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US 4,698,946 AGranted
Intersecting partitions adapted to support corner-mounted furniture
AssigneeUSG Corporation
InventorAlan C. Wendt
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Abstract
Hang-on furniture supporting studs standing independently at the intersection of wallboard partitions are tied together by an intersection stud for proper orientation and stabilization.
Claims7
A construction system for intersecting partitions said system comprising:
- a pair of separate corner studs set at an angle to one another and spaced from one another, each stud having a web, at least one of said studs adapted to support cantilevered loads having a bifurcated channel housing along a longitudinal edge of the web, said web and channel housing having a common center line, said housing defining an unobstructed channel distal to the web and a screw-receiving groove proximate to the web which communicates with the channel, and flanges extending laterally from the channel;
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- a tying stud having a central web and a pair of flanges disposed at an angle from the vertical planes in which the longitudinal edges of the central web lie, each flange being fastened to the web of a corner stud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.