Offset leg framing element for fire stop applications

An offset leg framing element in combination with an elongated support beam for use in a fire rated assembly, wherein the support beam has an applied fire resistant coating on most of its sides, and wherein the applied fire resistant coating has an average thickness (t1), comprising:

• an elongated offset leg framing element attached lengthwise and positioned immediately adjacent to the elongated support beam along a section of the support beam that does not have an applied fire resistant coating thereon;
• an elongated web section of the offset leg framing element having opposing edges, wherein the elongated web section is attached lengthwise to the elongated support beam along the section of the support beam that does not have an applied fire resistant coating thereon;
• a pair of outwardly extending sidewalls integrally connected to the web and in contact with the applied fire resistant coating, wherein each sidewall has a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the proximal end of each sidewall is integrally connected to one of the opposing edges of the web, and wherein the sidewalls are substantially parallel and confront each other;
• at least one laterally extending ledge section integrally connected to one of the pair of outwardly extending sidewalls, wherein the at least one ledge section has an inner edge and an outer edge, and wherein the inner edge of the at least one leg section is integrally connected to the distal end of one of the pair of sidewalls;
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• at least one downwardly extending leg integrally connect to the at least one ledge section, wherein the at least one leg has a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the proximal end of the at least one leg is integrally connected to the outer edge of the at the at least one ledge section.