Patent ID: 8056291

Claim:
A light gauge cold formed steel building structure, comprising: a plurality of spaced-apart light gauge cold formed steel studs that form at least a portion of a wall; an elongated light gauge cold formed steel beam former for forming and holding a concrete beam; the beam former being aligned with and at least partially-supported by the studs; the beam former including a bottom, pair of side walls, and an open top that permits concrete to be poured into the beam former; a plurality of spaced-apart joist supports connected to the beam former, wherein each joist support straddles the beam former and includes a cross member that extends across the top of the beam former and a pair of opposed members that extend adjacent the sides of the beam former; and a plurality of light gauge cold formed steel joists, with each joist being connected to one of the plurality of joist supports and extending generally outwardly from the beam former.