Intermediate Wood Wall Support System called Straight Wall

Abstract

A Wood Wall Support System as a manner to straighten a wall surface and provide a good structure to place drywall, paneling and various finishes on a vertical planar wall surface. It is designed to keep wood walls strong, even and vertically straight by creating a flat plane for the wall finishes. A long “T” configuration is applied generally in the center of the length of the stud and can be applied to the wall as it is in a horizontal position or after the studs are vertical. This system can be used in both Residential and Commercial wood frame wall applications.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application with Ser. No. 62 / 524,425 filed Jun. 23, 2017, by Bruce Tiefel and entitled Intermediate Wood Wall Support System called Straight Wall.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to an Intermediate Wood Wall Support System called Straight Wall. Particularly this is a manner to straighten a wall surface and provide a good structure to place drywall, paneling and various finishes on a vertical planar wall surface. The present invention relates to a system that pertains to straightening bowed studs and using the straight wall system to make them commonly flush at the medial / mid area of the wall. It provides a straight, even and more rigid framing base for the wall finish. The present invention relates generally to the framing of walls in new construction and in the remodeling of buildings and, more particularly, to a relatively simple system to align and support mem...

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Benefits of technology

This patent describes an Intermediate Wood Wall Support System called Straight Wall, which can be used for simple and efficient straightening of wood structures. The system includes a durable metal "T" made of folded angles, a series of vertical wood studs, and a kerf saw cut into each stud. The "T" is fastened to the studs, moving them to an even position and ensuring a vertical surface. The system can be manufactured using low-volume methods and installed during original build, after walls are placed vertical or during remodeling. It is rust-resistant, improves shear strength, and maintains vertical compressive strength. The system requires only simple tools and can be installed by a single workers.

Problems solved by technology

Anyone who works with framing lumber known that straight lumber is hard to find now days.

As straight materials get more difficult to obtain, wall heights trends are taller and thus longer materials are being required and utilized.

The use of these un-straight and high moisture content materials is resulting in bowed walls and diminished bearing strength.

This is making it difficult to apply wall finishes.

Cracking and breaking of wall finishes is common due to continual movement of the wall as the materials naturally dry out.

This procedure is time consuming and typically only the “worse” of the crooked studs are straightened.

Normally however the studs can be severely weakened from the process and this type of procedure can cause problems for insulation and mechanical applications to follow, and still the wall may not stay straight as the materials dry out.

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