Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Machine or implement
Reexamination Certificate
1998-12-17
2001-04-03
Friedman, Carl D. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Machine or implement
C052S749100, C052S749100, C052S481100, C052S690000, C052S696000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06209282
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a composite wood stud structure for the construction of building structures and particularly, but not exclusively, for use in the construction of walls and interconnectable with bottom and top plate members.
BACKGROUND ART
Composite joist structures are known and examples thereof can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 2,166,096 which describes an H-shaped metal beam to which is secured adjacent one elongated web thereof a longitudinal wooden stud. Composite studs have also been constructed from a thin web sheet having opposed wood strips extending substantially parallel to each other and at opposed ends and sides of the web. Such a construction is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,144,785. Other types of H-like studs are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,658,557. There is also known a multitude of metal formed studs which engage in lower and top horizontal channels at predetermined locations therealong. Examples of these can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,101,817, 5,274,973 and 5,394,665.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It is a feature of the present invention to provide a composite stud which is economical to produce, which has excellent load bearing capacity and which is incorporated into a construction system to facilitate the erection of building structures and result in considerable savings of time and money.
According to the above feature, from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a composite wood stud for the construction of building structures. The stud is comprised of an elongated straight main member of substantially rectangular cross-section and having opposed flat side faces and opposed narrow flat end faces. A transverse elongated web piece of rectangular cross-section is secured along one of the opposed narrow flat end faces. The web piece is dimensioned and disposed to extend beyond the opposed flat side faces to define opposed wing sections. The web piece also has a width which is narrower than the width of the main member. The web piece provides an arresting force against longitudinal distortion of the straight main member and improves the load bearing capacity thereof.
According to a further broad aspect of the present invention there is provided a composite wood stud as above described in the previous paragraph and wherein the main member and the web piece(s) form a T-shaped cross-section load bearing wood stud.
According to a further broad aspect of the present invention the web piece is dimensioned and disposed to extend from one of the opposed flat side faces of the main member and beyond the other opposed flat side faces thereof to constitute a wing and thus a wood stud of substantially L-shaped cross-section.
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A Phi Dieu Tran
Friedman Carl D.
Houle Guy J.
Swabey Ogilvy Renault
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