Extendible interconnected Z-studs
US5079884A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B2/7881
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An extendible stud, consisting of two substantially identical Z-studs each of which has opposed flanges of substantially different widths and inwardly turned lips at the flange outer edges, and each Z-stud having a central raised ridge in its web, raised in a direction toward the wider flange, which two Z-studs are interconnected by the narrow flange of each being held within the channel formed by the wider flange of the other Z-stud along with its associated lip and web. Also the method of interconnecting two Z-studs and the method of erecting hollow partitions with the extendible stud.
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