Patent ID: 7607269

Claim:
An inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard, the inside corner framing element being configured to vertically fit along an inside corner formed at the intersection of two adjoining walls, with each wall being of framed construction defined by generally confronting U-shaped sheet metal header and footer tracks having a plurality of vertically positioned studs therebetween, the U-shaped sheet metal header and footer tracks having respective downwardly and upwardly extending side walls that retain the plurality of studs, the inside corner framing element comprising: an elongated sheet metal strip having an inner and outer surface, an upper and lower end, and at least three lengthwise interior bends, the at least three lengthwise interior bends being substantially parallel to one another and defining (i) a first and second elongated web adjoined along a central web bend line, (ii) a central web angle between the inner surfaces of the first and second elongated web, with the central web angle being selected from an obtuse angle, a right angle, and an acute angle, (iii) a first elongated flange adjoined to the first elongated web along a first outer flange bend line, and (iv) a first outer flange angle between the outer surfaces of the first elongated flange and the first elongated web, with the first outer flange angle being selected from an obtuse angle, a right angle, and an acute angle (v) a second elongated flange adjoined to the second elongated web along a second outer flange bend line, and (vi) a second outer flange angle between the outer surfaces of the second elongated flange and the second elongated web, with the second outer flange angle being selected from an obtuse angle, a right angle, and an acute angle; and a first receiving slot for engaging the inside corner framing element to either a downwardly or upwardly directed side wall of the respective header and footer tracks, the first receiving slot being positioned at either the upper end or the lower end of the elongated sheet metal strip, wherein the first receiving slot is longitudinally positioned along the first outer flange bend line.