Building framing unit

- Kawneer Company, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a building framing unit showing my new design, the building framing unit being broken away both vertically and horizontally to indicate indeterminate width and height;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the first embodiment of my new design, with the framing system again being broken both vertically and horizontally to indicate a framing system of indeterminate width and height;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the first embodiment of my new design, with the framing system again being broken both vertically and horizontally to indicate a framing system of indeterminate width and height;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the first embodiment of my new design, with the framing system shown broken horizontally to indicate a framing system of indeterminate height, it being understood that the right side elevation is a mirror image of the left side elevation shown in FIG. 4, and it being further understood that the top and bottom plan views of the first embodiment of my new design are identical to the left side elevation of FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the first embodiment as taken along section line 5--5 of FIG. 3with the framing system broken to indicate a framing system of indeterminate height, the horizontal sectional view of the first embodiment being identical to the vertical sectional view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the first embodiment of my new design, with the framing system again being broken both vertically and horizontally to indicate a framing system of indeterminate width and height;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of my new design, the second embodiment differing from the first embodiment in that the panels of the second embodiment are elongated, with the framing system being shown broken both vertically and horizontally to indicate a framing system of indeterminate width and height; and

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of a second embodiment of my new design, with the framing system being broken both vertically and horizontally to indicate a framing system of indeterminate width and height.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
23981 December 1899 Thompson
D174156 March 1955 Blanchard
2795825 June 1957 Miller
2935769 May 1960 Lutes
3230677 January 1966 Brown
4730429 March 15, 1988 Roberts
Foreign Patent Documents
1564447 April 1980 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D306486
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 1987
Date of Patent: Mar 6, 1990
Assignee: Kawneer Company, Inc. (Norcorss, GA)
Inventor: David M. Rinehart (Lawrenceville, GA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Jones, Askew & Lunsford
Application Number: 7/60,367
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D25/52