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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2009
Edward R. Digirolamo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Torres, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas Trestain, Toronto, CA;
Edward R. diGirolamo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Torres, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas Trestain, Toronto, CA;
The Steel Network, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A combination stud and bridging member for use in a metal wall. The stud includes a web and a pair of flanges with the web including first and second sides and having a depression formed therein. Adapted to engage or extend through the web, the bridging member includes first and second end portions. One end portion includes a concave shaped recess that when disposed adjacent the stud accommodates the depression formed in the web. Disposed on the end portion of the bridging member having the concave recess is a projection receiver. Disposed on the opposite end of the bridging member is a projection. In a wall structure, the bridging members are adapted to extend between the studs. More particularly, the projections of the bridging members extend through openings formed in the web of the studs and into the projection receivers of adjacent bridging members to form an interlocked relationship.