Wall connection system
AssigneesBlach Construction Company, Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Inc.
InventorsGino R. Cecchetto, Jr., Gregory P. Luth
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Abstract
A wall connection system is disclosed, which includes a horizontal building frame component with a first vertical face that has a first slot. The system further includes a prefabricated wall structure with a plurality of parallel studs and an elongate member connect to each stud. The elongate member has a second vertical face with a second slot and is parallel to the first vertical face. The long axis of the first slot is perpendicular to the long axis of the second slot. A fastener assembly connects the horizontal building frame component to the wall structure, through the slots.
Claims9
A method of connecting a wall to a building frame, comprising:
- prefabricating a modular wall structure including an elongate member connected to a plurality of parallel studs, the elongate member having a first vertical face with a first slot;
- lifting the wall structure proximate the building frame with the first vertical face of the elongate member parallel to a second vertical face of a horizontal building frame component, the second vertical face having a second slot, the first slot having an elongate axis orthogonal to an elongate axis of the second slot;
- extending a fastener assembly through the first slot and the second slot;
- securing the fastener assembly.
A method of constructing a building, comprising:
- prefabricating a wall panel including a plurality of at least three parallel studs;
- fixing an elongate member having a first slot to each of the plurality of parallel studs, the first slot being parallel a primary plane of the wall panel defined by the plurality of parallel studs;
- erecting a building frame at a building site, the building frame including a horizontal member having a second slot;
- transporting the wall panel to the building site;
- lifting the wall panel by the elongate member, into alignment alongside the building frame;
- aligning the first slot with the second slot, such that the slots are orthogonal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.