Inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard
OwnerJames Alan Kleininventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard at the intersection of two adjoining walls made from sheet metal framing members. The inside corner framing element may be characterized as either: (1) an elongated sheet metal strip bent lengthwise two times to define a truncated W-shaped cross-sectional profile with at least one linear receiving slot positioned at an end of the elongated sheet metal strip; or (2) an elongated sheet metal strip bent lengthwise three times to define a W-shaped cross-sectional profile with at least one linear receiving slot positioned at an end of the elongated sheet metal strip.
Claims3
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An inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard, consisting essentially of:
- an elongated sheet metal strip having two lengthwise bends, with each lengthwise bend being substantially parallel to the other lengthwise bend to thereby define a truncated W-shaped cross-sectional profile;
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- a linear receiving slot positioned at an end of the elongated sheet metal strip and along one of the at least two lengthwise bends.
An inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard, consisting essential of:
- an elongated sheet metal strip having at least three lengthwise bends, with each lengthwise bend being substantially parallel to each other lengthwise bend to thereby define a W-shaped cross-sectional profile;
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- first and second linear receiving slot positioned at an end of the elongated sheet metal strip and along two of the at least three lengthwise bends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.