Patent ID: 8091316

Claim:
A wall and floor connection, comprising: a first wall having a plurality of vertically extending first studs each having a first lateral flange defining a first wall side and a second lateral flange defining a second wall side and being coupled to an upper track; a first a joist rim coupled to the first lateral flanges of a plurality of said vertically extending studs on said first wall side such that an upper rim flange of said first joist rim is substantially coplanar with a portion of said upper track; a second joist rim coupled to the second lateral flanges of a plurality of said vertically extending studs on said second wall side such that an upper rim flange of said second joist rim is substantially coplanar with a portion of said upper track and said upper rim flange of said first joist rim; a plurality of first joists coupled to said first rim; a plurality of second joists coupled to said second rim; and a floor deck received on said upper track, said upper flange of said first joist rim, said upper track of said second joist rim and said first and second joists.