Patent ID: 11920343
Assignee: CEMCO, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 12:
13. A fire-rated component for a linear gap between a wall assembly and an adjacent structure, the component comprising:
an elongate metal profile comprising:
a vertical leg;
an upper leg comprising a first portion connected to the vertical leg, the first portion having a first edge and defining a plane, a second portion having a second edge positioned within the plane, a groove connecting the first portion to the second portion, wherein the groove is connected to the first portion along the first edge and to the second portion along the second edge; and
a lower leg;
wherein the upper leg extends in a first direction from an upper edge of the vertical leg, the lower leg extends in the first direction from a lower edge of the vertical leg, and the groove extends in a second direction from the upper leg, the second direction extending towards the lower leg from the upper leg;
a fire-rated board member nested within a space defined by the elongate metal profile with an upper end of the fire-rated board member positioned between the vertical leg and the groove of the upper leg.