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Intersecting partitions adapted to support corner-mounted furniture
Assignee: USG 101 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60606 A DE CORP
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Filing: 1985-05-16
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2005-05-16
Abstract
Abstract Hang-on furniture supporting studs standing independently at the intersection of wallboard partitions are tied together by an intersection stud for proper orientation and stabilization.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan C. Wendt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:39
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/76; E04B2/78; E04B2/7809; E04B2/7845
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A construction system for intersecting partitions said system comprising: a pair of separate corner studs set at an angle to one another and spaced from one another, each stud having a web, at least one of said studs adapted to support cantilevered loads having a bifurcated channel housing along a longitudinal edge of the web, said web and channel housing having a common center line, said housing defining an unobstructed channel distal to the web and a screw-receiving groove proximate to the web which communicates with the channel, and flanges extending laterally from the channel; and a tying stud having a central web and a pair of flanges disposed at an angle from the vertical planes in which the longitudinal edges of the central web lie, each flange being fastened to the web of a corner stud.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A construction system for intersecting partitions said system comprising: a pair of separate corner studs set at an angle to one another and spaced from one another, each stud having a web, at least one of said studs adapted to support cantilevered loads having a bifurcated channel housing along a longitudinal edge of the web, said web and channel housing having a common center line, said housing defining an unobstructed channel distal to the web and a screw-receiving groove proximate to the web which communicates with the channel, and flanges extending laterally from the channel; and a tying stud having a central web and a pair of flanges disposed at an angle from the vertical planes in which the longitudinal edges of the central web lie, each flange being fastened to the web of a corner stud.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1 wherein a slotted standard is nested within the channel and is fastened to the channel housing by a screw set within the groove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the channel housing of a corner stud has a base, a longitudinal bead along the web of the corner stud is spaced apart from the base, and a flange of the tying stud has a longitudinal groove which mates with the bead.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the flanges of the tying stud are disposed at obtuse angles from said planes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 1 characterized further in that the tying stud has an intermediate web between the central web and each flange, each intermediate web extending at an obtuse angle from a longitudinal edge of the central web.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The system of claim 5 wherein the channel housing of a corner stud has a base, the web of said stud has a longitudinal bead spaced apart from the base of the channel housing, and a heel of the tying stud, formed by the intersection of an intermediate web and its associated flange, abuts the base of the channel housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 6 wherein the heel of the tying stud has a longitudinal groove which mates with the bead of the corner stud.
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