Patent ID: 7293392

Claim:
A flexible track for use in constructing a building element, said track comprising: a plurality of stud receiving components connected end-to-end, each stud receiving component having opposed transverse edges and being configured with a space adapted to receive an end portion of an elongate stud; flexible linking means connecting facing ones of said transverse edges of adjacent stud receiving components; and locking means; each said stud receiving component including a horizontal base wall having said opposed transverse edges and further including opposed longitudinal edges and a side wall extending vertically from each longitudinal edge of said base wall; each said linking means joining said facing transverse edges of the base walls of adjacent stud receiving components; said linking means defining a gap between respective side walls and between corners of respective base walls of adjacent stud receiving components on opposite sides of said track; said gap being adapted to widen or narrow to flexibly position the track about said linking means; said flexible linking means enabling a section of the track comprising multiple components to be manually manipulated as a whole section from a straight configuration to a non-straight configuration; wherein said section of the track is thereafter lockable in said non-straight configuration by the locking means, and wherein said flexible linking means comprises a narrow deformable bridge joining the facing transverse edges of adjacent stud receiving components and having perforations on opposite sides of the bridge to enhance the flexibility of the linking means.