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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Leslie Rogers Darr, Iii, Hoschton, GA (US);
Jeremy Ryan Smith, Carrollton, VA (US);
Michael Francis Cavanaugh, Hampstead, NH (US);
Terry Robert Westerman, Loveland, OH (US);
James Michael Wielinga, West Chester, OH (US);
Gregory S. Ralph, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Nagaraj Eshwar, Willbrook, IL (US);
Thomas J. Lawson, Dyer, IN (US);
David Lee Keebler, West Chester, OH (US);
Leslie Rogers Darr, III, Hoschton, GA (US);
Jeremy Ryan Smith, Carrollton, VA (US);
Michael Francis Cavanaugh, Hampstead, NH (US);
Terry Robert Westerman, Loveland, OH (US);
James Michael Wielinga, West Chester, OH (US);
Gregory S. Ralph, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Nagaraj Eshwar, Willbrook, IL (US);
Thomas J. Lawson, Dyer, IN (US);
David Lee Keebler, West Chester, OH (US);
Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC, West Chester, OH (US);
Abstract
A structural framing member comprises a web flanked by a pair of flanges. The flanges may extend generally perpendicularly from the side edges of the web. In some embodiments, the web may comprise a plurality of evenly-spaced embossments positioned along the centerline of the web. The embossments may be diamond shaped. The web may further comprise one or more longitudinally extending offsets that extend along the length of the web. Each flange may comprise a plurality of evenly-spaced longitudinally extending stiffeners. The longitudinally extending stiffeners may be spaced approximately ⅜″ (0.953 cm) apart from each other. In some embodiments, each flange may further comprise a free end, which is bent inwardly to form a return lip along the length of the flange. The return lip may extend generally perpendicularly from the flange and generally parallel to the web. The structural framing member may comprise a stud, track member, or other framing member.