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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Mark P. Bergeron, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Lawrence C. Dippold, Rexford, NY (US);
B & D Industries, Albany, NY (US);
Abstract
A deflector track tab structure, and method of formation, for positioning studs along a deflector track. Starting with a sheet of metal such as steel, tongues are formed within the sheet such that the tongues are oriented along the length of the sheet. Slats are formed in each tongue, wherein the slats are oriented along the length of the tongue. The tongues are bent away from the sheet resulting in tabs integral with the sheet and normal to the sheet. A flange is formed from the sheet on each side of the sheet such that a track web between the flanges remains. The flanges are normal to the web and oriented parallel to the tabs. A marker pattern may be formed on each tab to denote a position on each slat for subsequent coupling of metal studs to the tabs. After the track is coupled to a ceiling structure with the flanges and tabs pointing vertically downward, studs are fastened to the tabs at the denoted positions on the slats, such that the stud is separated from the track web by at least &dgr;, where &dgr; is a maximum allowed track deflection under gravitational live load normal to the web of the deflector track.