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US 11,473,299 B1Granted
Systems, devices, and/or methods for building construction
OwnerRobert M. Callahan, Shawn A. Callahaninventors
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a wall frame comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, a first end column, a second end column, a plurality of studs, and a plurality of purlins. Each of the plurality of purlins is an edge of a pair of cells, the pair of cells having edges comprising three edges that comprise one or more of a part of the top plate, a part of the bottom plate, a part of the first end column, a part of the second end column, a part of the plurality of studs, and another of the plurality of purlins.
Claims11
A wall frame comprising:
- a top plate;
- a bottom plate;
- a first end column;
- a second end column;
- a plurality of studs;
- and
- a plurality of purlins, wherein each of the plurality of purlins is an edge of a pair of cells, the pair of cells having edges comprising three edges that comprise one or more of a part of the top plate, a part of the bottom plate, a part of the first end column, a part of the second end column, a part of the plurality of studs, and another of the plurality of purlins;
- wherein each of the top plate, the bottom plate, the first end column, the second end column, and the plurality of studs have a layered structure, the layered structure comprising:
- a first slotted spacer, the first slotted spacer defining a first set of slots;
- a second slotted spacer, the second slotted spacer defining a second set of slots, the first set of slots not aligned with the second set of slots;
- and
- a cap, the cap comprising a substantially planar face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.