Patent ID: 7617648

Claim:
A thermal framing assembly for use in wall framing, comprising: a top plate; a bottom plate substantially parallel to and spaced from the top plate; two spaced vertical studs, each including a stud upper end and a stud lower end, the stud upper end mounted to the top plate and stud lower end mounted to the bottom plate; a thermal framing component interposed between the vertical studs and including a component upper end and a component lower end, the component upper end mounted to the top plate and component lower end mounted to the bottom plate, including: an elongated planar web including a longitudinal axis, a first edge parallel to the longitudinal axis, a second edge parallel to the longitudinal axis, a first side, and a second side; a first planar tab extending from the first edge at approximately a 90 degree angle from the first side; a second planar tab extending from the first edge at approximately a 90 degree angle from the second side in a direction opposite that of the first tab; a third planar tab extending from the second edge at approximately a 90 degree angle from the second side in the direction opposite that of the first tab; and a fourth planar tab extending from the second edge at approximately a 90 degree angle from the first side in the direction opposite the third tab, wherein the third tab is in longitudinal registration with the first tab, wherein the fourth tab is in longitudinal registration with the second tab, and wherein the second tab is longitudinally adjacent to the first tab, and rigid insulation having an edge in close and complementary registration with a side of the web, wherein the first and second tabs are entirely within the same plane and the third and fourth tabs are entirely within the same plane.