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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Applicants:
James Joseph Lehane, McHenry, IL (US);
Francis Harold Laux, Wheeling, IL (US);
Clifford Black, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James Joseph Lehane, McHenry, IL (US);
Francis Harold Laux, Wheeling, IL (US);
Clifford Black, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
United States Gypsum Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A J-runner, used in the construction of shaft walls in buildings is provided with a lifting element or ledge or both to permit simple centering of studs or shaft walls or both. By providing a lifting member in a lower J-runner, the studs or shaft walls or both can rest upon the lifting member to assist in vertically centering the studs or shaft walls or both when the shaft is fully constructed.