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US 2018/0002942 A1Published application
Quad v-panel assembly
AssigneePatco, LLC
InventorsJohn Louis Vanker, Michael Lastowski
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Abstract
An implementation of a quad v-panel assembly disclosed herein includes a plurality of studs, tracks, and apex plates. The various components, connections, and positions of the quad v-panel assembly are standardized. Furthermore, the quad v-panel assembly includes a plurality of v-brace studs that provide strength enhancements such that the quad v-panel assembly may withstand significant lateral forces due to wind or seismic activity.
Claims20
A quad v-panel assembly, comprising:
- at least four v-panels, each of the four v-panels comprising two v-brace studs;
- a plurality of horizontal tracks including at least two middle tracks, a top track, and a bottom track;
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- a plurality of apex plates, each of the v-brace studs being connected to a combination of the top track and a middle track of the at least two middle tracks using one or more of the apex plates or a combination of the middle track and the bottom track using one or more of the apex plates.
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A quad v-panel assembly comprising:
- at least four v-panels, each of the four v-panels comprising two v-brace studs;
- a plurality of horizontal tracks including at least two middle tracks, a top track, and a bottom track;
- a plurality of vertical studs including at least two exterior studs and at least one interior center stud, the at least one interior center stud extending through pass-through openings of the at least two middle tracks and connected to the top track and the bottom track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.