Patent ID: 6516584
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A stud support member, the stud support member comprises:a substantially vertically elongated web member having a first long end, a second long end opposite the first long end, a first short end and a second short end opposite the first short end, a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the web member formed from a first material; a first form solely consisting of a first longitudinal flange adjacent to the first long end of the web member, the first flange being connected to the web member by a first U-shaped pocket for wrapping about a portion of both faces of the first long end of the web member, the first flange solely extending away from the web member; and a second form solely consisting of a second longitudinal flange adjacent to the second long end of the web member, the second flange being connected to the web member by a second U-shaped pocket for wrapping about a portion of both faces of the second long end of the web member, the second flange solely extending away from the web member, wherein the first flange and the second flange each extend away from the web member in the same direction, and the first form and the second form being formed from a second material, so that the first material and the second material are dissimilar from one another, thereby increasing the thermal resistance, axial load capability, and reducing interior condensation and ghosting.