Patent ID: 11885138
Assignee: CLARKWESTERN DIETRICH BUILDING SYSTEMS LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 24:
25. A wall assembly comprising:
a. a first stud comprising a first web with a first interior surface;
b. a second stud comprising a second web with a second interior surface, wherein the second stud is positioned adjacent to the first stud with a gap between the first interior surface of the first web and the second interior surface of the second web, wherein the first stud and the second stud are positioned such that the first interior surface of the first web faces the second interior surface of the second web; and
c. a control joint, wherein the control joint is positioned adjacent to the gap and comprises
i. a first flange and a second flange;
ii. a flex portion positioned between the first flange and the second flange;
iii. a first leg, wherein the first leg extends from the first flange at a first end of the first leg; and
iv. a first strip positioned on at least a portion of the first leg such that an interior face of the first strip faces the flex portion;

d. wherein the control joint is positioned within the wall assembly such that the first leg is positioned between the first interior surface of the first web of the first stud and the flex portion and at least a portion of the flex portion is positioned within the gap.