Patent ID: 7793482
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A wall fastener for use between a stud wall and a slip track, configured to support a continuous wallboard member between the stud wall and the slip track, the wall fastener comprising: a first portion having first and second opposed primary surfaces and first and second sides, the first portion configured to be secured to an outside surface of a sidewall of a slip track with the first primary surface facing the outside surface and the second primary surface configured to be facing a wallboard member; the first portion having a first fastening structure along the first side of the first portion wherein the first fastening structure comprises: whereby at least a portion of each of the first primary surface, the first segment, and the second segment cooperatively define a cavity configured to engage a stud of a stud wall to retain the wall fastener to the stud wall while permitting vertical movement of the wall fastener relative to the stud wall; the first portion defining an aperture formed therein, the aperture being sized to receive a fastener for securing the first portion to the slip track.