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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Steven G. Judd, West Valley, UT (US);
Inventor:
Steven G. Judd, West Valley, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/344 (2006.01); E04B 2/58 (2006.01); E04B 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/344 (2013.01); E04B 2/58 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2415 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2439 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2448 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32951 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention is a framing system for resolving vertical and horizontal movements in light gage, cold formed, steel stud framing. It utilizes at least one corner hinge and a plurality of pivoting stud clips (one for each stud) that accommodate for the deflection of a building as it encounters environmental changes. Additional hinges may be placed axially, along the wall and at the top and bottom of the corner for increased flexibility. Two embodiments of stud pivot clips, one utilizing direct attachment and arcuate slots, the other utilizing a pivotable connection plate, are disclosed; as are two hinge embodiments.