Patent ID: 8020352

Claim:
A wall system, comprising: a single piece footer; a single piece header distant from said footer; a plurality of vertical members spanning said footer and said header; said footer having a bottom wall attached to first and second opposed sidewalls defining an interior space generally in a U shape; a first support member positioned in said interior space and having a horizontal portion attached to said first sidewall and a vertical portion attached to said bottom wall; and, a second support member positioned in said interior space and having a horizontal portion attached to said second sidewall and a vertical portion attached to said bottom wall; each of said vertical members having a bottom end and an opposite top end, each of said bottom ends sitting atop the horizontal portions of said first support member and said second support member without contacting said bottom wall and fitting snugly within said first sidewall and said second sidewall and thus, constraining said bottom end against rotation; each of said vertical members having a first face and a second face; each of said first faces abutting a portion of the first sidewall of said footer that extends upwardly beyond said first support member horizontal portion; each of said second faces abutting a portion of the second sidewall of said footer that extends upwardly beyond the horizontal position of said second support member; wherein said header includes a top wall attached to first and second opposed header sidewalls defining a header interior space; and a brace member positioned in said header interior space and joined to said first and second header sidewalls as a single piece, said brace member having an upwardly-offset central portion between two generally-horizontal portions wherein said central portion extends into said header towards said top wall and wherein said vertical members abut said brace member.