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US 4,787,767 AGranted
Stud clip for the top rail of a partition
AssigneeUSG Interiors, Inc.
InventorAlan C. Wendt
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AssigneeUSG Interiors, Inc.
InventorAlan C. Wendt
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The twisting of studs within the ceiling and floor rails of a partition is prevented by a quickly installable stud clip which may be moved along the rail to its desired position before being fastened to the rail and stud. The channel form top rail in this system has a pair of longitudinal slots just below the web which are defined by inwardly extending longitudinal tracks which are parallel to the web. The stud clip has a base plate from whose central portion a stud-engaging standard depends at a right angle. On the lateral portions of the plate there are skid elements which fit into the slots and engage the tracks. Extending from one lateral portion of the plate beyond the plane of the standard is a relatively narrow locking tab which is in edgewise abutment with a track. The abutment of the locking tab with the track prevents rotation of the stud clip within the rail.
A partition system comprising:
A stud clip having a base plate having a generally rectangular shape, a standard sheared out of and bent at a right angle from the central portion of the plate to depend therefrom, a locking tab which extends from a lateral portion of the plate beyond the vertical plane of the standard and whose outer margin is inset from the outer margin of the plate, a shoulder between said outer margins, and an arcuate edge on the base plate generally diagonal from the shoulder;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.