Shaft wall and horizontal metal stud therefor
AssigneeNational Gypsum Company
InventorRobert J. Menchetti
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Abstract
A hollow shaft wall with horizontal studs having angled stud webs forming a channel with the stud inner flanges. Core boards are held by one edge in the angled channel and the other edge held by suitable means on an adjacent horizontal stud. Wallboards are spaced from the core boards and are secured to flanges of the studs. Supports are provided at the ends of the core boards and the studs for holding the wall in a vertical orientation.
Claims31
A hollow wall, extending vertically upwardly from a floor, readily assembleable from a first outer side and suitable for construction where a second inner side is relatively inaccessible, comprising:
- (a) means, at each end of said hollow wall, for receiving and grasping ends of horizontally extending studs and maintaining the position of said studs, providing a substantially vertically aligned end of said hollow wall;
- (b) at least one horizontally disposed, elongate, metal stud, said stud having an inner flange, a central web and an outer flange, said web extending between and connecting said inner and outer flanges;
- (c) at least first and second gypsum boards, each of said boards having an upper edge and a lower edge, said lower edge of said first gypsum board being immediately above said stud and supported on said central web of said stud, said upper edge of said second gypsum board being immediately below said stud and disposed against and supporting said central web of said stud substantially below said lower edge of said first gypsum board, said gypsum board edges being spaced inwardly from said outer flange of said stud and being substantially adjacent said inner flange;
- said stud having opposed ends grasped by said receiving and grasping means, and said stud maintaining said gypsum boards in vertically aligned position;
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- (d) additional gypsum board affixed to an outer face of said outer flange of said stud.
An enclosure formed by four hollow walls, said four walls each extending vertically upwardly from a floor, readily assembleable from a first outer side and suitable for construction where a second inner side is relatively inaccessible, comprising:
- (a) means, at each end of each of said hollow walls, for receiving and grasping ends of horizontally extending studs and maintaining the position of said studs, providing a substantially vertically aligned end of said hollow wall;
- (b) at least one horizontally disposed, elongate, metal stud, said stud having an inner flange, a central web and an outer flange, said web extending between and connecting said inner and outer flanges;
- (c) at least first and second gypsum boards, each of said boards having an upper edge and a lower edge, said lower edge of said first gypsum board being immediately above said stud and supported on said central web of said stud, said upper edge of said second gypsum board being immediately below said stud and disposed against and supporting said central web of said stud substantially below said lower edge of said first gypsum board, said gypsum board edges being spaced inwardly from said outer flange of said stud and being substantially adjacent said inner flange;
- said horizontal stud having opposed ends grasped by said receiving and grasping means, and said stud maintaining said gypsum boards in vertically aligned position;
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- (d) additional gypsum boards affixed to an outer face of said outer flange of said stud;
- said four walls being interconnected by said receiving and grasping means, whereby each said receiving and grasping means functions as said receiving and grasping means for two of said walls.
A hollow wall extending upwardly from a floor, said wall having an inner side and an outer side and comprising:
- a plurality of horizontally disposed, vertically spaced, elongate, formed sheet metal studs each having a pair of opposite ends;
- each stud having an inner flange, an outer flange and a web extending laterally between and joining said flanges;
- a plurality of first gypsum boards each having a pair of opposite side ends, an upper edge and a lower edge;
- means, at each end of said hollow wall, receiving said ends of said studs and maintaining the position of said studs, providing a vertically aligned end of said hollow wall;
- means on each stud engaging one of said first gypsum boards adjacent the upper edge thereof to support the weight of said stud atop said first gypsum board;
- means on each stud engaging another of said first gypsum boards adjacent the lower edge thereof to support the weight of said first gypsum board atop said stud, whereby said one of said first gypsum boards supports the weights of said stud and said another of said first gypsum boards;
- means on each stud holding each of said first gypsum boards, engaged by said stud, adjacent the inner side of said wall and spaced from the outer side of said wall;
- and a plurality of second gypsum boards and means on each stud mounting said second gypsum boards adjacent the outer side of said wall and spaced from said first gypsum boards which are adjacent the inner side of said wall.
A hollow wall extending vertically upwardly from a floor to a ceiling and formed by at least first and second wall sections, said wall sections extending at substantially right angles one to the other and adjoining to form a corner, a vertical corner post at said corner and connecting said first and second wall sections, said corner post comprising first and second channels forming first and second channel openings, each of said wall sections comprising a plurality of horizontally extending core boards, a plurality of wallboards spaced from said core boards, and a plurality of horizontal studs, said core boards being separated by said studs, said core boards and said studs of said first wall section having ends extending into said first channel and said core boards and said studs of said second wall section having ends extending into said second channel, said first and second channels being secured together and said core boards of said first and said second wall sections being secured to said first channel.
A hollow wall extending vertically upwardly from a floor to a ceiling and formed by at least first and second wall sections, said wall sections being substantially coplanar and having adjacent edges, each of said wall sections comprising a plurality of horizontally extending core boards, a plurality of horizontal studs between said core boards, said studs being spaced apart in the vertical direction, and a plurality of wallboards secured to said studs, each of said wallboards extending adjacent at least three of said studs and being secured thereto, and a vertical center post between and attached to said adjacent edges, said center post comprising two channels positioned in back-to-back relation, each of said channels forming a channel opening which receives said core boards and said horizontal studs of one of said wall sections, means securing said channels together, means securing said core boards to said channels, and means securing said wallboards to said channels on the outside of said channel openings.
A hollow wall extending upwardly from a floor, said wall having an inner side and an outer side and comprising:
- a plurality of horizontally disposed, vertically spaced, elongate, formed sheet metal studs each having a pair of opposite ends;
- each stud having an inner flange, an outer flange and a web extending laterally between and joining said flanges;
- a plurality of first gypsum boards each having a pair of opposite side ends, an upper edge and a lower edge, each of said first gypsum boards being elongated in the horizontal direction;
- means, at each end of said hollow wall, receiving said studs and maintaining the positions of said studs substantially in vertical alignment, thereby providing a vertically aligned end of said hollow wall;
- said web of each stud engaging one of said first gypsum boards adjacent said upper edge thereof to support the weight of said stud atop said first gypsum board;
- said web of each stud engaging another of said first gypsum boards adjacent the lower edge thereof to support the weight of said first gypsum board atop said stud;
- said second gypsum boards being elongated in the vertical direction and being positioned adjacent the outer side of said wall and spaced from said first gypsum boards which are adjacent the inner side of said wall, each of said second gypsum boards extending vertically adjacent three or more of said studs on the outside of said outer flanges and being secured to said outer flanges.
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