Abstract
The present invention describes an interlocking metal framing system where two concentric support members slide between each other to enable the support member to form a longer length without using extensions to add the additional length to the support members whether installed as vertical support members for a wall; or as horizontal support members for ceiling support members; or as floor-ceiling support members. The concentric support members have notches together to form a longer support member. The connector can be a clip connecting the two concentric support members together whether installed vertically or horizontally; or by having a longitudinal spacing-bracing member pass through the apertures connecting the perimeter notches of adjacent support members. The perimeter notches interlock the spacing-bracing member to the two concentric support members together eliminating vertical and horizontal movement between the concentric support members as well as the adjacent support members. The apertures are setback from both ends or both concentric support members allowing the additional length to be projected above or below the concentric support members.
Claims
1. A structural framing system comprising an expandable support member having an outer support member and an inner support member attached to a plurality of connector members comprising: said outer support member having an outer web attached to a first outer flange extending away from said web, said first outer flange attached to a first lip extension said outer web attached to a second outer flange extending away from said web, said second flange attached to a second lip extension together forming a C-shaped configuration having an outside planar side and an inside planar side, and having a first end and a second end; said inner support member having an inner web attached to a first inner flange, said inner web attached to a second inner flange together forming a U-shape configuration with the configuration having an outside planar side and an inside planar side, and having a first end and a second end, said outer support member at said inside planar side extends around the outside planar side of said inner support member secured by friction between said inside and outside planar sides to said inside planar side of said outer support member; said outer support member has an outside aperture cut into said outer web setback from the second end of the outer support member and said inner support member has an inside aperture cut into an inner web setback from the first end of the inner support member, said outside aperture and said inside aperture overlap and are aligned horizontally forming an overlapping aperture, each said inside aperture and said outside aperture has a first perimeter side edge and a second perimeter side edge opposite said first perimeter side edge, and a third perimeter side edge opposite a fourth perimeter side edge being a bottom perimeter edge, said first perimeter side edge and said second perimeter side edge has an array of perimeter hole notches cut into said first perimeter side edge and cut into said second perimeter side wall edge, the first perimeter hole notches at said outside aperture are aligned with the perimeter hole notches at said inside aperture, enabling said first and second perimeter hole notches at said outer support member to be offset from said first and said second perimeter hole notches at said inner support member by adjusting height variation positions between said perimeter hole notches at said inside and said outside apertures; said overlapping aperture enables a first one of the connectors to engage with aid first and said second perimeter hole notches; said one of the connectors has a connector web attached to a first connector flange, said connector web attached to a second connector flange, said connector web having a first end with a cut into said connector web forming a first connector web notch to engage said first perimeter hole notches, said connector web having a second end with a cut into said second connector web notch forming a second connector web notch to engage said second perimeter hole notches at said overlapping aperture, or a second one of the connectors having with a connector web an attached to a first connector flange with an extending first connector flange, said connector web having an attached opposing second connector flange with an extending second flange, said extending first connector flange has a flared distal edge with a first connector notch cut into the distal edge, said extending second flange having a flared distal edge with a second flange connector notch cut into the distal edge, said second one of the connectors has a first end and a second end, said first and said second flange connector notch setback from said first end and said second end enable to engage said overlapping aperture at said expandable support member; or a third one of the connectors having a perimeter hole notch connection having a first flange with an attached first lip having a cut into a distal edge forming a first lip notch, said third connector having a second flange with an attached second lip having a cut into the distal edge forming a second lip notch, said first and said second lip notch setback from the first end and the second end to engage said overlapping aperture at said expandable support member.
2. The structural framing system according to claim 1 further comprising said second connector with a length able to connect said first expandable support member to a second expandable support member having a first end and a second end, said first end and said second end has said first and said second flange connector notch at said second connector member configuration or said third connector member configuration has said lip notch setback from said first end to engage said overlapping aperture having said outside and said inside aperture, said second end to engage a second overlapping aperture at said adjacent support member with a third and a fourth lip notch setback from said second end to engage said overlapping aperture of said adjacent support member or said third connector member configuration having said lip notch.
3. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein said first lip notch and said second lip notch have angular cutouts in relation to the longitudinal direction of said first connector and angular cutout at said first lip notch being offset to angular cutout of said second lip notch.
4. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein said first connector has said connector web with said first and said second side walls have angular side walls extending from said web.
5. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein said perimeter notches at said overlapping aperture have multiple perimeter notches to adjust and align aid perimeter notches a continuous notched opening to engage one of said connectors.
6. The structural framing system according to claim 5 wherein said overlapping aperture has said first connector with said first and second lip notch to connect said inside planar wall and said outside planar wall at said first and said second perimeter side edge of said inner support member and, said first and said second lip notch connect said inside planar wall and said outside planar wall at said first and said second perimeter side edge of said outer support member, said first connector having a first pair of said first and said second lip notches setback from said first end and a second pair of a third lip notch and a fourth lip notch setback from said second end, said second end to engage an adjacent second inner and outer support member engaging said second pair of lip notches at said second end.
7. The structural framing system according to claim 1 wherein said connectors comprise bulges protruding from said first and said second side edges, with said first and second bulges having bulge notches, said bulge notches are cut at an angle and offset between said first and said second bulges, said bulge notches engage said first and said second perimeter notches.
8. The structural framing system according to claim 1 wherein said second connector member has said connector web attached to said first side wall and said second side wall forming a U-shape configuration, said connector web engage a first perimeter side edge at said first perimeter side wall notch and having said second end of said connector web engage said second perimeter side wall notch with said first side wall and said second side wall extending from said connector web, past said first and said second perimeter notch, forming a first connector notch and a second connector notch as said connector web, said second connector member configuration connects said perimeter wall notches at said outside and said inside apertures together with a first web notch and a second web notch connecting said perimeter wall notches.
9. The structural framing system according to claim 1 wherein said inner support member has said inner web with an attached said first inner flange and said inner web with an attached said second inner flange, said inner web connected to first inner flange forming a first bulge corner, and an opposing second inner flange extending outward planar side toward said inside planar side of said outer support member, said inner support member with said inner web forming a second bulge corner, said first and said second bulge corners extend beyond said inner web and beyond said first and said second inner flange leaving said first and said second bulge corners being the friction contact point between said inside planar side of said outer support member and said outside planar side of the inner support member, said first and said second inner flange having a free edge with said free edge extending outward toward said inside planar side of said outer support member.
10. A connection comprising an expandable support member having an outer support member overlapping an inner support member secured by connector members; said outer support member having a C-shape configuration with an outer web attached to a first flange with said first flange having a first lip and said outer web attached to a second flange with said second flange having a second lip opposite said first flange with said first lip, said outer support member encompasses an outside planar surface and an inside planar surface with a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end connected to a floor connector member and said top end connected to: said inner support member having with an inner web having an attached first flange with said inner web attached to a second flange, said inner support member having an outside planar surface and an inside planar surface able to slide said outside planar surface of said inner support member against said inside planar surface of said outer support member, and a top end and a bottom end said bottom end connected to said outer support member with said top end connected to a ceiling connector member; said outer support member has an outer aperture cut into said outer web setback from said second end of said outer support member, said inner support member has an inner aperture cut into said inner web setback from said first end of said inner support member, said outside aperture overlaps said inside aperture forming an overlapping aperture, said overlapping aperture has a first perimeter edge and a second perimeter edge opposite said first perimeter edge, and a third perimeter edge opposite a fourth perimeter edge between said first perimeter edge and said second perimeter edge, said first perimeter edge and said second perimeter edge has an opening cut into said first perimeter edge forming a first perimeter notch and a second perimeter notch cut into said second perimeter edge forming a first pair of said perimeter notches, said inside aperture in alignment between said inside and said outside aperture with, said perimeter notches at said overlapping aperture able to adjust and align said perimeter notches at said inner support member with said perimeter notches of said outer support member to the desired length of said expandable support member; said expandable support member at said outer support member at said first end and said inner support member at said second end each have a distal edge, said first end has a first aperture with a cutout into said outer web at said first end, comprising a first L-shaped gap configuration and a second L-shaped gap configuration, each cutout having a long leg gap connecting to a short leg gap, said short leg gap projecting toward said first flange and said second short leg projecting toward said second flange; said expandable support member at said inner support member has a second aperture with a cutout in said outer web at said second end comprising a third L-shaped gap configuration and a fourth L-shaped gap configuration each cutout has an open gap at the distal end of a long leg gap connecting to a short leg gap, with the short leg gap projecting toward said first flange and said second short leg projecting toward said second flange, said expandable support member at said inner support member has a second apertures with a cutout in said outer web at said second end comprising a third L-shape gap configuration and a fourth L-shaped gap configuration each cutout has an open gap at the distal end of a long leg gap connecting to a short leg gap projecting toward said first flange and said second short leg projecting toward said second flange, said expandable support member with said inner and said outer apertures have said connector members to engage said L-shape gaps and said perimeter hole notches, said connector members having a web with a first side wall, said web with a second side wall, with a first side wall notch cut into said first side wall and a second side wall notch cut into said second side wall, said first and said second side wall able to bend to engage said L-shape gaps and said perimeter hole notches with said first and said second wall notch, said connector members engaging said outer aperture, said inner aperture or said overlapping aperture having said first side wall having a first lip with a first lip-connector notch cut into said first lip and said second side wall has a second lip with a second lip-connector notch cut into said second lip connecting said expandable support member together.
11. The connection according to claim 10 wherein said first or said second aperture and said third or fourth aperture has said first and said second perimeter notches with a narrow width notch opening for said connection member with a web with a first side edge and a second side edge opposite said first side edge, with a first end having a first flange and a second end having a second flange, said first flange abuts against the inside plane of said inner support member and said second flange abuts against the outside plane of said outside support member with said first side edge and said second side edge have a web notch with an indentation cut into said first side edge and said second side edge able to be pressured into said back notch edge of said first and second perimeter notch and against said inside planar side and said outer planar side of said outer and said inner support members.
12. The connection according to claim 10 wherein the pair of said first perimeter notches or said second perimeter notches has said cut opening with a wide width at said cut opening tapering to a narrow back width.
13. The connection according to claim 10 wherein the pair of said first perimeter notches or said second perimeter notches engage said top edge, back edge, and bottom edge side wall notches said connection member.
14. The connection according to claim 10 wherein said first connection member overlaps a second connection member of an equal or smaller width from the opposing directions at said first aperture and said second aperture requiring said first and second perimeter notches to have a wide width to engage said first and second wall notches together within the same perimeter notch.
15. The structural framing system according to claim 10 wherein said connector member has fasteners holes in said web to secure said web to a floor, or a ceiling, or a wall building construction, or when connecting back-to-back connector members together at said web.
16. The structural framing system according to claim 10 wherein said two L-shaped gaps at the second end of said inner support member and said two L-shaped gaps at the first end of said outer support member may have said T-shaped gaps or L-shaped gaps.
17. The structural framing system according to claim 10 wherein said two L-shaped gaps at the second end of said inner support member and said two L-shaped gaps at the first end of said outer support member, may have said L-shaped gaps at both ends of said outer and said inner support member.
18. A method of erecting an expandable wall structure comprising: attaching a second connector member to a ceiling, attaching a first connector member to a floor, said first and said second connector has a connector web attached to a first connector flange, said connector web attached to a second connector flange, said first and said second connector flange has a first and a second extending flange with extending flange notches; an expandable support member having an outer support member overlapping a comparably similar smaller inner support member, said inner support member having an outer web attached to a first outer flange and said outer web attached to a second outer flange, a first lip attached to said first outer flange and a second lip attached to said second outer flange, able to overlap said inner support member with an inner web attached to a first inner flange and a second inner flange, said first end of said outer support member and said second end of said inner support member each having a pair of L-shape apertures cut into the distal edge of said inner web and said outer web, said second end of said outer support member and said first end of said inner support member each having a notched aperture with a first perimeter side wall notch and a second perimeter side wall notch opposed to said first perimeter side wall notch, said first and said second perimeter side wall notch with an indentation cut into each perimeter side wall, said first notched aperture and said second notched aperture setback from said respective ends each having perimeter notches cut into the perimeter side wall notches; attaching said outer support member able to overlap said inner support member with said first and said second notched aperture able to overlap and sliding between each other; attaching the first and second flange extension notches at said first connector member into said first end of the L-shaped apertures at said outer support member by pressuring said first and said second flange extension notches to bend under pressure engaging said L-shaped apertures; attaching said inner support member by sliding said inner support member with the L-shaped apertures to extend into the first and second flange extension notches at said second connection member; attaching by aligning said perimeter side hole notches at said inner notched aperture with said perimeter side hole notches at said outer support member by pressuring said inner support member into said L-shaped apertures for a tight connection at said perimeter hole notches; attaching by installing a third connector member into said inner and said outer notched aperture, said third connector member having a connector web attached to a first-third flange, said connector web attached to a second-third flange, said first and said second-third flange having a connector lip with a connector lip notch, each said connector lip notch cut into the distal edge of said connector lip to engage said first and said second notched apertures, adjusting said perimeter aperture notches to align; attaching by inserting a third connection member into and through said inside and said outside notched aperture wherein said third web has a first web notch and a second web notch to engage said first and said second perimeter aperture notches at said overlapping aperture; or attaching said first end of said connector member having said first and said second-third wall notches setback from said first end to engage the overlapping aperture at said first aperture at said first expandable support member, with the second end having an additional first and said second-third wall notches setback from said second end to engage the overlapping aperture at a similarly identical second expandable support member-by pressuring said clip or connection member into the perimeter notches and, or the third connection member with the first and said second-third wall notches setback from said second end; attaching by installing a fire resistant insulation to framing members as required by building codes; attaching by abutting and connecting a wall board with fasteners against said inner and said outer support members; and attaching by installing fire caulking if required by building codes.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) FIG. 1 shows an array of two concentric support members having an inner U-shape support member being extended within the interior surface planes of a C-shape support member with both the U-shape and C-shape support members each having an aperture cut into the web of each member for a horizontal spacing bracing member connecting the apertures and connected with perimeter notches at the aperture and a reverse lip spacer brace with lip notches at the floor along with the perimeter notches at the inner support member at the top end.
(2) FIG. 2 shows two apertures at the inner and outer concentric support members with the reverse lip spacer brace extending through the perimeter notches.
(3) FIG. 3 shows an enlargement of two perimeter notches at the side edges of the aperture and FIG. 4 shows the lip with the lip notch that extends into the perimeter notches of FIG. 3.
(4) FIG. 5 shows the aperture of the inner concentric support member and the aperture of the outer support member with the perimeter notches aligned between the two members.
(5) FIG. 6 shows and enlargement of a U-shape clip that is installed at the bottom edge of the aperture used to connect two concentric support members together before installing a spacing-bracing member connecting additional adjacent concentric support members.
(6) FIG. 7 shows an isometric drawing of the U-shape clip installed in the perimeter notches of the two concentric support members.
(7) FIG. 8 shows an isometric drawing of the U-shape clip installed over the bottom edge of two adjacent apertures of an outer and inner support members with the second support member shown as a dashed image; the spacing-bracing member is installed over the U-shape clip to connect adjacent concentric support members together as well an adjacent support members.
(8) FIG. 9 shows the U-shape clip 307 on the left side installed over the bottom edge of the aperture with a spacing-bracing member having a tongue end inserted into the receiver side of the U-shape clip also shown in FIG. 10. The enlarged FIG. shows a receiver having U-shape for tongue end in FIG. 16 to fit into.
(9) FIGS. 11-14 shows different configurations of the hook receiver 129 but shown as a W-shape clip.
(10) FIGS. 15 & 16 show the hook receiver end at a spacing-bracing members instead of at a C-shape clip. The hook receiver shows the hook tongue end as shown in FIG. 16 inserted into the notches of the hook receiver. FIG. 16 shows the hook receiver as shown in FIG. 15 but also shows the tongue end with the notched tab that connects to the notches at the hook receiver.
(11) FIG. 17 shows the reverse lip spacer brace with the top end having the lip notch engage the perimeter side edges.
(12) FIG. 18 shows the U-shape spacer brace at the top end with bulge notches engage the perimeter side edges.
(13) FIG. 19 shows an enlargement of the web with the L-shape gap in the web of the support member.
(14) FIG. 20 shows the reverse lip spacer brace mounted directly on the floor with drywall mounted on the support member and a fire rated insulation mounted between the support members.
(15) FIG. 21 through FIG. 26 shows the reverse lip spacer brace with the lip having a lip notch, however any on the FIG's can be shown as having a bulge with the bulge having a bulge notch as shown in FIG. 18 with the bulge notch 126bg extending into the straight hole gap 45i or the L-shape gap 45e sad the bulge notch 126bg engages the gap side edges of the notched web.
(16) No additional FIG's are shown, however when the profile of FIG. 23 is installed over the profile of FIG. 22 forming a back-to-back connection of the connector members as another method to connect the L-shape gap at an inner support member 42i extension to the L-shaped gap at an outer support member 42o. The same connection can be used for the ceiling construction when the connector member is braced at the ceiling structure on the building construction.
(17) No additional FIG's are shown, however FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 or FIG. 25 and FIG. 26 could have the web of the reverse lip spacer channel or web of the base channel able to connect to a wall structure (masonry or concrete wall) or a metal framed wall structure using fasteners into the wall construction to form a metal framed ceiling construction using the inner and the outer concentric support members as the horizontal framing members and the appropriate support hangers from the building ceiling structural system.
DESCRIPTION
(18) FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shows an isometric drawing of a reverse lip spacer brace 301 intersecting two concentric overlapping support members where an outside support member 42 wraps around an inside support member 43 shown as a dash image in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 2. A reverse lip spacer brace 301 is connected to a floor 401 at the first end of an outside support member 42 and another reverse lip spacer brace 301 is connected to a ceiling 404 at the second end of and inside support member 43 as shown in some later FIG's. The outside support member 42o has a C-shape configuration having a web 42 connected to a first flange 42b with an attached lip 42c with each member having an inside plane 42i, 42ib, 42ic and an outside plane 42oa, 42ob, 42oc and the web 42a connected to an opposing second flange 42b opposite said first flange 42b with an attached lip 42c. The inside support member 43 has a U-shape configuration with a web 43a connected to a first flange 43b with each member having an inside plane 43ia, 43ib, and an outside plane 430a, 43ob. The inside support member 43 has a first corner 43cr and an opposing second flange 43b forming a second corner 43cr. The first and second flanges 43b are shown setback from the corners forming an indentation 43dt from the first corner 43cr and the second corner 43cr with the distal edge of the first and second flange 43b having a flare edge 43fe at the distal edge of the first and second flange 43b. The indentation 43dt allows the first and second corners 43cr to abut and slide vertically within the inside flange plane 42ib at the first and second flange 42b of the outside support member 42 as well as a flare edge 43fe at the distal edges of the first and second flange 43b of the inside support member 43. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shows an outside support member 42 having an outside aperture 36o and an inside support member 43 having an inside aperture 36i. The outside support member 42 has an inside plane at the aperture 36i and an outside plane at the aperture 36o. The inside support member 43 has an inside plane at the aperture 36i and an outside plane at the aperture where the outside support member 42 overlaps the inside support member 43. The overlapping outside support member 42 with the inside support member 43 shows the aperture 36 at the outside support member 42 and aperture 36 at the inside support member 43. The second end at the outside support member 42 shown as the outside web 42oa overlaps the first end of the bottom edge 43be or the inside web 43ia of the inside support member 43.
(19) At the first end of the outside support member 42 and the second end of the inside support member 43 both show the distal ends each having a pair of L-shape notch 126e, sometimes referred to a first L-shaped gap 45e and a second L-shaped gap 45e, where the distal end is cut to form a long leg with the short leg is an extension or a hole notch 126h from the long leg connecting the short leg of the first and the second L-shape gaps 45e extending toward the first and the second outer flanges 42ob of both the outer support member 42 and the inner support member 43, also see FIGS. 17-26.
(20) A reverse lip spacer brace 301 with a longitudinal web 301a having an extending first wall 301b from the longitudinal web 301a and a second wall 301b from the opposing side of the web 301a. The first wall 301b and the second wall 301b have an extending wall 301b also referred to as a first lip 301c with a first lip notch 126p and a second lip 301c with a second lip notch 126p. extended side walls 301bb have an indentation cut into the longitudinal side edge of the extended side wall 301bb forming a side wall notch 126p. The extended side wall 301bb has also been referred to as a first lip 301c attached to the first side wall 301b and a second lip 301c attached to the second side wall 301b with both first lip 301c and the second lip 301c have lip notches 126p. The first lip 301c extends into the first L-shaped gap 45e and the second lip 301c extends into the second L-shaped gap 45e as also shown in FIG. 23. The second end of the inner support member 43 shows the third L-shaped gap 45e and fourth L-shaped gap 45e shows the first lip 301c with a first lip notch 126p and the second lip 301c with a second lip notch 126p engaging the hole notch 126h of the L-shaped gap 45e and shown in FIGS. 19 & 20. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 is shown spanning between adjacent support members 42. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 with the lip notches 126p engages the side edges of the L-shape gap 45e at the floor and becomes secured into the L-shape gaps 45e when the lip notches 126p engages the back edge of the L-shaped gap 45e. In FIG. 1 and in an enlarged view in FIG. 2 shows the L-shaped gaps 45e have having tapered side walls so the first and second side walls will bend as the lip 301c and lip notch 126p slide into the L-shape gap 45e. The L-shape gaps 45e functions as a hole notch 126h at the floor 401 and the ceiling 404 shown in FIGS. 21-26. The L-shape gap 45e keeps the lip notch 126p secured for vertical movement and the lip notch 126p keeps the reverse lip spacer brace 301 from horizontal movement. In addition, two L-shaped gaps 45e or two slide gaps 42s can be shown at the top end of the inner concentric support member 43 at the top end of the web 42a. The middle configuration shows a concentric outside support member 42 overlapping a concentric inner support member 43 the outside concentric support member 42 having apertures 36 to connect a reverse lip spacer brace 301 as shown in FIG. 2. An enlarged view is shown in FIG. 2 show the flange 42b and the inside web 42i of the outside spacing member 42 adjacent to the inside web 43oa of the inside spacing member 43 with a flange indentation 43dt. The flanges 43ib are indented leaving the corner edges 43cr and at the flare edge 43fe able to protrude slightly for the inner support member corner edges 43cr able to slide against the inner plane of the flange 42ib of the outside support member 42 easier to slide between the two surfaces reducing friction between the two members.
(21) FIG. 2 shows an enlargement of the reverse lip spacer brace 301 in FIG. 1 passing through the outer and inner apertures 36o & 36i at the overlapping outer support member 42 and the inner support member 43 shown in ghost. At the top edge of the outer support member 42 shows the outer web 42oa and the inner web 42ia. The outer support member 42 with the inner web 42ia abuts the inner support member 43 at the outer web 430a. The outer aperture 36o is shown slightly above the inner aperture 36i. Even though the two apertures are not vertically in alignment, however the hole side edges 36se are aligned as well as the hole notches 126h at both the inner and outer support members 42 & 43. There are several hole notches allowing the ends of the inner and outer support members to be adjusted to the exact height between the first horizontal spacing member at the floor and the second horizontal spacing member at the ceiling as shown in FIG. 1. The horizontal reverse lip spacer brace can be a channel connecting several support members or short individual horizontal reverse lip spacer brace. The first and second lip notches 126p engage the hole notches 126h in the adjacent support member where the lip notches 126p are setback from the first end and the second end leaving an overhang of the reverse lip spacer brace from the aperture 36ai & 36oi.
(22) FIG. 3 through FIG. 6 shows an isometric drawing of an intersecting reverse lip spacer brace 301 shown in ghost intersecting the web 42oa & 42ia of the outer and inner support members. FIG. 3 shows the perimeter notch 126h aligned with the perimeter notch 126h in both the outer and inner support members 42 & 43. The perimeter notch 126h is shown having a back edge 126be with a horizontal side and a slope top side edge with the entrance having flare side edge 126f. The flare side edge allows the spacer brace to be inserted into the perimeter notch 126h from the bottom or top end of the perimeter notch 126h. The sloped side edge 126de allows the horizontal bracing member or horizontal clip 308 to engage the side edge of a clip or spacer brace forced by pressuring the side edges of a spacing-bracing member or clip to engage the sloped side edge of the perimeter notch 126h. The flare edge 126f allows the lip to slide horizontally to engage the perimeter notches.
(23) FIG. 5 shows an enlargement to the outside aperture 36o at the outside concentric support member 42 and the inside aperture 36i of an inside concentric inside support member 43. The two apertures 36 are not in alignment but the perimeter notches 126h are in alignment allowing a horizontal spacing-bracing member (not shown) to interlock the perimeter notches 126h to engage the side edges of the clip notch 126w or the lip 301c and or lip notches 126p to engage the perimeter notches 126h.
(24) FIG. 6 is an enlargement of FIG. 3 showing the concentric inner and outer support members having the inner web 42ia and the outer web 42oa abut each other as shown in FIGS. 1 & 2. FIG. 6 shows the sloped top edge 126te of the perimeter notch 126h. The perimeter notch 126h is shown having a shallow depth, however a deeper sloped top edge 126te is better as the angle side edge has a better chance of forming a tighter connection, because the flange 301b of the spacing-bracing spacer brace 301 can bend more thereby allowing the lip notch 126p engage the perimeter hole notch 126h creating a tighter connection. The tighter the connection the less chance of having the two members become disengaged. The sloped flare edge 126f is shown at the top and bottom entrance to the perimeter notch 126h.
(25) FIG. 7 & FIG. 8 show a U-shaped clip 308 that is used as a quick connection at the outside aperture 36o and inside aperture 36i at the overlapping outside support member 42 and the inside support member 43. The U-shaped clip 308 has having a web 308a that extends the width of the opening at the perimeter hole 36h from the first perimeter side edge 36se to the second perimeter side edge 36se.
(26) FIG. 8 shows the U-shaped clip 308 installed in the hole notches 126h at the perimeter side edges of the aperture 36 at the perimeters of the concentric inner and outer support member 43 & 42. The U-shaped clip 308 is also resting on the outside aperture bottom edge 36obe of the outer concentric support member. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 is shown in ghost as the web 301a is resting on the web 308a of the U-shaped clip 308.
(27) The U-shaped clip 308 is used when the installer feels like he/she can't install the reverse lip spacer brace 301 into the perimeter notches 126p and still elevating the outer and inner support members 42 & 43 into place.
(28) FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 shows a W-shaped clip 307 shown at the left end of a chain of various shape spacer braces and clips and shown mounted at the bottom edge 355 of an aperture. The W-shaped clip 307 can function as a U-shaped clip 308 and as a support means connecting a spacer brace 302 using the W-shaped clip 307. The W-shaped clip functions the same as the U-shaped clip where the web 307a extends over the hole bottom edge 36be, or as in FIG. 10 two-hole bottom edges 36be of two concentric support members. The web 307a is inserted and connects the perimeter notches 36h at the first side wall edge and the second side wall edge. The web 307a also has web notches 126w at the first and second ends that engage the perimeter notches 16h. The W-shaped is the flange 307b extends from the web 307a and the flange 307b extends further forming a hook-shape with the flange extending as the hook bottom edge 307c of the hook-shape and extending further shown as the hook-return 307d. The end of the hook-shape has a flare 307f edge protruding away from the flange 307b. The bottom edge 307c is shown having a web notch 126w at the first end and the second end of the bottom edge 307c. The web 307a also has web notches 126w cut where the web notches 126w engage the perimeter notches 126h at the apertures at the inner and outer concentric support members 43 & 43.
(29) FIGS. 11-14 shows various shapes of the W-shape clip 307 similar to FIG. 9 that will allow the W-shaped clip to have a tighter fit to the web 42a not shown in any of the figures. The W-shape clip 307 is also referred to as a hook receiver 129 with the flanges noted as flanges 129a. FIG. 11 is a similar U-shaped spacer brace 307 having hooked receivers 129 on both sides with a first leg 129a extending downward from the web 307a having an outward second leg 129b and extending again upward forming a third leg 129c with a gap 45 between the first and third legs 129a & 129c. Dimples 321 are shown as one of many types of an abrasive planar surface showing a fixation connection which protrudes inward and outward in the gap 45 and inward between the first legs 129a. Other types of abrasive planar surfaces could be the shape of the connection, ridges, grooves, abrasive surface however, could also be a smooth surface. The fixation connection could be affected by the material used and whether the W-shape clip 307 is flexible enough to retain its shape after being moved. FIG. 12 shows a more curvilinear configuration of a fluid shape W-shaped clip 307 where the hook receivers 129 have a curved configuration between the web 307a and the first legs 129a and a curved configuration between the end of the first legs 129a through the second leg 129b to the start of the thirds leg 129c. FIG. 13 shows the same configuration as FIG. 55 except a flare 129d is shown at the end of the third leg 129c. FIG. 14 look like FIG. 13 except a kink 129k or indentation is shown on the interior side of the gap 45 between the first leg 129a and the third leg 129c so the kink 129k in the third leg 129c is tight to the first leg 129a.
(30) FIGS. 15 & 16 shows the hook receiver 129 with the ridges 130 attached to the hook end 129 of the U-shaped spacer brace 302. At the left side of FIG. 16, another U-shaped spacer brace 302 is shown with the opposing end having the hook tongue 128 also shown having ridges 130. When the hooked tongue 128 is inserted into the gap 45 of the hook receiver 129 the ridges 130 will interlock between each other to increase a vertical resistance force that could separate the hook tongue 128 from the hook receiver 129. The hook receivers shown in FIGS. 11-14 with the dimples 321, ridges 130, kinks 129k or curvilinear configurations all contribute to adding resistance between the hook tongue and hook receivers and any of the hook receivers can be added as a hook receiver at the end of the any spacer brace. The hook tongue acts as a restraining plate that rests on the anchor space 355 at the interior of the gap 45 on the second leg 129b. The dimples 321, ridges 130, kinks to 129k and the curvilinear shape of the hook tongue 128 interlock with the hook receiver to increase the resistance between each other. The left side of FIG. 16 shows the tongue side of the U-shaped spacer brace 302. In addition, the hook receiver 129 at the U-shaped spacer brace 302 shows an extension 302e over the anchor space 355 of the hole bottom edge 36be. To connect to the W-shape clip 307 the U-shaped spacer brace 302 has the flanges 302b abut the support member, the web 302a has an extension 302e that spans across the third leg 129c of the hook receiver 129 allowing the hook tongue 128 with its abrasive planar surface to extend into the gap 45 of the hook receiver 129. A spacer brace would have a hook receiver end 129a, 129b, 129c, 129e and 129f at the first end and a hook tongue 128 at the opposing end. The hook receiver 129 would be installed over the hole bottom edge 36be of the apertures of the inner and outer support members 42i. The flanges 302b could extend upward and the space brace shape could be a reverse lip spacer brace 301 having a hook receiver end 129a, 129b, 129c, 129e and 129f at the first end and a hook tongue 128 at the opposing end.
(31) FIG. 17 shows two reverse lip spacer braces 301 connected by a support member shown as a C channel 42 has a web 42a with extending flanges 42b and outwardly extending lips 42c with longitudinal edges of the lips 42c having a lip notch 126p with a flare edge 126f. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 shown at the top edge of the support member is also shown in FIG. 22 and the dorsal side of the web 301a is against the floor. The support member is shown with the web 42a having two L-shaped gaps 126e where the flanges 301b and lip 301c would intersect the web 42a. The web 42a of the support member is narrow at the L-shaped gaps 45e and is wide enough for the flange 301b and lip 301c to slide into. The flange 301b will bend ventrally inward when the lip 301c and flange 301b are inserted into the narrow portion of the L-shaped gap 45e The opposing L-shaped gap 45e will also be inserted at the same time. The lips 301c will become slanted downward as pressure is applied to insert the lips 301c into the L-shaped gap 45e. The lips 301c could be slanted initially in order to fit into the L-shaped gap 45e more easily. Once the lips 301c are completely inserted into the L-shaped gap 45e the lip 301c will flex back into their original position when the lips 301c reach the web notch 126w at the top of the L-shaped gap 45e. The web gap 45w or a web indentation 42ai is more clearly shown in FIG. 3 and the lip notch 126p is more clearly shown in FIG. 4. When the lip notch 126p is oriented to the longitudinal direction of the reverse lip spacer brace 301 and the web notch 126w which is oriented in the direction of the C channel 42 cross, the vertical and horizontal notches become a self-locking secured connection between the two framing members. The web 42a between the L-shaped gaps 45e at the bottom edge of the support member describes the notched-tab 126nt with the notched-tab notches 126ntn and head 126nth as previously described in other notched-tabs.
(32) FIG. 18 shows a U-shaped spacer brace 302 has its dorsal side of the web 302a mounted against the ceiling with its flanges 302b extending downward. A rounded shape bulge 302g is shown extending outward from the flange 302b and in the middle of the longitudinal oriented bulge 302g shows a bulge notch 126bg that is in alignment with the web 42a of the support member. The bottom reverse lip spacer brace 301 has the dorsal side of its web 301a fastened (not shown) to the floor with its flanges 301b extending upward and its lips 301c extending outward. A bulge 301g is shown extending outward from the web 301a protruding outward from the flange 301b so a bulge notch to 126bg can cut into the bulge 301g and aligned with the web 42a of the support member. Again, the top and bottom spacer braces are mounted at floor and ceiling, and the support member has its web 42a with its slide gaps 45s inserted into the flanges 302b & 301b. The bottom end of the support member has a slide gap 45s but shown with a slide notch 126s at the end and aligned so the slide notch 126s is on the flange sides of the slide gap 45s. After the web 42a is inserted in the flanges 301b at the slide gap 45s of the L-shaped gap 45e, then the lip 301c is inserted into the slide gap 45s and adjusted to fit into the two slide notches 126s in both slide gaps 45s and the support member is then slid horizontally so the web 42a can fit into the bulge notches 126bg. One end of the web 302a is bent to form a hook finger 127 at one end of the reverse lip spacer brace 301. At the top of the support member additional vertically oriented web slot holes 36ws are shown and are aligned with the slide gaps 45s above. Should a support member need to be cut shorter, the web slot holes 36ws would then be used as the slide gaps 45s.
(33) FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 shows an isometric drawing of an intersecting reverse lip spacer brace 301 with the web 42a of the support member. FIG. 19 shows the web 42a highlighted as shaded with the L-shape gap 45e at the bottom edge of the support member 42. The side edges of the L-shape gap 45e are angled, however as shown before the side edges can be angled. The end of the L-shape gap is shown as a web notch 126w. The anchor space 355 is the bottom edge of an aperture 36 and the L-shaped gap 45e shows the web ai of the support member 42 is slightly elevated so the web ai will be at the same level at the end of the support member 42. The head of the L-shape gap at the short L-shape is slightly wider to allow for the lip notch 126p shown in FIG. 4 can bend to be flexible enough to engage the L-shape gap 45e. In lieu of two L-shape gaps 45e one large aperture 36b having web notches 126wh in the corners can also be used as shown in FIG. 17.
(34) FIG. 20 shows the reverse lip spacer brace 301 attached to the floor 40 except hardboard 331 is attached to the flanges 42b of the support members 42. The wallboard 331 is suspended above the floor 140 by a gap 45 that is recommended to reduce moisture penetration and allow for expansion of the wallboards 331. A fire-resistant material 334 is installed between the flanges 42b and over the reverse lip spacer brace 301 and is anchored to the floor 401 by an anchor bolt 354 or other available means to secure the reverse lip spacer brace 301. A fire-stop 332 is installed in the gap 45 to eliminate fire penetration between wallboards 331 and the floor 401.
(35) FIG. 21-26 shows various applications of the reverse lip spacer brace 301 installed on the floor or on the ceiling with or without a continuous floor channel 120 or ceiling channel 120. The ceiling application allows for the reverse lip spacer brace 301 to be secured to the floor 401 or ceiling 404 or where the support channels 42 are allowed to slide in a lip notch 126p or a bulge notch 126bg (shown in FIG. 18). Another type of ceiling channel is a T-shape base channel 343 as shown in FIG. 21 where the web 343a is fastened to the ceiling with fasteners 122 or an anchor bolt 354. The web 343a is wider than the width of the support member 42 and has a flange 343b extending from both sides of the web 343a and a lips 343c extending from the flange 343b with the lips 343c bending inward forming a C-shape. A reverse lip spacer brace 301 is mounted on the interior side of the C-shape at the web 343a and fastened with an anchor bolt 354 or fasteners not shown but shown in FIG. 24. The reverse lip spacer brace with its web 301a, slightly angled flanges 301b and lips 301c. The lips 301c have lip notches 126 where the lip notches 126p extend at an angle so the lip notches 126p can engage the side edge of a sliding gap 45s that is cut into the top end of the support member allowing the support member to move within the lip notches 126p in the sliding gap 45s. A fire-board 331 is installed and connected with fasteners over the flange 42b of the support member. Another smaller fire-board 331 is installed over the first fire-board and connected with fasteners to the flange 343b. The fire-board 331 at the T-shape channel 343 overlaps the fire-board 331 at the support member 42.
(36) FIG. 22 shows the reverse lip spacer brace 301 fastened directly to the ceiling with the top end of the support member has L-shape gaps 45e cut into the web of the support member 42. FIG. 17 shows the same reverse lip spacer brace 301 installed in the top end of the support member 42 where a large hole 36b is shown and where the lip notches 126p slide vertically against the hole side edges at the hole 36b. The flanges 301b are longer when installed as a sliding spacer brace in order for the lip notches 126p to be engaged to the large hole 36 side edges. The fire-board 331 is installed over the flanges 42b of the support member 42 and a fire stop 332 is installed between the ceiling and the fire-board 331. FIG. 23 is similar to FIG. 22 except the reverse lip spacer brace 301 is mounted to the floor rather than the ceiling.
(37) FIG. 24 is similar to FIG. 21 except the lip 343c is slightly longer and an extended flange 343d is added at the end of the lip 343c. The extended flange 343d has an extended lip 343dp extending from the extended flange 343d and the extended lip 343dp has an angled lip notch 126p. The extended flange 343d with the extended lip 343dp and lip notch 126 are installed into a slide gap 45s at the top end of the web 42a of the support member 42. Fasteners 122 are used to fix the T-shape base channel 343 to the ceiling. The lip notches 126p slide vertically within the slide gap 45s and the lip notches 126p also keep the support member 42 from moving horizontally as the lip notches 126p keep the web 42a from moving out of the side edges of the slide gap 45 in the support member 42.
(38) FIG. 25 and FIG. 26 are similar both FIG's having a base channel 120 with a web 120a and a first flange 120b and a second flange 120b extending from the web 120a plus a reverse lip spacer brace 301 having a web 301a with a first and a second flange 301b with lips 301c and lip notches 126p cut into the lips 301c. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 is mounted showing a anchor bolt 354 extending through the web 301a and the web 120a into the floor at FIG. 26 or the ceiling at FIG. 25. Both FIG's show fire board or hardboard 331 mounted on the flanges 120b of the base channel 120 with fire resistant material 334 similar to mineral wool insulation. The top end and bottom end of the web 42a in the support member 42 show an L-shape gap 45e cut into the web 42a where the lip 301c engages into the L-shape gap 45e and the lip notch 126p engage the short end of the L-shape gap 45e to keep the support member 42 from moving horizontally.
(39) No additional FIG's are shown, however when the profile of FIG. 23 is installed over the profile of FIG. 22, the web 301a of FIG. 23 abuts the web 301a of FIG. 22. Fasteners are used to connect between the first and second connector members 301. The back-to-back connection of the connector members 301 is another method to connect the L-shape gap 45e at an inner support member 42i extension to the L-shaped gap 45e at an outer support member 42o. The same connection can be used for the ceiling construction when the connector member 301 is braced at the ceiling structure on the building construction.
(40) No additional FIG's are shown, however FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 or FIG. 25 and FIG. 26 could have the web 301a of the reverse lip spacer channel 301 or web 120a of the base channel 120 able to connect to a wall structure (masonry or concrete wall) or a metal framed wall structure using fasteners 122 into the wall construction to form a metal framed ceiling construction using the inner and the outer concentric support members as the horizontal framing members and the appropriate support hangers from the building ceiling structural system.
(41) It is understood that the invention is not to be limited to the exact details of operation or structures shown and describing in the specification and drawings, since obvious modifications and equivalents will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The flexibility of the described invention is very versatile and can be used in many different types of building applications.
Term Summary
(42) 36 hole or aperture; 36sehole side edge, 36behole bottom edge, 36thehole top edge, 36iinside aperture, 36ooutside aperture 42 support memberCshape, 42aweb, 42bflange, 42clip 42o outer support member42oaouter web, 42obouter flange, 42ocouter lip, 42iainner web, 42ibinner flange, 42icinner lip, 42thetop edge 43inner support memberU-shape43oaoutside web, 43oboutside flange, 43iainside web, 43ibinside flange, 43dtindentation 45 gap, 45eL-shaped gap, 45sslide gap, 45t T-shape gap 120 base channel, aweb, bflange, 120bgbulge 126 notch, 1tp 26plip notch, 126wweb notch, 126ppdouble lip notch, 126tptapered notch, 126fflare edge 126 notch, 126plip notch, 126wweb notch, 126ppdouble lip notch, 126tptapered notch, 126fflare edge, 126hhole notch, 126crcorner, 126bebottom edge, 126thetop edge, 126seside edge, 126desloped side edge, 126eL-shape notch, 126bgbulge notch, 126bebottom edge, 126thetop edge, 126seside edge 127 hook finger, bent arm 128 hook tongue; 128afirst side, 128bsecond side, 128w wide hook tongue, 128fflare, 128tftongue flap, 128tttongue tab, 128stongue shaft, 128itongue indentation 129 hook receiver, 129shreceiver slot hole, 129afirst leg, 129bsecond leg, 129cthird leg, 129dfourth leg, 129fflare, 129kkink 301 reverse lip spacer brace, 301aweb, 302bflange, 302clip, 301eextension, 301gbulge, 301ceextended lip, 301cclip extension, 301bb extended side wall 302 U shaped spacer brace, 302aweb, 302bflange, 302clip, 302gbulge 302 U-shape bracing member. 302aweb, 302bflange, 302gbulge 307 W-shaped clip: 307aweb, 307bflange, 307eelongated W-shaped clip, 307fflange 308 U-shape clip, 308aweb, 308bflange 321 dimples 331 fire board or hardboard or fire rated material 332 fire stop 334 fire resistant material 343 T-shape base channel, 343aweb, 343bflange, 343clip, 343dextending leg, 343dpextending lip. 354 anchor bolt 401 floor 404 ceiling
