Sill plate
AssigneeConstruction Solutions, LLC
InventorJoseph A. Frezza
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Abstract
A sill plate adapted to support drywall above a floor surface to prevent the formation of mold in the drywall. The sill plate has a base section and a first wall associated with the base section. A first shelf is associated with the first wall. The first shelf is adapted to support drywall. The sill plate may also include a second wall associated with base section where the second wall is opposed from the first wall. The second wall may include a second shelf associated with the second wall. Each of the first shelf and second shelf may extend along a plane parallel to a plane passing through the base section. Drywall may rest on the first shelf prior to being affixed to vertical studs extending from the sill plate.
Claims21
A sill plate comprising:
- a base section;
- a first flap extending from said base section to integrally form a first wall and a first shelf;
- said first wall extending from said base section to a first wall end;
- said first shelf extending from said first wall from a point between said first wall end and said base section leaving an upper portion of said first wall exposed above said first shelf, said first shelf adapted to support drywall;
- a second wall extending from said base section to a second wall end, said second wall opposed from said first wall;
- wherein said first shelf extends away from said second wall and is substantially parallel to said base section from said first wall to a free end of said first shelf, the free end being the terminus of said first shelf, and wherein at least part of said upper portion of said first wall is substantially linear.
An elongate sill plate for steel stud framing, said sill plate comprising:
- a base section having a first edge and a second edge;
- a first wall extending generally perpendicular to the first edge of said base section toward a first wall end;
- a first shelf formed continuously from said first wall, the entirety of said first shelf extending from said first wall below said first wall end and above said base section leaving a first wall upper end exposed above said first shelf, the first shelf extending away from the base section to a free end along a plane generally parallel to a plane formed by said base section, said first shelf adapted to support drywall, the free end being the terminus of said shelf;
- a second wall extending generally perpendicular to the second edge of said base section,
- wherein at least a portion of said first wall upper end is substantially linear.
A method of erecting a wall, said method comprising:
- installing a sill plate against a floor surface, the sill plate comprising a base section, a first wall extending from the base section to a first wall end, a first shelf formed continuously from the first wall, the first shelf extending from the first wall at a point below the first wall end and above the base section, the first shelf extending in its entirety away from the base section to a free end along a plane substantially parallel to a plane formed by the base section, the free end being at the terminus of the first shelf, and a second wall extending from the base;
- installing studs adjacent the first wall;
- supporting a first sheet of drywall on the first shelf above the floor surface;
- affixing the first sheet of drywall to the studs.
A kit of components for use in the construction of steel stud framing, said kit comprising:
- a sill plate, the sill plate comprising a base section, a first wall extending from said base section to a first wall end, a first shelf formed continuously with said first wall, said first shelf extending from said first wall below said first wall end and above the base section, at least a portion of the section of said first wall spanning between said first shelf and said first wall end being substantially linear, said first shelf being substantially parallel to said base from said first wall to its terminus at a free end away from the base section and being adapted to support drywall, a second wall extending from said base section;
- and,
- at least one stud.
A sill plate for supporting dry wall in steel stud framing, said sill plate comprising:
- an elongate base section having a first edge and a second edge;
- a first wall formed integrally with said base section, said first wall extending generally perpendicular from said first edge of said base to a first wall end;
- a first flap, said first flap formed integrally with said first wall and said base section, said first flap extending along said first wall toward said base section, said first flap including a linear portion;
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- a first shelf, said first shelf formed integrally with said first flap, said first wall, and said base, said first shelf extending outwardly away from the base section from a point between said first wall end and said base section to a free end from said first flap substantially parallel to said base, the free end being the terminus of said shelf.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.