Pre-distancing collapsible system particularly for the elements of a structural frame
AssigneePre-Framing Corp.
InventorMauro Sica
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a pre-distancing collapsible system particularly for the elements of a structural frame of a building. An embodiment of the invention comprises at least three components of a structural frame and at least two spacers, not being these spacers structural elements of the frame, fastened to the heads of aforementioned components of the frame, and said spacer being foldable.
Claims18
A pre-distancing wall frame system comprising a plurality of structural components that include stud components, sills and headers, and nonstructural components including at least two spacers, said spacers coupled to outwardly facing end surfaces of longitudinal ends of said stud components and each said spacer including a fold between adjacent ones of said longitudinal ends of said stud components when said wall frame system is in a collapsed state, wherein said plurality of said structural components form part of a wall frame that includes a window or door opening with said sills and headers when said wall frame system is in an uncollapsed state, and wherein said spacers are each unfolded and have an unfolded maximum length without said fold that defines a distance between said stud components, when said wall frame system is in said uncollapsed state, and wherein some of said structural components include partial cuts spaced apart by a distance that defines a length of a further structural component disposed within and removable from said structural component.
A pre-distancing system comprising a plurality of stud components of a structural frame and non-structural components including at least two spacers, said spacers fastened to outwardly facing end surfaces of longitudinal ends of at least three said stud components of said structural frame and said spacers including a fold between two said stud components when said pre-distancing system is in a collapsed state and wherein said spacers are unfolded, do not have said fold and include an unfolded maximum length that defines a distance between said stud components when said structural frame is in an uncollapsed state,
- wherein said stud components of said structural frame are configured to form a wall frame that includes a window or door opening with sills and headers when said pre-distancing system is assembled and wherein at least a first stud component of said plurality of stud components includes at least a further structural component therein, said further structural component having a length defined by spaced apart partial cuts disposed on said first stud component, each said further structural component comprising one of said sills or one of said headers or a base stud component adapted to be attached to said at least one of said sills and headers.
A wall frame assembly comprising:
- a plurality of structural components including wall studs, and
- nonstructural components including at least two spacers,
- said spacers coupled to outwardly facing end surfaces of each of opposed longitudinal ends of said structural components, each said spacer being flexible and including a fold between adjacent ones of said longitudinal ends of said structural components when said wall frame assembly is in a collapsed state, and
- wherein said wall studs form part of a wall frame and at least a first structural component of said plurality of structural components includes partial cuts at locations that define a further structural component disposed within and forming part of said first structural component, and wherein said further structural component comprises a sill or header.
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