Patent ID: 6088982
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: E04B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A structural wall frame for use in home construction that comprises;a top horizontal runner;a plurality of vertical studs that are positioned below the top runner and are evenly spaced from one another, wherein the studs are perpendicular to the top runner;a bottom horizontal runner that is positioned below the studs and is perpendicular to the studs;a plurality of nails connected to the studs and the runners; andat least one metal connector for use with a portion of the nails to connect one of the runners to one of the studs, wherein the metal connector is comprised of two bottom flanges that rest parallel against the runner and are positioned on opposite sides of the stud and that are nailed to the runner, two side flanges that extend in a perpendicular direction from the bottom flanges and rest parallel against opposite sides of the stud and that are each connected to the stud by one of the nails that passes through a vertical slot in the side flange into the stud allowing the nail in the stud to move up and down the slot in the vertical direction wherein the one nail is only partially driven into the stud, and a back flange that extends between the side flanges and rests parallel against the stud.