Construction elements
OwnerDonald Kew WOOinventor
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Abstract
A construction element is provided for forming a corner of a surface of a building, the surface including wall panels attached to framing studs. The construction element includes: a comer-forming surface that that is shaped to extend, in a cross-sectional view, between two separate wall panels, such that ends of the comer-forming surface, as viewed in the cross-sectional view, substantially match respective corners of the wall panels; and a fastener strip that, in a state in which the comer-forming surface is in its installed position with respect to the framing studs, is substantially parallel to one or more of the framing studs, such that a fastener can attach the fastener strip to one or more of the studs without passing through the wall panel.
Claims21
A construction element for forming a corner at which two building surfaces join, the surfaces comprising wall panels attached to framing studs, the construction element comprising:
- a corner-forming surface that that is shaped to extend, in a cross-sectional view, between two separate wall panels, such that ends of the corner-forming surface, as viewed in the cross-sectional view, substantially match respective corners of the wall panels;
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- a fastener strip that, in a state in which the corner-forming surface is in its installed position with respect to the framing studs, is substantially parallel to one or more of the framing studs, such that a fastener can attach the fastener strip to one or more of the studs without passing through the wall panels.
A method of using a construction element to form a corner at which two building surfaces join, the surfaces being surfaces of wall panels attached to framing studs, the construction element comprising (i) a corner-forming surface that that is shaped to extend, in a cross-sectional view, between two separate wall panels, such that ends of the corner-forming surface, as viewed in the cross-sectional view, substantially match respective corners of the wall panels;
- and (ii) a fastener strip that, in a state in which the corner-forming surface is in its installed position with respect to the framing studs, is substantially parallel to one or more of the framing studs, such that a fastener can attach the fastener strip to one or more of the studs without passing through the wall panel, the method comprising:
- attaching the construction element to the framing studs;
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- after attaching the construction element to the framing studs, attaching the wall panels to the studs.
A construction element for forming a corner at which two building surfaces join, the surfaces being surfaces of wall panels attached to framing studs, the construction element comprising:
- a corner-forming surface that is shaped to extend, in a cross-sectional view, between two separate wall panels, such that ends of the corner-forming surface, as viewed in the cross-sectional view, substantially match respective corners of the wall panels;
- leg portions, configured to be positioned between the wall panels and the studs;
- step portions that respectively attach respective ones of the leg portions to respective ends of the corner-forming surface, the step portions each having a width that is equal to or slightly larger than a thickness of the wall panels;
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- wing portions, extending from ends of the corner-forming surface, configured to be attached to the wall panels after the wall panels have been attached to the studs, thereby covering seams between the corner-forming surface and the wall panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.