Patent ID: 7752822

Claim:
A framing member comprising: a non-metal first structural member made from a first resilient material, said first structural member having a base portion that has an upper surface and a lower surface, said base portion being connected to a first flange arm portion that extends upwardly from said upper surface of said base portion at an end of said base portion, said base portion having an upwardly formed, downwardly facing curved notch, said curved notch being upwardly formed by said lower surface of said base portion, by and at the junction of an inwardly extending and upwardly angled panel portion of said base portion, and a concave horizontal central panel portion of said base portion, said concave central panel portion being elevated relative to said end of said base portion; and said inwardly extending and upwardly angled panel portion and said curved notch merging directly into and being in direct communication with said concave elevated central panel portion of said base portion, a second flange being connected to and extending upwardly from said upper surface of said elevated central panel portion of said base portion, and a second insulating material contacting a portion of said first flange arm, said base portion, said second flange, and said curved notch, wherein said second insulating material prevents heat transfer through the framing member.