Structural stud post with thermal break
AssigneePorta-Fab Corporation
InventorsWayne McGee, Steve Skikas, Trace Woodrum
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Abstract
A structural stud post assembly comprising a center receiver section having opposing receiver channels formed by side walls and angled flanges, and a pair of raceway inserts also defining a raceway channel for accepting wiring and equipment to be disposed in the raceway. The raceways can be installed in the receiver channels to accept and accommodate wiring and equipment. The center receiver comprises a thermal break at about a midpoint to prevent there from being a metal-to-metal thermally conductive pathway through the stud. The structural stud post may be used in the construction of modular building systems.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a receiver section comprising a first back element and a second back element having a thermal break assembly extending therebetween, a first pair of side elements extending perpendicularly from said first back element, and a second pair of side elements extending perpendicularly from said second back element, each side element of said second pair of side elements having a receiver flange at a distal end thereof;
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- a raceway section comprising a bottom and two raceway legs extending from opposing ends thereof, each of said two raceway legs having a raceway flange extending from a distal end thereof;
- wherein said bottom and said two raceway legs are sized and shaped to fit snugly fit into a channel defined by said first back element and said first pair of side elements.
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