Wall system
First Claim
1. A prefabricated wall system comprising a wall frame section having at least a pair of spaced, vertical studs and top and bottom stringers for securing said studs in horizontally spaced positions;
- a covering material such as dry wall sheeting or the like secured to at least one side of said wall frame section; and
generally concealed, slotted channel means for receiving cantilever-type supports for shelving or the like including an outwardly opening, elongated channel extending vertically along one of said studs at the side of one of said wall frame sections, the edges of said covering material abutting either side of said channel with the edges of said channel being generally flush with the surface of said covering material, and an inwardly opening, elongated, slotted channel received within said outwardly opening channel such that a series of aligned, vertical slots are exposed at the surface of said covering material; and
means for securing said slotted channel within said outwardly opening channel and for securing said outwardly opening channel to said stud.
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Abstract
The specification discloses a prefabricated wall system providing a wall frame to which plastering or a covering of dry wall sheeting may be applied. The system includes a series of wall frame sections, preferably formed from steel channel members, which sections are spaced apart and supported therebetween by channel spacers having stop means which abut the sections. Each wall frame section has vertical studs secured at top and bottom by horizontal stringers. The stringers may include an elongated slot extending for their complete length to admit utility connections within the wall and to allow cutting and telescoping of the stringers for shortening the wall section. Concealed, slotted channels may be secured to the studs intermediate the edges of the sheet covering material to provide support for shelving along the finished walls.
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14 Claims
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1. A prefabricated wall system comprising a wall frame section having at least a pair of spaced, vertical studs and top and bottom stringers for securing said studs in horizontally spaced positions;
- a covering material such as dry wall sheeting or the like secured to at least one side of said wall frame section; and
generally concealed, slotted channel means for receiving cantilever-type supports for shelving or the like including an outwardly opening, elongated channel extending vertically along one of said studs at the side of one of said wall frame sections, the edges of said covering material abutting either side of said channel with the edges of said channel being generally flush with the surface of said covering material, and an inwardly opening, elongated, slotted channel received within said outwardly opening channel such that a series of aligned, vertical slots are exposed at the surface of said covering material; and
means for securing said slotted channel within said outwardly opening channel and for securing said outwardly opening channel to said stud. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- a covering material such as dry wall sheeting or the like secured to at least one side of said wall frame section; and
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3. A prefabricated wall system providing a wall frame to which a covering material such as dry wall sheeting or the like is applied, said system comprising a plurality of prefabricated wall frame sections and securing means for securing said wall sections at spaced positions along a supporting surface;
- each wall frame section including at least a pair of horizontally spaced, vertically extending studs and top and bottom stringers for securing said studs in horizontally spaced positions;
said stringers including a pair of elongated, L-shaped angle members extending along and secured to corresponding top, bottom, and side surfaces of said studs and defining an elongated slot extending the entire length of said wall section on both its top and bottom;
said stringer slots allowing electrical wires, telephone lines, and other utility connections to be passed therethrough anywhere along the length of said stringers and also allowing said stringers to be cut transversely intermediate said studs;
the stringers, when cut, being compressible slightly toward one another for telescoping within the stringers on the opposite side of said cut which are slightly expansible, the telescoped stringers thereafter allowing fastening whereby said wall frame section can be shortened as desired. - View Dependent Claims (4)
- each wall frame section including at least a pair of horizontally spaced, vertically extending studs and top and bottom stringers for securing said studs in horizontally spaced positions;
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5. A prefabricated wall system providing a wall frame to which a covering material such as dry wall sheeting or the like is applied, said system comprising a plurality of prefabricated wall frame sections and spacing means for positioning said wall sections in spaced relationship along a supporting surface;
- each wall frame section including at least a pair of spaced, vertically extending studs and generally horizontal top and bottom stringers for securing said studs in horizontally spaced position said stringers including a base and side flanges extending over said studs, said studs being secured to said stringers;
means for securing said wall frame sections to support surface;
said spacing means including channel means telescope over the vertical extremities of and secured to the ends of a pair of adjacent wall frame sections for briding the space between said sections to support said sections and stop means on said channel means for abutting the ends of said adjacent sections to space said sections at predetermined positions on the supporting surface;
said channel means being slightly larger in size than said stringers and studs so as to fit over and seat on the vertical extremities of said wall frame sections and including base means for supporting said spacing means on the vertical extremities of said adjacent wall sections and side means extending from said base means for confining said wall frame sections within said channel means;
said stop means extending internally of said channel means and abutting the outer end surfaces of said adjacent wall frame sections; and
means for securing said spacing means to said adjacent wall frame sections. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- each wall frame section including at least a pair of spaced, vertically extending studs and generally horizontal top and bottom stringers for securing said studs in horizontally spaced position said stringers including a base and side flanges extending over said studs, said studs being secured to said stringers;
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