Patent ID: 8448395
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A wall framing system, comprising: a channel member having a floor portion and a pair of side walls upstanding from said floor portion; a stud member having a floor portion and a pair of side walls upstanding from said floor portion for interconnection with said channel member, the stud member being insertable between said side walls of the channel member, the side walls of the stud member being provided with flanges extending towards each other; and locking means for fixating the stud member to the channel member, wherein said locking means includes a locking member, the locking member being formed by a knock-out opening in the floor portion of the stud member and being moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position, said locking member being arranged to exert a force on inner surfaces of the side walls of the stud member such that, when the locking member is in its locked position, outer surfaces of the side walls of the stud member are pressed against inner surfaces of the side walls of the channel member thereby achieving a frictional engagement between contacting surfaces of the stud member and the channel member.