Patent ID: 6843035

Claim:
A deflection wall, comprising: a) a sole plate; b) studs; and c) a top plate; wherein said studs are physically attached to said sole plate; wherein said studs are floatingly attached to said top plate; wherein said sole plate is channel-shaped; wherein said sole plate has a web; wherein said sole plate has a pair of flanges; wherein said top plate is channel-shaped; wherein said top plate has a web; wherein said top plate has a pair of flanges; wherein said web of said sole plate has tabs; wherein said web of said top plate has tabs; wherein each of said tabs of said sole plate has a through bore; wherein said through bore in each of said tabs of said sole plate extends transversely therethrough; wherein each stud is channel-shaped; wherein each stud hap a web; wherein each stud has a pair of flanges; wherein a stud is physically attached to said sole plate by a tab of said sole plate being physically attached to one of said web and a flange of said stud by a screw passing through said through bore in said tab and threadably engaging in said stud; wherein said web of said stud abuts against a flange of said sole plate when said tab of said sole plate is physically attached to said flange of said stud; and wherein said flanges of said stud abut against said flanges of said sole plate when said tab of said sole plate is physically attached to said web of said stud.