Patent ID: 6944995

Claim:
A prefabricated frame assembly comprising, in combination: a plurality of substantially L-shaped frame members, and means for connecting together said plurality of substantially L-shaped frame members to form a frame, said prefabricated frame assembly being a ceiling frame assembly; said plurality of substantially L-shaped frame members having configurations to adapt the prefabricated frame assembly to the size and shape of a ceiling opening and including spreader members coupled to said substantially L-shaped frame members, each spreader member of said prefabricated frame assembly having an in line fastener attached at each end of each spreader member; each of said plurality of substantially L-shaped frame members having an in line fastener attached at a first end of said substantially L-shaped frame member, and an in line fastener attached at a second end of said substantially L-shaped frame member, said in line fasteners fastening said substantially L-shaped frame members to one another; said in line fasteners attached to each spreader member corresponding to said in line fasteners of said substantially L-shaped frame members to affix said second ends of said substantially L-shaped frame members; a waler extending from said in line fasteners at each end of each spreader member and within an inner periphery of each spreader member; and a multiplicity of nailers affixed near an inner edge of an outer periphery of each spreader member, said nailers, said waler and said in line fasteners of each spreader member affixed to a surface on the same side of each spreader member.