Stud with lengthwise indented grooves, and with intervening planar surfaces, and method

US20090249743A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-08BODNAR ERNEST R
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
BODNAR ERNEST R
Publication Date
2009-10-08
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A steel stud member for use in supporting structures and having reduced thickness as compared with conventional studs, and having a web having side edges, flanges on the side edges, formed at angles to the web, the web and the flanges enclosing inside surfaces, and having outside surfaces for mounting structure, and plurality of narrow indented longitudinal grooves formed in the flanges, and in the web, indented inwardly from the outside to the inside of the flanges, providing greater load bearing capacity for a given gauge of steel. Also disclosed is a method of making such a steel member.In another embodiment the flanges are indented with a plurality of separate dimples
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[0001] This application is a Continuation in Part of application Ser. No. 11 / 652,073 filed, Jan. 11 2007, Title, STUD WITH LENGTHWISE INDENTED RIBS AND METHOD, Inventor Ernest R Bodnar, which turn claimed priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 759,068 Filed Jan. 11 2006 Title STUD WITH LENGTHWISE INDENTED RIBS AND METHOD, inventor Ernest R Bodnar.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The invention relates to steel studs or structural members formed with edge formations, with planar edge flanges and indents located between planar portions of the edge flanges. The stud indents may be grooves or dimpled surfaces. In a particular preferred form the studs are formed with web main openings and edge formations along at least one side of the openings formed with at least two indented parallel spaced apart grooves in each said edge flange.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Steel studs of a wide variety have been proposed for erecting structures. Usually such studs are used to replace wooden...

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