Patent ID: 8353139

Claim:
A fire block wall component, comprising: a metal track having a web and a pair of legs extending in the same direction from opposite sides of the web, the web and each of the pair of legs defining a corner of the metal track; a fire block strip applied lengthwise along the metal track and extending only partially across the web of the metal track such that the fire block strip is positioned along no more than one of the corners of the metal track, the fire block strip, comprising: a fire-resistant material strip comprised of a material that expands in response to sufficient heat to create a fire-resistant barrier; a cover layer that covers the fire-resistant material strip and includes opposing side portions positioned on opposing sides of the fire-resistant material strip outwardly of opposing outermost side edges of the fire-resistant material strip such that no portion of the fire-resistant material strip is positioned between the side portion and the portion of the metal track to which the side portion is attached, wherein the cover layer is comprised of a tape having an adhesive on an underneath surface thereof such that adhesive on the side portions secure the fire block strip to the metal track.