and
wherein said top plate is metallic.
3. The deflection wall as defined in claim 1, wherein said sole plate is
straight; and
wherein said top plate is straight.
4. The deflection wall as defined in claim 1,
wherein a stud receives a tab of said top plate;
wherein said tab of said top plate abuts against one side of said web of
said stud; and
wherein said flanges of said stud abut against said flanges of said top
plate.
5. The deflection wall as defined in claim 4,
wherein said tab of said top plate is not physically attached to said web
of said stud so as to allow said stud to axially float.
6. The deflection wall as defined in claim 4; further comprising an angle
plate;
wherein said angle plate has one leg thereof abutted against the other side
of said web of said stud so as to sandwich said web of said stud between
said tab of said top plate and said one leg of said angle plate and
prevent lateral floating of said stud; and
wherein the other leg of said angle plate is physically attached by a screw
to said web of said top plate to maintain said angle plate in position.
7. The deflection wall as defined in claim 1, wherein said tabs of said
sole plate are stamped therefrom;
wherein said tabs extend perpendicularly upwardly from said sole plate;
wherein said tabs of said top plate are stamped therefrom; and
wherein said tabs extend perpendicularly downwardly from said top plate.
8. The deflection wall as defined in claim 1, wherein said tabs of said
sole plate are spaced longitudinally therealong at predetermined intervals
so as to provide for spacing of said studs; and
wherein said tabs of said top plate are spaced longitudinally therealong at
predetermined intervals so as to provide for spacing of said studs.
9. The deflection wall as defined in claim 1, wherein said sole plate is
identical to said top plate.
10. The deflection wall as defined in claim 1, wherein said sole plate and
said top plate are so configured so as to allow pairs thereof to be
inversely interlockingly stacked together for transport and for concealing
therein said tabs thereon that have sharp edges.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a wall. More particularly, the present
invention relates to a track component for fabricating a deflection wall,
and the deflection wall which is a direct result of such fabricating track
component.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional wall 1 includes a stud 2 physically
attached by screws 3 to a top plate 4, and in so doing, the stud 2 is
prevented from axial movement relative to the top plate 4.
Numerous innovations for construction related devices have been provided in
the prior art that will be described. Even though these innovations may be
suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address,
however, they differ from the present invention.
A FIRST EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 1,549,671 to Kridler et al. teaches a gauge
comprising a bar, rafter-engageable brackets carried on opposite ends of
said bar, and furring strip spacers disposed in longitudinal spaced
relation on said bar.
A SECOND EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 2,567,586 to Werder teaches a layout
template for assembling and nailing timbers together comprising an
elongated angle iron, one flange of said angle iron being provided at
longitudinally spaced points with timber openings each of which is adapted
to accommodate and seat an end portion of a coacting piece of timber and
being further provided, on opposite sides of each opening with a pair of
outstanding spaced parallel timber positioning and racking lugs.
A THIRD EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 2,744,334 to Jondole teaches a gauge
comprising a pair of end plates spacing means rigidly connected to the end
plates and maintaining said plates in spaced parallel relationship, and a
pair of substantially L-shaped gauge members secured to the spacing means
with each member having one leg of the L lying in spaced parallel
relationship to a different one of the end plates to form therewith a
substantially U-shaped channel extending transversely of the spacing means
with the channels being adapted to receive and support a pair of studs in
laterally spaced parallel relationship.
A FOURTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 3,169,320 to Currie teaches a framework
layout tool for use in marking a first piece of timber at equally spaced
points therealong to which other timbers are to be secured, said tool
comprising an elongated straight header member, a set of five parallel
branch members of identical width adapted to equal the thickness of said
other timbers projecting laterally outwardly from one side edge of said
header member, said branch members being positioned at five consecutive
predetermined positions spaced longitudinally along said header member,
the first, second, fourth and fifth positions being equally spaced apart
and the third position being equally spaced apart and third position being
spaced equally between said second and fourth positions as well as equally
between said first and fifth positions; one of said first and fifth branch
members being positioned adjacent corresponding end of said header member
and spaced from said corresponding end a distance equal to one-half the
width of said one branch member.
A FIFTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 3,423,893 to Hyatt teaches a row of studs
uniformly spaced apart longitudinally of the row in which each stud is a
pair of vertically, parallel stud members in side-by-side relation
uniformly spaced apart transversely of the row with said stud members held
at their ends independently of each other against relative movement
transversely of and out of said row and against twisting about their
vertical axes to provide coplanar surfaces at opposite sides of said row
for securement of wall panels thereto, with the spaces between the stud
members reducing transmission of sound across the partition.
A SIXTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 3,888,059 to MacLennan et al. teaches a
removable partition wall construction including an upper generally
U-shaped channel member having a base portion and a pair of transversely
spaced longitudinally extending a dependent leg portions and a least one
vertically extending stud member having a generally I cross-sectional
configuration, each stud comprising a pair of spaced side webs joined by a
transverse cross web, the side webs of the upper end of each stud being
located within and parallel to the leg portions of said channel member,
each stud including guide means adjacent the upper end thereof and a
member vertically slidable in said guide means, said member being
connected to the base portion of said channel member whereby reaction
loads are transferred from the stud to the base of said channel member.
The present invention also provides a stud for use in said wall
partitions.
A SEVENTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,322,064 to Jarvis teaches a plurality of
serially-disposed and pivotally-connected elements that comprise the
object-spacing tool of the present invention. The tool can be compactly
folded to a size approximately the length of one element or expanded to a
length approximately the total length of all the elements. Each element
has two members projecting therefrom; typically, each projecting member is
at or near an end of the element. Each projecting member is constructed to
cooperate with a projecting member from an adjacent element for clamping
an object therebetween. These cooperating pairs of projecting elements are
spaced a fixed distance from each other, thereby spacing the objects
clamped therebetween a predetermined distance from each other.
AN EIGHTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,625,415 to Diamontis teaches a stud
spacer for construction work comprising a rigid support to which spacers
are fixed at longitudinally spaced intervals corresponding to the distance
between studs to hold the latter at the desired spacing while the studs
are being secured.
A NINTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,129,153 to Burns, Sr. teaches a structural
member spacing tool that is adapted to be disposed between adjacent
structural members for positioning the structural members a predetermined
distance apart. The tool acts as a support to prevent movement of the
structural members while they are fastened in place. The tool is provided
with parallel, spaced apart support surfaces which provide rigid support
within a stud cavity between adjacent stud members. This allows the tool
to prevent movement of the studs while they are fastened in place. Since
the tool is disposed within the stud cavity, it can be utilized in any
stud cavity including the cavity adjacent a corner. The tool can also be
used for walls adapted to be constructed flush against a masonry wall.
A TENTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,367,783 to Nygren teaches a layout tool
that la used for marking the positions for building materials, such as
studs, Joists, rafters, trusses and rough door opening trimmer studs,
before nailing in permanent position on wall plates and sill plates. The
layout tool has templates that are the same width of building materials,
that are attached at indicia markings, "on center", from either end of an
extruded member and the interlocking design of the manufacture keeps them
perpendicular. Also provided are the rough door sizes that are indicia
marked and layout can be marked from either end of invention.
AN ELEVENTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,768,795 to Jimenez teaches a stud
template which comprises a generally rectangular elongate flat blade sized
to cover the width of a plurality of side by side sole plates before
installation. An elongate T-shaped member is integrally formed along one
long side of the flat blade. The T-shaped member can engage a longitudinal
edge of one of the outermost sole plates. A facility is for repetitively
marking a series of stud locations stations along the length of the sole
plates simultaneously. When the sole plates are installed in a wall frame
of a building, studs can be erected upon the stud location stations on the
sole plates quickly and without error.
It is apparent that numerous innovations for construction related devices
have been provided in the prior art that are adapted to be used.
Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the
specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they would
not be suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore
described.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
ACCORDINGLY, AN OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a track
component for fabricating a deflection wall that avoids the disadvantages
of the prior art.
ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a track component for
fabricating a deflection wall that is simple to use.
BRIEFLY STATED, STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide
a deflection wall and a track component for fabricating the deflection
wall, which may serve either as a sole plate when used at the bottom edge
of a wall or as a top plate when used at the top edge of a wall.
Channel-shaped studs are physically attached to a channel-shaped sole
plate, but floatingly attached to a channel-shaped top plate. The webs of
the sole and top plates have tabs stamped therefrom which are spaced
longitudinally therealong at predetermined intervals so as to provide for
desired spacing of the studs. A tab of the sole plate is physically
attached to either the web or a flange of the stud and a tab of the top
plate abuts against, but is not physically attached to, one side of the
web of the stud so as to allow the stud to axially float. To prevent
lateral floating of the stud, either an angle plate sandwiches the web of
the stud between the tab of the top plate and itself, the flanges of the
stud are cut and wrapped around, so as to abuttingly engage against, the
tab of the top plate, or the tab of the top plate is split heightwise into
a pair of tabs that straddlingly engage the web of the stud.
The novel features which are considered characteristic of the present
invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself,
however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together
with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood
from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and
understood in connection with the accompanying drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The figures of the drawing are briefly described as follows:
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view of a stud physically attached
to a portion of a top plate in a conventional prior art wall;
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic perspective view, with parts broken away, of the
deflection wall of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic perspective view, with parts broken away
and in section, of an area generally enclosed by a dotted curve identified
by arrows 3 in FIG. 2 of a sole plate or a top plate of a first embodiment
of a straight deflection wall of the present invention shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic cross sectional end view, with parts broken away,
taken generally in the direction of arrow 4 in FIG. 3;
FIG. 4A is a diagrammatic cross sectional end view taken generally in the
direction of arrow 4A in FIG. 3 of a pair of plates of the deflection wall
of the present invention inversely interlockingly stacked together for
transport and for concealing therein the sharp edged tabs thereon;
FIG. 5 is an diagrammatic top plan view of a portion of a sole plate or a
top plate of a second embodiment of a curved deflection wall of the
present invention;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged diagrammatic top plan view with parts in section of
an area generally enclosed by a dotted curve identified by arrow 6 in FIG.
2 of the studs physically attached to the sole plate of the deflection
wall of the present invention shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged diagrammatic perspective view, with parts broken away
in section of an area generally enclosed by a dotted curve identified by
arrow 7 in FIG. 2 of the stud floatingly attached to the top plate of the
deflection wall of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view taken along line 8--8 in FIG.
7 illustrating use of an angle plate to prevent laterally floating of the
stud relative to the top plate of the deflection wall of the present
invention;
FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view taken along line 9--9 in FIG.
7;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged diagrammatic perspective view, with parts broken
away and in section, of an area generally enclosed by a dotted curve
identified by arrows 10 in FIG. 2 of a sole plate or a top plate of a
third embodiment of the deflection wall of the present invention shown in
FIG. 2; and
FIG. 11 is an enlarged diagrammatic perspective view, with parts broken
away and in section, of the area generally enclosed by the dotted curve
identified by arrow 11 in FIG. 2 of the stud floatingly attached to the
top plate of the third embodiment of the deflection wall of the present
invention.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING
Prior Art
1 conventional wall
2 stud
3 screws
4 top plate
Present Invention
20 deflection wall of present invention
22 sole plate
24 studs
26 top plate
28 web of each of sole plate 22 and top plate 26
30 pair of flanges of each of sole plate 22 and top plate 26
32 tabs stamped from each of sole plate 22 and top plate 26
34 through bore in each tab of tabs 32 of sole plate 22
38 web of each stud of studs 24
40 pair of flanges of each stud of studs 24
41 screw
42 angle plate
44 one leg of angle plate 42
46 other leg of angle plate 42
48 screw
49 horizontally cut on flange 40
Second Embodiment
222 sole plate
226 top plate
228 web of each of sole plate 222 and top plate 226
230 pair of flanges of each of sole plate 222 and top plate 226
236 segments of each of sole plate 222 and top plate 226
Third Embodiment
332 pair of tabs of tab 32 of top plate 26
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment
Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts,
and particularly to FIG. 2, the deflection wall fabricated utilizing the
present invention is shown generally at 20. The deflection wall 20
comprises a sole plate 22, studs 24, and a top plate 26. The studs 24 are
physically attached to the sole plate 22 and floatingly attached to the
top plate 26.
The sole plate 22, the studs 24, and the top plate 26 are metallic.
The specific configuration of a first embodiment of the sole plate 22 and
the top plate 26 can best be seen in FIGS. 3, 4, and 4A, and as such, will
be discussed with reference thereto.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sole plate 22 is identical to the top plate
26, and each is straight and channel-shaped, and as a result thereof, has
a web 28 and a pair of flanges 30.
The webs 28 of each of the sole plate 22 and the top plate 26 have tabs 32
stamped therefrom and spaced longitudinally therealong at predetermined
intervals so as to provide for desired spacing of the studs 24. The tabs
32 extend perpendicularly upwardly from the sole plate 22 and
perpendicularly downwardly from the top plate 26.
Each of the tabs 32 of the sole plate 22 has a through bore 34 extending
transversely therethrough, whose purpose will be discussed later.
As shown in FIG. 4A, a pair of plates 22, 26, or 22 and 26 are inversely
interlockingly stacked together for transport and for concealing therein
the tabs 32 thereon that have sharp edges.
The specific configuration of a second embodiment of the sole plate 222 and
the top plate 226 can best be seen in FIG. 5, and as such, will be
discussed with reference thereto.
The sole plate 222 and the top plate 226 are identical to the sole plate 22
and the top plate 26, except that they are curved by having segments 236
thereof cut out from adjacent portions of the web 228 thereof and a flange
230 thereof and then bent along the other flange 230 thereof.
The specific configuration of the studs 24 and their interaction with the
sole plate 22 can best be seen in FIG. 6, and as such, will be discussed
with reference thereto.
Each stud 24 is channel-shaped, and as a result thereof, has a web 38 and a
pair of flanges 40.
A stud 24 is physically attached to the sole plate 22 by a tab 32 of the
sole plate 22 being physically attached to one of the web 38 and a flange
40 of the stud 24 by a screw 41 passing through the through bore 34 in the
tab 32 and threadably engaging in the stud 24.
The web 38 of the stud 24 abuts against a flange 30 of the sole plate 22
when the tab 32 of the sole plate 22 is physically attached to the flange
40 of the stud 24, and the flanges 40 of the stud 24 abut against the
flanges 30 of the sole plate 22 when the tab 32 of the sole plate 22 is
physically attached to the web 38 of the stud 24.
The specific configuration of a first embodiment of the interaction of the
studs 24 with the top plate 26 can best be seen in FIGS. 7 and 8, and as
such, will be discussed with reference thereto.
A stud 24 receives a tab 32 of the top plate 26. The tab 32 of the top
plate 26 abuts against one side of the web 38 of the stud 24, with the
flanges 40 of the stud 24 abutting against the flanges 30 of the top plate
26.
The tab 32 of the top plate 26 is not physically attached to the web 38 of
the stud 24 so as to allow the stud 24 to axially float.
The deflection wall 20 further comprises an angle plate 42. The angle plate
42 has one leg 44 thereof abutted against the other side of the web 38 of
the stud 24 so as to sandwich the web 38 of the stud 24 between the tab 32
of the top plate 26 and the one leg 44 of the angle plate 42 and prevent
lateral floating of the stud 24, while the other leg 46 of the angle plate
42 is physically attached by a screw 48 to the web 28 of the top plate 26
to maintain the angle plate 42 in position.
The specific configuration of a second embodiment of the interaction of the
studs 24 with the top plate 26 can best be seen in FIGS. 8, and 9, and as
such, will be discussed with reference thereto.
The second embodiment is identical to the first embodiment, except that the
angle plate 42 is eliminated, and in its place, the flanges 40 of each
stud 24 are horizontally cut at 49 and wrapped around, so as to abuttingly
engage against, the tab 32 of the top plate 26.
The specific configuration of a third embodiment of the interaction of the
studs 24 with the top plate 26 can best be seen in FIGS. 10 and 11, and as
such, will be discussed with reference thereto.
The third embodiment is identical to the first embodiment, except that the
angle plate 42 is eliminated, and in its place, the tab 32 of the top
plate 26 is split heightwise into a pair of tabs 332 that straddlingly
engage the web 38 of the stud 24.
The pair of tabs 332 are chamfered to facilitate insertion of the web 38 of
the stud 24 therebetween, into the split in the tab 32 of the top plate
26.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or
more together, may also find a useful application in other types of
constructions differing from the types described above.
While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a
deflection wall, however, it is not limited to the details shown, since it
will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions
and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and its
operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any
way from the spirit of the present invention.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of
the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge,
readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that,
from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute characteristics of the
generic or specific aspects of this invention.
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