Patent ID: 8028487

Claim:
A load bearing frame comprising: a stud having a longitudinal axis, a top with a horizontal dimension, and an elongated perforation, the elongated perforation having an uppermost point and a lowermost point, the elongated perforation elongated along the longitudinal axis and the elongated perforation disposed through the stud at an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the top of the stud is separated from the uppermost point of the elongated perforation by a predefined distance; a track having a pivot point and a channel, wherein the stud is inserted at least partially within the channel; a connector for attaching the stud to the track through at least a portion of the elongated perforation and through the pivot point; an arc defined at least in part by the horizontal dimension of the top of the stud and the predefined distance, the arc representing a pivoting of the stud within the channel around the pivot point when the connector is at the uppermost point of the elongated perforation, allowing the stud and the track to collapse to a compact and intact configuration; and wherein the top of the stud fits non-pivotally against an interior of the track when the connector is at the lowermost point of the elongated perforation and transfers a load placed on a top of the track to the top of the stud.