Patent ID: 8245466
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
1. A unit for framing a building as a framing stud and a framing track, the framing unit comprising: a solid length of metal defining a front wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the first lateral wall continuous with a first lateral side of the front wall via a first curved transition, the first lateral wall perpendicular to the front wall, the second lateral wall continuous with a second lateral side of the front wall via a second curved transition, the second lateral wall perpendicular to the front wall; a first slot formed in the first curved transition from a first end of the solid length of metal and extending a first length along the first curved transition, the first slot having a width equal to a width of the first curved transition as measured from the first lateral side of the front wall to the first lateral wall; and a second slot formed in the second curved transition from the first end of the solid length of metal and extending a second length along the second curved transition, the second slot having a width equal to a width of the second curved transition as measured from the second lateral side of the front wall to the second lateral wall.