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Wall-supporting device

a technology of supporting device and wall, which is applied in the direction of light supporting device, wash stand, scaffold accessories, etc., can solve the problems of potentially exposing the building occupants to illness and damage to the wall

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-23
ORNDORFF PAXTON W II +1
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[0011] The wall-supporting device of the present invention can be manufactured or cut into sections of any desired length and optionally includes a coupling nested within the cavities of adjacent sections of the support member. The coupling is particularly used in a fire rated wall of a building but is not limited to any such application. The coupling and the support member include mating dimples for interlocking and positioning adjacent sections of the support member. In one embodime

Problems solved by technology

As a result, the water not only stains the wallboard, but, over time, the water causes rot and mold growth, further damaging the wallboard and potentially exposing the building occupants to illness.

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first embodiment

[0035] Referring to FIG. 1, a wall-supporting device 10 according to the present invention includes a first vertical member 20 and a second vertical member 30 substantially parallel to and opposite the first vertical member 20. A lower bridge member 40 extends between and connects lower ends of the first and second vertical members 20 and 30. An upper bridge member 50 extends substantially parallel to and opposite the lower bridge member 40 from an upper end of the second vertical member 30. A third vertical member 60, substantially parallel with the first and / or second vertical members 20 and 30, extends upwardly from a back end of the upper bridge member 50 opposite the second vertical member 30. A passageway 70 is defined by a lower surface of the upper bridge member 50, an upper surface of the lower bridge member 40, and opposing inner surfaces of the first and second vertical members 20 and 30. The passageway 70 has a height and a width, identified as H and W, respectively.

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[0045] the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 6-7. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the wall-supporting device 10 having at least one opening 140 extending through the second vertical member 30. The opening 140 is formed during manufacturing of the wall-supporting device 10 or at any time prior to installation. Referring to FIG. 7, the opening 140 provides access to the first vertical member 20 through the passageway 70, so that a fastener 150, such as a screw or nail, can be driven through the first vertical member 20 into the stud 110. Therefore, with the opening 140, the wall-supporting device 10 is securable to the wall stud 110 or other wall structure through the first vertical member 20.

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[0046] The wall-supporting device 10 can be used in both fire-rated and non-fire rated walls of a building. A fire rating designates the extent to which a portion of a building must be resistant to fire. FIG. 8 illustrates the present invention for use in a fire-rated wall, such that the passageway 70 is filled with a fire retardant material 150. The fire retardant material 150 can be poured or injected into the passageway 70 and left to harden, thereby taking the shape of passageway 70. Alternately, it is within the scope of the invention that the fire retardant material 150 be inserted into the passageway 70 in any suitable manner, such as, inserting a preformed solid fire retardant material into the passageway 70.

[0047]FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the incomplete wall 100. In a fire-rated application, a coupling 160 connects two adjacent sections of the wall-supporting device 10. The wall-supporting device 10 containing the fire retardant material (not shown) affixes to the ...

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Abstract

A wall-supporting device for use in construction of a building to prevent water located on a floor surface from absorbing into a building material forming a vertical wall surface by separating the building material a distance from the floor. The wall-supporting device is placed along a lower portion of a wall so that a lower surface of the wall-supporting device abuts an upper floor surface. The wall-supporting device secures to a portion of a wall, for example, wall studs, and includes an engagement surface located a distance above the upper floor surface that abuts a lower edge of the material.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a wall-supporting device used in interior walls of a building, wherein the device separates a material forming a vertical wall surface from an upper floor surface. [0003] 2. Discussion of Related Art [0004] Historically, the interior walls of a building were designed such that a lower edge of building material used to form a vertical wall surface, such as wallboard, was located approximately one-half inch above an upper surface of the floor and attached along the length of the wall to support studs, for example, by nails or screws. Recently, as a result of temporal and fiscal concerns, builders have been placing the lower edge of the building material or wallboard directly onto the upper surface of the floor during construction. Therefore, when water enters the building, whether by flooding, a broken pipe, or an open sprinkler head, for example, the water running along the floor cont...

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IPC IPC(8): E04G11/00
CPCE04B2/7409E04B2/82E04B2/7457
Inventor ORNDORFF, PAXTON W. IIORNDORFF, GREG SR.
Owner ORNDORFF PAXTON W II