Metal stud building system and method
OwnerDonie Stoverinventor
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Abstract
A metal stud and clip assembly is designed for use in a non-load-bearing wall to allow a horizontal ceiling to vertically float thereon. This is accomplished by an elongated receiving channel on the stud spaced inwardly from its edges. A clip member has an elongated stabilizing bar slidably inserted into the channel, and the stabilizing bar itself then is secured to a horizontal ceiling or a track system mounted to the ceiling. Thus, relative movement of the ceiling with respect to the wall allows the stabilizing bar to move up and down in the receiving channel on the stud member.
Claims7
A metal stud and clip assembly for use in a non-load-bearing wall to allow a horizontal ceiling or floor to vertically float thereon, the assembly including in combination:
- an elongated metal stud member having a generally U-shaped cross section including a main portion with first and second edges and having first and second side members attached, respectively, to the first and second edges of the main portion;
- first and second receivers attached to the main portion of the stud member and each spaced inwardly a predetermined distance from the first and second side members;
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- a clip member having a first portion for attachment to a surface located above the stud and having first and second elongated stabilizing bars attached thereto and extending downwardly to slidably engage the first and second receivers, respectively, on the stud member to allow relative vertical movement between the stud member and the stabilizing bar.
A metal stud and clip assembly for use in a non-load-bearing wall to allow a horizontal ceiling or floor to vertically float thereon, the assembly including in combination:
- an elongated metal stud member having a generally U-shaped cross section including a main portion with first and second edges and having first and second side members attached, respectively, to the first and second edges of the main portion;
- at least a first receiver attached to the main portion of the stud member and spaced inwardly a predetermined distance from the first and second side members, the first receiver comprising an elongated hollow channel extending parallel to the first and second edges of the main portion of the stud member;
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- a clip member having a first portion for attachment to a surface located above the stud and having at least a first elongated stabilizing bar attached thereto and extending downwardly to slidably fit into the elongated channel on the stud member to allow relative vertical movement between the stud member and the stabilizing bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.