Patent Application
20170328074
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The disclosure and prior art relates to framing devices and more particularly pertains to a new framing device for spacing vertical framing members a predetermined distance apart.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a base that may be positioned on and is coextensive with a horizontal framing member in a wall. A plurality of retainers is provided ad each of the retainers is coupled to the base. Each of the retainers may engage an associated one of a plurality of vertical framing members in the wall. The retainers are spaced apart from each other and are distributed along the base. Thus, the plurality of retainers may space the vertical framing members a pre-determined distance apart from each other.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The base 12 has a top surface 18, a bottom surface 20, a first end 22 and a second end 24. The base 12 is elongated between the first end 22 and the second end 24. The bottom surface 20 abuts the horizontal framing member 14. The base 12 may be fastened to the horizontal framing member 14 with nails or the like.
A plurality of retainers 26 is provided and each of the retainers 26 is coupled to the base 12. Thus, each of the retainers 26 may engage an associated one of a plurality of vertical framing members 28 in the wall 16. Each of the vertical framing members 28 may comprise 2×4 or the like. The retainers 26 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed along the base 12. Thus, the plurality of retainers 26 may space the vertical framing members 28 a pre-determined distance apart from each other. The plurality of retainers 26 may be spaced apart a distance ranging between thirty cm and sixty cm. Thus, the retainers 26 are spaced apart in accordance with International Building Codes.
Each of the retainers 26 comprises a first panel 30 that is attached to the top surface 18 of the base 12. The first panel 30 is oriented perpendicular with respect to the base 12. The first panel 30 has a first surface 32 and a second surface 34. The first panel 30 may have a height ranging between five cm and ten cm.
Each of the retainers 26 includes a pair of first gussets 36. Each of the first gussets 36 is coupled between the first surface 32 of the first panel 30 and the top surface 18 of the base 12. Thus, the first gussets 36 retain the first panel 30 in the perpendicular orientation. The first gussets 36 are spaced apart from each other on the first panel 30.
Each of the retainers 26 comprises a second panel 38 that is attached to the top surface 18 of the base 12. The second panel 38 is oriented perpendicular to with respect to the base 12. The second panel 38 has a primary surface 40 and a secondary surface 42. The second panel 38 is spaced from the first panel 30 to define a framing space 44 between the first panel 30 and the second panel 38. The second panel 38 may have a height ranging between five cm and ten cm. The framing space 44 may have a width ranging between four cm and nine cm. Thus, the framing space 44 may accommodate common framing member sizing.
The associated vertical framing member 28 is positioned in the framing space 44. Thus, the vertical framing member 28 is oriented perpendicular to the horizontal framing member 14. The secondary surface 42 of the second panel 38 faces the second surface 34 of the first panel 30. Thus, each of the secondary surface 42 and the second surface 34 may abut the vertical framing member 28.
A pair of second gussets 46 is provided. Each of the second gussets 46 is coupled between the secondary surface 42 of the second panel 38 and the top surface 18 of the base 12. Thus, the second gussets 46 retain the second panel 38 in the perpendicular orientation. The second gussets 46 are spaced apart from each other on the second panel 38.
The base 12 and the plurality of retainers 26 define a framing jig 48. A plurality of the framing jigs 50 is provided. The wall 16 may include a pair of the horizontal framing members 52. The pair of horizontal framing members 52 includes a top plate 54 and a bottom plate 56. A first one of the framing jigs 58 is positioned on the bottom plate 56. A second one of the framing jigs 60 is positioned on the top plate 54. The first framing jig 58 is positioned to align the retainers 26 corresponding to the first framing jig 58 with the retainers 26 corresponding to the second framing jig 60.
In use, the first framing jig 58 is attached to the bottom plate 56. The second framing jig 60 is attached to the top plate 54. Each of the plurality of vertical framing members 28 is positioned to extend between the first framing jig 58 and the second framing jig 60. Moreover, each of the vertical framing members 28 is positioned in the framing spaces 44 corresponding to the first framing jig 58 and the second framing jig 60. Thus, the vertical framing members 28 are spaced apart from each other a distance corresponding to International Building Codes. The first framing jig 58 and the second framing jig 60 enhance accuracy with respect to stud spacing in wall construction.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
