Furring and fireproofing protection clip assembly

Claim 1

A clip assembly for attaching a member to a support covered with a fireproofing material, comprising, in combination: a. a pair of clip sub-assemblies, each one of the clip subassemblies provided with a surface arranged for engaging a support and maintaining the integrity of a layer of a fireproofing material selectively provided on the support, the support engaging surface including a plate portion extending in a plane and defining in the plane a surface substantially in the form of the outline of a right triangle, and each of the clip sub-assemblies including a base portion connected to and arranged extending perpendicularly from an edge of the associated plate portion, and further including an end wall connected to and arranged extending perpendicularly from both the base portion and the plate portion along parallel edges of the base and plate portion, each of the plate portions and end walls being arranged along a common edge of the respective base portions, the end walls arranged for selectively supporting wallboard furring the support; b. attaching means associated with the base portions of the clip sub-assemblies for selectively and adjustably connecting the sub-assemblies to one another; and c. a support member having a pair of spaced, parallel flanges connected together by a web and providing a cross-section in the form of an I, the support engaging surfaces of the clip sub-assemblies being arranged engaging respective ones of the flanges, a member supported adjacent the support member by the clip assembly formed from the clip sub-assemblies, and wallboard attached to the end walls of the clip sub-assemblies and spaced from the flanges for partially enclosing the support.