Teardrop and offset notch bridging connector

The present invention relates to steel stud building wall systems and especially to apparatuses for stabilising steel studs to prevent lateral movement and torsion in such systems. When metal studs twist or bend, they lose their weight-bearing capacity. This may be exacerbated during a fire, which c...

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Hauptverfasser:	Oellerich Paul Howard, Daudet Larry Randall
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING BUILDING CEILINGS DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS FLOORS GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ROOFS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to steel stud building wall systems and especially to apparatuses for stabilising steel studs to prevent lateral movement and torsion in such systems. When metal studs twist or bend, they lose their weight-bearing capacity. This may be exacerbated during a fire, which could potentially increase the amount of damage caused by the fire. The present invention provides a connector for firmly connecting and stabilising a building wall steel stud in concert with a bridging member, employing a bridging connector with notches that arc away from the central web of the wall stud in order to more firmly interface with it away from the edges of the web opening in which the connector is installed. This firm interface improves the connection and its ability to resist rotation of the wall stud.