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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2005100596', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 200510064210', 'Application No. 200510059610', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 200510064210', 'Application No. 200510064210', 'Application No. 200510064210']

Patent US8091316 - Wall and floor systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsWall and floor connection arrangements. In various embodiments, a first a joist rim is coupled to the flanges of at least some vertically extending studs such that an upper rim flange of the first joist rim is substantially coplanar with a portion of an upper track of the wall. A second joist rim is...http://www.google.com/patents/US8091316?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8091316 - Wall and floor systemsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8091316 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/548,694Publication dateJan 10, 2012Filing dateAug 27, 2009Priority dateApr 14, 2003Also published asCA2464189A1, CA2464189C, US7716899, US20040200172, US20100037546Publication number12548694, 548694, US 8091316 B2, US 8091316B2, US-B2-8091316, US8091316 B2, US8091316B2InventorsJohn R. Beck, Michael D. WhitticarOriginal AssigneeDietrich Industries, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (82), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (10), Classifications (22), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWall and floor systems
US 8091316 B2Abstract
This application is a Divisional Patent Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/823,449, filed Apr. 13, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,716,899, which claims priority and benefit under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/462,770, filed Apr. 14, 2003, the disclosures of which are each herein incorporated by reference.
In other embodiments, depending upon the specific composition of the components, the rim web 112 may not be attached to every stud 210. A collection of “first” floor joists 124 of the type and construction described above may be attached to corresponding connection tabs 120 integrally formed in the rim web 112 of the joist rim 110 in the manners described above such that the joists 124 may be substantially aligned with the studs 210, if desired or required. For example, “substantially aligned” in this context may mean, for example, that the centerline of a stud is not more than �″ offset from the centerline of a joist. Again, however, depending upon the specific load characteristics, the studs may not be substantially aligned with the joists. Also, as shown in FIG. 18, the upper flanges 128 of the joists 124 may be affixed to the upper rim flange 114 of the joist rim 110 by, for example, fasteners 130. Fasteners 130 may comprise, for example #10-16 screws or the like. However, other fasteners and fastening methods (bolting, welding, etc.) could conceivably be employed.
As can also be seen in FIG. 22, in shear wall applications, a corresponding angle 340 may be attached to the lower rim flanges 116 and 116′ of each joist rim 110, 110′ by an appropriate number and arrangement of appropriately sized fasteners (not shown) and also attached to the stud flanges 324 of the upstanding vertical studs 320 by an appropriate number and arrangement of appropriately sized fasteners. For example, depending upon the design loads that this particular connection arrangement must support, the angles 340 may each comprise a 2″�2″�16 gauge, 50 ksi continuous angle and be attached to the flange 116 of joist rim 110 and the stud flange 324 at each stud 320 with appropriate fasteners such as screws, rivets, bolts, welding, etc. In addition, appropriate wall finishing materials such as gypsum sheathing 350 or the like may be attached to the flanges 324 of the vertically extending studs 320 in a known manner to form the desired wall surfaces on wall 310. In an alternative embodiment, sheathing manufactured by CEMCO of 263 Covina Lane, City of Industry, Calif. 91744 under the trademark Sure-Board™ may be attached to the flanges 324 of the vertically extending studs 320 in applications where shear walls are required to resist in plane racking forces created from wind, earthquakes and the like.
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