Patent ID: 7900409
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: E04C,E06B

Abstract:
1. A timber wall frame for use in building construction, the wall frame comprising: a top plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; first and second studs directly contacting each other and extending to the second surface of the top plate; and a lintel formed of a sheet metal and extending along the first and second studs and beyond the top plate, wherein the lintel includes a vertical wall extending in a vertical direction, having an upper edge and a lower edge opposite to the upper edge, and overlying a combined width of the first and second studs; a first flange horizontally extending along the upper edge of the vertical wall and overlying the top plate, and a second flange horizontally extending along the lower edge of the vertical wall over a length shorter than the first flange.