Patent ID: 7409800

Claim:
A wall system, comprising: a first slotted connector angle having a plurality of slots spaced at a distance from one another corresponding to a desired placement of framing stud assemblies; a first stud assembly including a first stud element and a second stud element, the first stud element being adjoined directly to the second stud element to provide the stud assembly, each of the first stud element and the second stud element having an upper end and a lower end and further comprising: a web portion extending from the upper end of the stud element to the lower end of the stud element; a first flange element connected to the web portion and extending perpendicularly from the web portion; a second flange element connected to the web portion and extending perpendicularly from the web portion in a direction opposite the first flange element, whereby the first flange of the first stud element is parallel and opposite the first flange of the second stud element and the second flange of the first stud element is parallel to and opposite the second flange of the second stud element; and an upper tab element at the upper end of the stud element, the upper tab element being configured to engage one of the plurality of slots of the first slotted connector angle; and a first wall panel connected to the first flange element of the first stud element such that at least a portion of the first wall panel is positioned between the first flange element of the first stud element and the first flange element of the second stud element.