Structural stud

• US 8,919,064 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2010
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hi-Tech Tilt Intellectual Property Management, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hi-Tech Tilt Intellectual Property Management, Inc.
• Inventors: Valle, John J., Valls, Kenneth A., Medina, Jose R., Guajardo, Abdiel Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Glessner, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): FONSECA, JESSIE T
• Application Number:
  US12/888,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20110120041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,560 Days
• Field of Search: 523/44, 523/51, 523/52, 523/56, 527/02, 524/54, 528/55, 528/31, 523/43, 523/34, 524/43, 528/46, 524/14, 52F/OR.100, 52F/OR.131, 52F/OR.147
• US Class Current: 52/356
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/58 with elongated members of metal
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/60 characterised by special cross-section of the elongated members
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/845 the form leaf comprising a wire netting, lattice or the like
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2103/02 of ceramics, concrete or other stone-like material
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2103/06 of metal
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/044 of concrete E04C2/049 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/06 reinforced
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/08 of metal, e.g. sheet metal E04C2/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/28 combinations of materials fully covered by groups E04C2/04 and E04C2/08
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/30 characterised by the shape or structure translucent E04C2/54
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/46 specially adapted for making walls E04C2/52, E04C2/54 take precedence; structure of slab-shaped elements E04B1/02; walls of elements of relatively thin form E04B2/72
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/0473 U- or C-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 3/07 at least partly of bent or otherwise deformed strip- or sheet-like material
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 3/32 of metal E04C3/36 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 5/04 Mats combined with reinforcing elements protruding out of the plane of the mat E04C5/0627; three-dimensional mats E04C5/0636; bases for plaster E04F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49632 Metal reinforcement member for nonmetallic, e.g., concrete, structural element

Abstract

Embodiments of a structural stud and panel for use in building a tilt-wall building are disclosed. Devices and methods for forming structural studs and panels are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A panel comprising:

a plurality of structural studs, each of the plurality of structural studs comprising;

a central longitudinal axis, a baseplate, and a sidewall extending from the baseplate; and

a plurality of whole tabs punched out of the sidewall, each of the whole tab comprising;

a tab leg that is substantially planar and is connected to the sidewall at one end of the tab leg, and that projects outwardly from the sidewall at an angle of less than 90 degrees to the sidewall; and

a tab foot extending from the tab leg and curving in a direction that is (i) toward a plane extending perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis through the one end of the tab leg, and (ii) away from a hole in the sidewall created by each whole tab being punched out of the sidewall,

wherein the hole is defined by a base side and a top side, the base side has a greater length than the top side, and the tab leg the extends from the base side,

wherein the whole tabs of each of the plurality of the structural studs comprises a first whole tab and a second whole tab,

wherein one of the first whole tab and the second whole tab of each stud being a vertical whole tab and the other of the first and second whole tabs of each stud being a horizontal whole tab;

a total surface area of the holes created by the whole tabs is greater than about 10% of the total surface area of the sidewall; and

wherein the whole tabs of the plurality of structural studs and a structural mesh is embedded in concrete with the tab foot eat of whole tab curving in the direction that is away from the respective hole in the respective sidewall created by the whole tab punched out of the respective sidewall, and with the baseplates not embedded in the concrete,

wherein each of the plurality of structural studs further comprises steel having a gauge in a range of 8 to 20, the steel having a tensile strength in a range of 33 to 55 ksi, a distance between a center of successive vertical and horizontal holes is less than about six inches, a width of the baseplate is about 6 inches, and a width of the sidewall is about 2 inches.

2. The panel of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one lifting anchor embedded in the concrete with the plurality of structural studs and the structural mesh.

3. The panel of claim 2, further comprising:

at least one support anchor embedded in the concrete with the plurality of structural studs and the structural mesh.

4. The panel of claim 2,

wherein the end of the tab leg of each vertical whole tab that is connected to the respective sidewall is substantially perpendicular to the end of the tab leg of each horizontal whole tab that is connected to the respective sidewall.

5. The panel of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of structural studs further comprise:

16 gauge in thickness.

6. The panel of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of structural studs further comprise:

a tensile strength of 50 ksi.