Abstract: A slide clip includes a first plate and a second plate coupled at a juncture. The first plate and the second plate form an angle at the juncture. The second plate has a first elongated slot, a second elongated slot, and a third elongated slot, each extending parallel with the juncture. The first elongated slot and the second elongated slot are each offset from the juncture a first distance. The third elongated slot is offset from the juncture a second distance that is greater than the first distance.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 2023
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2024
Assignee:
Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
Inventors:
Gregg Allan Stahl, Brett Daniel Hironimus
Abstract: One embodiment of a construction component includes a first flange, a second flange, a flex portion positioned between the first flange and the second flange, a first leg, and a first strip. The first leg extends from the first flange and includes an interior surface facing the flex portion. The first strip may be positioned on a least a portion of the interior surface of the first leg.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 11, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 30, 2024
Assignee:
Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
Abstract: A framing accessory includes a bead and a backing strip. The bead may comprise a first leg, a second leg, and a lip. The second leg may comprise a plurality of openings. The strip may be attached to the upper surface of the first leg. In some embodiments, the strip may comprise a single layer of material, while in other embodiments, the strip may comprise two or more layers of material. The strip may comprise material having fire resistant, intumescent, and/or sound insulating properties. The finishing accessory may be configured to be installed in a gap at a head of wall joint by positioning the first leg and strip along the top edge of a wallboard panel and the second leg extending vertically downward along the outer surface of the wallboard panel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 13, 2022
Date of Patent:
August 15, 2023
Assignee:
Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
Abstract: A slide clip includes a first plate and a second plate coupled at a juncture. The first plate and the second plate form an angle at the juncture. The second plate has a first elongated slot, a second elongated slot, and a third elongated slot, each extending parallel with the juncture. The first elongated slot and the second elongated slot are each offset from the juncture a first distance. The third elongated slot is offset from the juncture a second distance that is greater than the first distance.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2021
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2023
Assignee:
CLARKWESTERN DIETRICH BUILDING SYSTEMS LLC
Inventors:
Gregg Allan Stahl, Brett Daniel Hironimus
Abstract: A framing accessory includes a bead and a backing strip. The bead may comprise a first leg, a second leg, and a lip. The second leg may comprise a plurality of openings. The strip may be attached to the upper surface of the first leg. In some embodiments, the strip may comprise a single layer of material, while in other embodiments, the strip may comprise two or more layers of material. The strip may comprise material having fire resistant, intumescent, and/or sound insulating properties. The finishing accessory may be configured to be installed in a gap at a head of wall joint by positioning the first leg and strip along the top edge of a wallboard panel and the second leg extending vertically downward along the outer surface of the wallboard panel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 20, 2017
Date of Patent:
November 1, 2022
Assignee:
Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
Abstract: A stud such as a light-weight metal stud can include a first elongated channel member and a second elongated channel member coupled to the first elongated channel member by a wire matrix, where ends of the wire matrix are located at ends of the first and second channel members. A pitch of the wire matrix can vary over the length of the stud. Two or more such studs can have different lengths where a difference in the lengths is not a multiple of the pitch.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 25, 2018
Date of Patent:
September 1, 2020
Assignee:
Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
Inventors:
Abraham Jacob Sacks, William Spilchen, Jeffrey Sacks, Narcis Rugina