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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1999
Michael A. Pellock, Edwardsville, IL (US);
MiTek Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A shear panel configured to fit between adjacent studs in a stud wall is described. The shear panel in one embodiment of the present invention includes an elongate I-shaped member, a top shear cap, and a bottom shear cap. The elongate I-shaped member includes a central region and two opposing flanges extending longitudinally along opposing outer edges of the central region. The elongate I-shaped member is configured to fit between adjacent studs with the flanges in face to face contact with the faces of the adjacent studs. Each shear cap includes an elongate flat section, a first elongate leg section, and a second elongate leg section. The first and second leg sections extend perpendicularly from the elongate flat section, and the leg sections are configured so that an end of the central region of the I-shaped member fits between the legs. The first leg section is positioned inward from a first longitudinal edge of the flat section, and the second leg section is positioned inward from a second longitudinal edge of the flat section of the top shear cap. A first ear section of the cap is formed between the first longitudinal edge and the first leg, and a second ear section of the cap is formed between the second longitudinal edge and the second leg. The shear panel is positioned within the plane of the stud wall and does not extend out past the plane defined by the outer edges of the studs.