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US 2022/0145640 A1Published application
Control Joint
AssigneeClarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
InventorJeffrey F. Kersting
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Abstract
One embodiment of a construction component includes a first flange, a second flange, a flex portion positioned between the first flange and the second flange, a first leg, and a first strip. The first leg extends from the first flange and includes an interior surface facing the flex portion. The first strip may be positioned on a least a portion of the interior surface of the first leg.
Claims20
A construction component comprising:
- a. a first flange and a second flange;
- b. a flex portion positioned between the first flange and the second flange;
- c. a first leg, wherein the first leg extends from the first flange and comprises a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface of the first leg face in opposite directions relative to each other;
- and
- d. a first strip positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the first leg.
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A wall assembly comprising:
- a. a first wallboard panel comprising a first edge;
- b. a second wallboard panel comprising a second edge, wherein the second wallboard panel is positioned adjacent to the first wallboard panel with a gap between the first edge of the first wallboard panel and the second edge of the second wallboard panel portion;
- c. a construction component, wherein the construction component is positioned adjacent to the gap and comprises
- i. a first flange and a second flange;
- ii. a flex portion positioned between the first flange and the second flange;
- iii. a first leg, wherein the first leg extends from the first flange at a first end of the first leg;
- and
- iv. a first strip positioned on at least a portion of the first leg;
- d. wherein the construction component is positioned within the wall assembly such that the first leg is positioned between the first edge of the first wallboard panel and the flex portion.
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A wall assembly comprising:
- a. a first stud comprising a first web with a first interior surface;
- b. a second stud comprising a second web with a second interior surface, wherein the second stud is positioned adjacent to the first stud with a gap between the first interior surface of the first web and the second interior surface of the second web;
- c. a construction component, wherein the construction component is positioned adjacent to the gap and comprises
- i. a first flange and a second flange;
- ii. a flex portion positioned between the first flange and the second flange;
- iii. a first leg, wherein the first leg extends from the first flange at a first end of the first leg;
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- iv. a first strip positioned on at least a portion of the first leg such that an interior face of the first strip faces the flex portion;
- d. wherein the construction component is positioned within the wall assembly such that the first leg is positioned between the first interior surface of the first web of the first stud and the flex portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.