# US 2013/0239504 A1 · Method and devices for framing openings in cast-in-place walls > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0239504 A1 - Document ID: US20130239504A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/784,038 - Filed: 2013-03-04 - Published: 2013-09-19 - Earliest claimed: 2006-11-29 - Assignees: Stala Integrated Assemblies, LLC - Applicants: Stala Integrated Assemblies, LLC - Inventors: John Andrew Keith; Jonathan Paul Keith; James Todd Essex - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130239504A1 ## CPC - E04B 2/8652: {with ties located in the joints of the forms} - E04B 2/44: using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls {(masonry wall ties E04B1/4178)} - E04B 2/46: by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails - E06B 1/003: {Cavity wall closers; Fastening door or window frames in cavity walls (lintels E04C3/02)} - E04B 2/7412: {Posts or frame members specially adapted for reduced sound or heat transmission} - E04B 2/8617: {with spacers being embedded in both form leaves} - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) ## Abstract A wall assembly comprises a wall component and a framing member. The wall component comprises a first wall panel, a second wall panel, and at least one connecting member positioned between the first wall panel and the second wall panel. The framing member comprises a first panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the first wall panel, and a first inner flange comprising a first anchor portion configured to guide the first wall panel into the first panel receiving channel. Additional embodiments may include a second panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the second wall panel and a second inner flange comprising a second anchor portion configured to guide the second wall panel into the second panel receiving channel. Embodiments may be used to form walls made of cast-in-place concrete. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wall assembly comprising: a wall component comprising a first wall panel comprising a first interior surface, a second wall panel comprising a second interior surface, and at least one connecting member positioned between the first wall panel and the second wall panel; and a framing member comprising a first panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the first wall panel, and a first inner flange comprising a first anchor portion configured to guide the first wall panel into the first panel receiving channel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wall assembly of claim 1, wherein the first interior surface of the first wall panel is adjacent to the first inner flange when the first wall panel is received within the first panel receiving channel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wall assembly of claim 1, wherein the framing member further comprises a second panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the second wall panel, and a second inner flange comprising a second anchor portion configured to guide the second wall panel into the second panel receiving channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The wall assembly of claim 3, wherein the second interior surface of the second wall panel is adjacent to the second inner flange when the second wall panel is received within the second panel receiving channel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The wall assembly of claim 3, wherein the first anchor portion extends toward the second anchor portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wall assembly of claim 1, wherein the framing member comprises steel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wall assembly of claim 1, wherein the wall component comprises an insulated concrete form. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wall assembly of claim 1, wherein the framing member further comprises an outer flange, wherein the outer flange defines an outermost edge of the framing member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The wall assembly of claim 8, wherein the wall component further comprises a sheet of drywall positioned adjacent to a first exterior surface of the first wall panel, wherein at least a portion of the sheet of drywall is received between a first exterior surface of the first wall panel and the outer flange. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The wall assembly of claim 8, wherein the outer flange further comprises an inwardly curling portion, wherein the wall component further comprises a sheet of drywall positioned adjacent to a first exterior surface of the first wall panel, wherein an edge of the sheet of drywall abuts the inwardly curling portion of the first outer flange. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The wall assembly of claim 8, wherein the framing member further comprises a first member, wherein the first inner flange, second inner flange, and outer flange are each integral with the first member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The wall assembly of claim 8, wherein the outer flange comprises an inwardly curling portion configured to engage the second wall panel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The wall assembly of claim 12, wherein the inwardly curling portion is further configured to engage an exterior building facade material. ### Claim 14 A wall assembly comprising: a wall component comprising a first wall panel comprising a first interior surface, a second wall panel comprising a second interior surface, and at least one connecting member positioned in a cavity between the first wall panel and the second wall panel; a quantity of concrete poured into the cavity between the first wall panel and the second wall panel; and a framing member comprising a first panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the first wall panel, and a first inner flange comprising a first anchor portion configured to guide the first wall panel into the first panel receiving channel, wherein the first anchor portion engages the quantity of concrete. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The wall assembly of claim 14, wherein the first anchor portion is substantially encased in the quantity of concrete. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The wall assembly of claim 14, wherein the framing member further comprises a second panel receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of the second wall panel, and a second inner flange comprising a second anchor portion configured to guide the second wall panel into the second panel receiving channel, wherein the second anchor portion is engages the quantity of concrete. ### Claim 17 A wall assembly comprising: a wall component comprising a first wall panel comprising a first interior surface and a first exterior surface, a second wall panel comprising a second interior surface, at least one connecting member positioned between the first wall panel and the second wall panel, and a sheet of drywall positioned adjacent to the first exterior surface of the first wall panel; and a framing member comprising a first inner flange, and a first outer flange, wherein the first inner flange and the first outer flange are spaced to receive at least a portion of the first wall panel and at least a portion of the sheet of drywall between the first inner flange and the first outer flange. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The wall assembly of claim 17, wherein the first inner flange comprises a first anchor portion configured to guide the first wall panel between the first inner flange and the first outer flange. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The wall assembly of claim 17, wherein the framing member further comprises: a second inner flange, and a second outer flange, wherein the second inner flange and the second outer flange are spaced to receive at least a portion of the second wall panel. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The wall assembly of claim 19, wherein the second inner flange comprises a second anchor portion configured to guide the second wall panel between the second inner flange and the second outer flange.