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US 6,279,289 B1Granted
Metal framing system
OwnerJames T. Soder, Bruce K. Ostranderinventors
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A system and method are provided for framing at least a portion of a wide variety of structures. In each embodiment, the framing system includes a base, which may be attached to a foundation of the structure by conventional means, which preferably comprises at least one rectangular or square metal tube. Alternatively, the base may be made of other metal structures. The framing system further includes a plurality of lower connecting members attached to and extending upwardly from the base and a plurality of upwardly extending support members which are interconnected to the lower connecting members. The framing system may further include an upper member and a plurality of upper connecting members attached to and extending downwardly from the upper member. Each of the support members is also interconnected to one of the upper connecting members, which is aligned with one of the lower connecting members. The interconnections between the support members and the corresponding lower and upper connecting members may be achieved by various alternative configurations, but in each case one member has a reduced end portion which is inserted into a non-reduced end portion of the adjacent member. The reduced end portion is preferably achieved by a roll reduction process.
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure, said system comprising:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure, said system comprising:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
A method of constructing a framing system for use in framing at least a portion of a structure, said method comprising the steps of:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure, said system comprising:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure, said system comprising:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure, said system comprising at least one wall frame, said at least one wall frame including:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure, said system comprising at least one wall frame, said at least one wall frame including:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising:
A system for forming at least one wall frame for framing at least a portion of a building structure, said system formed from a plurality of interconnectable four-sided orthogonal metal tubes having substantially identical cross-sectional dimensions that interconnect with each other at their free ends with a free end of one metal tube having a reduced portion along each of its four orthogonal sides relative to a free end portion of a tube to which it connects, said reduced portion snugly and securely fitting within the end portion of the tube to which it connects, wherein said orthogonal metal tubes include vertically extending support members which are substantially parallel to one another and vertically extending connecting members, wherein one of said support members and connecting members include a reduced end portion relative to the other of said supporting members and connecting members wherein the support members are supported vertically by the connecting members.
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
A system for framing a structure composing:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
A system for constructing at least one wall frame for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising a plurality of interconnectable components to form the wall frame, said interconnectable components including:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
A system for constructing at least one wall frame for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising a plurality of interconnectable components to form the wall frame, said interconnectable components including:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
A system for framing a structure comprising:
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