Footer track with moisture vent
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1. A footer track for supporting a plurality of wall studs, comprising:
- a web;
a pair of legs extending in an upward direction from opposing sides of said web, said pair of legs spaced from one another a distance sufficient to accommodate a wall stud therebetween;
wherein said footer track defines a plurality of drain openings spaced along a length of said footer track, and wherein each of said plurality of drain openings has a boundary defined by both of said web and one of said pairs of legs.
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Abstract
A footer track for supporting a plurality of wall studs, and a method for making a footer track, including a web and a pair of legs extending from opposing sides of the web. The pair of legs are spaced from one another a distance sufficient to accommodate a wall stud therebetween. The footer track defines a plurality of drain openings spaced along a length of the footer track. Preferably, each of the plurality of drain openings has a boundary defined by both of the web and one of the pairs of legs. In one arrangement, each drain opening extends a distance into the web such that the opening, itself, is defined by both the web and leg.
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1. A footer track for supporting a plurality of wall studs, comprising:
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a web;
a pair of legs extending in an upward direction from opposing sides of said web, said pair of legs spaced from one another a distance sufficient to accommodate a wall stud therebetween;
wherein said footer track defines a plurality of drain openings spaced along a length of said footer track, and wherein each of said plurality of drain openings has a boundary defined by both of said web and one of said pairs of legs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A footer track for supporting a plurality of wall studs, comprising:
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a web;
a pair of legs extending in an upward direction from opposing sides of said web, said pair of legs spaced from one another a distance sufficient to accommodate a wall stud therebetween;
wherein said footer track defines a plurality of drain openings spaced along a length of said footer track, wherein each of said drain openings is at least partially defined by one of said pairs of legs and wherein each of said drain openings extends at least to a juncture between said one of said legs and said web. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of making a footer track, comprising:
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creating a plurality of openings spaced along a length of a relatively flat, elongate workpiece;
bending edge portions of said workpiece to create a pair of legs extending from opposing sides of a web of said workpiece;
wherein said bending is configured such that a boundary of each of said openings is at least partially defined by both said web and one of said pairs of legs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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