Patent ID: 6412247
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A structural member for supporting at least one board comprising a nonheat conducting core member, said core member comprising a substrate material and further having first and second spaced apart sides and first and second spaced apart edge surfaces, the spacing between said first and second edge surfaces being equal to or greater than the spacing between said first and second sides and non-metallic first and second edge strips, the improvement comprising:said core being susceptible to deformation in response to a load applied to one of said first and second edge surfaces, said first and second edge strips engage and cover said first and second edge surfaces, respectively, said first and second edge strips being flexible, said first and second edge strips being separated and spaced apart by said core member, said first and second edge strips being susceptible to deformation in response to the load applied to a surface of said first and second edge strips covering a respective one of the first and second edge surfaces and said first and second edge strips in cooperation with said core impeding bending of the structural member in response to the load directed to the edge surfaces when the structural member is attached to the at least one board.