Fastener-less track assembly for supporting wall studs
AssigneeHarmer Ventures Ltd.
InventorsHarry B. Ferguson, Mervin S. Roshinsky
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Abstract
This application relates to a track assembly for supporting wall studs. The assembly includes an upper track and a lower track each having a base and opposed first and second sidewalls. A plurality of tabs are formed in the track sidewalls at spaced longitudinal intervals. Each tab defines a slot between the tab and an adjacent portion of the sidewall for slidably receiving a wall panel of a stud. The track assembly allows wall studs to be quickly and removably coupled to the tracks without the need for ladders, fasteners or special tools. In one embodiment the assembly is a slip track system permitting deflection of the upper track relative to the lower track after installation of the wall studs.
Claims21
A track for supporting an end portion of an elongated wall stud comprising:
- (a) a longitudinally extending base;
- (b) first and second opposed sidewalls extending generally perpendicular to said base in spaced-apart parallel planes, wherein said base and said sidewalls together define a trough for receiving and retaining said end portion of said stud;
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- (c) a plurality of tabs extending within the interior of said trough at spaced-apart longitudinal intervals, wherein pairs of said tabs are aligned, and wherein said tabs define a plurality of slots each defined between one of said tabs and one of said sidewalls for slidably receiving a wall panel of said stud, each of said tabs extending in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said one of said sidewalls, each of said tabs comprising a fixed end located at said base and a free end located distal from said base and displaced from said one of said sidewalls to define a slot opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.