Metal building stud and brick tie for a hybrid metal and timber framed building system
OwnerGeoff Baileyinventor
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Abstract
A hybrid building system using metal studs and brick ties in a timber framed building. The metal stud comprises an elongated metal section including two flanges joined by a web. The elongated metal section may be a C-section or a Z-section. The metal stud comprises foldable tabs at the top and bottom of the stud, a plurality of fastener holes along its length, service apertures along its length, brick tie fixing holes, a plurality of foldable lining spikes along its length and a wall lining sheet support tab at the lower end of said stud. The primary advantage of the invention is that there is an opportunity to utilize the desirable qualities of a steel stud with timber frames, which are more widely used, to create an improved building frame system.
Claims51
A metal stud comprising:
- an elongated metal section including two flanges joined by a web;
- flange plate tabs and web plate tabs formed at each end of the stud with said web plate tabs foldable from a position in a plane of the web to a position generally perpendicular to the web;
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- one or more further tabs formed along the length of the web for positioning and support of one or more lintels, sills and noggins, said one or more further tabs being formed in the plane of the web but foldable to a position generally perpendicular to the web.
A hybrid building frame system comprising:
- a plurality of metal studs each comprising:
- an elongated metal section including two flanges joined by a web;
- flange and web plate tabs formed at each end of the stud, said web plate tabs foldable from a position in a plane of the web to a position generally perpendicular to the web;
- and one or more further foldable tabs being formed along the stud;
- timber top plates attachable to said metal studs at upper said flange and web plate tabs;
- timber bottom plates attachable to said metal studs at lower said flange and web plate tabs;
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- timber lintels, sills and noggins attachable between said studs at said one or more further tabs.
A method of constructing a hybrid building frame including the steps of:
- attaching a metal stud to a timber bottom plate, by fixing said bottom plate between lower flanges of said stud;
- attaching a metal stud to a timber top plate, by fixing said top plate between upper flanges of said stud;
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- attaching one or more noggins, sills and or lintels between adjacent metal studs with noggins, sills and or lintels fixed to said studs;
A brick tie for use in a hybrid building frame system, said brick tie comprising:
- a length of shaped wire including a body;
- a stud attachment portion at one end of the body, said stud attachment portion consisting of a bent section forming a crank that interlocks with a hole in the stud;
- a wall engagement portion at the other end of the body;
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- a moisture elimination portion intermediate the stud attachment portion and the wall engagement portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.