PROTRUSION HOLE WITH CONNECTORS

Abstract

The present invention relates to a building construction having a smaller aperture by extending the aperture top side edges referred to as protrusions and where the protrusions and the aperture bottom edges secure metal framing members from vertical movement and the aperture side edge and hole notches that secure the metal framing members from vertical and horizontal movement. The metal framing member have different shapes and metal framing member notches that engage the metal support members to reduce or eliminate vertical and horizontal movement between the metal framing members.

Description

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention describes spacing-bracing members intersection the metal framing members where in metal framing member has protrusions that extend into the hole of the metal framing member restricting the vertical and or horizontal movement of the spacing-bracing member within the hole of the metal framing members The protrusions reduces the size of the hole opening leaving a space between the bottom edge of the protrusion and the bottom edge of the hole for the spacing-bracing member room to fit under the protrusion. The width of the spacing-bracing restricts the horizontal movement to the side edges of the hole or lip notches or hole notches or other types of notches that restrict the spacer-brace from horizontal movement member and the protrusion restrict the vertical movement and other types of hole notches along with lip notches restrict the vertical movement. The vertical support of the protrusion allows various types of spacing-bracing member configurations to overlap or just fit below the protrusions, however many different spacer-brace configurations restrict the spacer-brace from moving horizontally as described throughout the application.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Spacing-bracing members have been typically connected to metal framing members by using fasteners. Over the years the properties of the metal for structural framing members have changed where the exterior surface of the metal is more abrasive allowing the connection between the horizontal bracing members and the vertical structural framing members to fit temporarily together. Fasteners have been the main means of connecting the spacing-bracing member that are usually installed vertically and the metal framing members being the structural component of a structural framing system. The protrusion and other means are used to connect the framing member together.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART

Typically metal framing member and horizontal bracing members have used fasteners to connect the framing members together. Prior art has made some improvements to restrict horizontal movement between metal framing members, however there has been no attempt to eliminate vertical movement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to spacing-bracing members connect to metal framing members to eliminate vertical and horizontal movement without using fasteners when making the connection between the two intersecting framing members together. Notches in the holes of the metal framing members forms a horizontal resistance when a spacing-bracing members are inserted into the hole notches as well a forming notches within a spacing-bracing member. The protrusions which is an extension of the side edges that extend into the hole will then make a smaller hole perimeter. Another aspect of the invention is when the hole bottom edge has a ledge or any of the hole edges has very short protrusions extending the side edges of the hole where holes notches can be installed or when the short protrusion form a L-shape notches in the flanges of spacing-bracing members. The protrusions allow spacing-bracing members to form different configurations where the flanges have multiple bends, flanges having notches, lips having notches, flange-web notches, hook tongue connecting to receiver holes, spacing-bracing members wrap around the protrusion extending from the hole bottom edge, web-flange notches, bulges, bulge notches, spacing-bracing member with flanges facing upward or flanges facing downward toward the hole bottom edge. When the metal framing members have a protrusion to eliminate vertical movement any of the above solution will eliminate the horizontal movement between metal framing member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an upward oriented U shaped reverse lip spacer brace connecting adjacent support members and overlapping an adjacent spacer brace connecting the lip notches to the support members at the holes.

FIG. 2 shows an upward oriented U shaped reverse lip spacer brace having angular flanges connecting adjacent support members and overlapping an adjacent spacer brace connecting the lip notches to the support members at the holes.

FIG. 3 shows a downward oriented U shaped reverse lip spacer brace overlapping an identical adjacent spacer brace connected at the lip notches to the holes of a support member.

FIG. 4 shows two downward adjacent oriented spacer braces having the lower oriented spacer brace with a lip-flange notch engaging the hole bottom edge with the upper oriented spacer brace having only lip notches engaging the hole side edges.

FIG. 5 shows an upward oriented U shaped spacer brace with notches at bottom and sides engaging the hole sides that overlaps an adjacent spacer brace with a notched tab extension at the web that engages the sides of the hole.

FIG. 6 shows an upward oriented U shaped spacer brace with notches at the bottom and sides engage the hole sides and an adjacent spacer brace with an upward hook engage the flat plate that is fastened to the support member.

FIG. 7 shows two downward oriented U shaped spacer braces where both longitudinal end shows indented flanges and web where one end has a hook finger where the extension is inserted into the holes notches and the opposing end has a hook tongue where the extension overlaps the first spacer brace with the hook tongue having a curvilinear tip for inserting into the receiver slot hole.

FIG. 8 shows a similar configuration as FIG. 7 except the reverse lip spacer braces are shown with the lips and hook finger support the reverse lip spacer brace at one end with the hook tongue at the opposing end has the extension overlapping the adjacent spacer brace.

FIGS. 9-12 shows two reverse lip spacer braces overlapping the hole bottom edge with a continuous web flange notch allowing the first reverse lip spacer brace to extend lower into the continuous web flange notch an adjacent spacer brace to overlap the first reverse lip spacer brace or using an alternate solution of having the hook tongue extend into a receiver slot hole.

FIG. 10 shows the two reverse lip spacer braces overlapping and engaging the hole bottom edge as shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 shows and enlargement of FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 shows a deeper web flange notches where the lower reverse lip spacer brace has a deeper flange for additional strength or allowing for the hole bottom edge to be longer for a different configuration or the deletion of the lips with notches.

FIGS. 13-15 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing uses a U shape spacer brace with flange notches having a T-shape rather than the L-shape previously described as the aperture has ledges that can be turned to face either direction therefore the T-shape notches has more flexibility when being installed.

FIGS. 16-18 shows an elevation and enlargement of metal framing where the two U shape spacer braces overlap each other with the flanges extending upward away from the web and where the flange notches extending into protrusions extending from the aperture at the metal framing supports with the flange notches engaging the underside of the protrusions. FIG. 18 appear the same, however the U shape spacer brace has the flanges extending into the bottom edge of the aperture in the metal framing supports and the flange notches have an additional horizontal notch where the horizontal notch extends into the ledges of the aperture in the metal framing support. In addition, protrusions extend from the hole side edges securing the U shaped spacer braces from moving vertically.

FIGS. 19-21 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing shows a W-shape spacer brace where the end of the flanges have a notch and where the notches extend into the bottom edge of ledges protruding from the hole side edges and where the spacer braces being of different widths to overlap and fit into adjacent W-shape spacer braces. On the other hand a reverse lip spacer brace can be used as the lower spacer brace fitting into the side edges of the metal framing support side edges with the W-shape clip fitting into the bottom edge of the ledges extending from the aperture of the metal framing support.

FIGS. 22-24 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing having a combination of several spacer braces as the shape is similar to a reverse lip spacer brace having bent flanges and where the flanges and the web have an acute angle that penetrates the aperture side edges with a hole notch and where the aperture side edges and the aperture bottom edge have another notch for the lip notches to extend into while the upper reverse lip spacer brace uses only the lip notches to engage the aperture side edges and the lower spacer brace has the extended web with an upward extending tongue to engage the opposing end of the adjacent spacer brace having a hole receiver in the web for the lower tongue to fit into.

FIGS. 25-27 shows how the hole side edges or protrusions can extend into the hole side edges to form other spacer brace configurations. The figures show how the bulges between the web and the flanges can create an indentation to secure the spacer brace into the hole side edges or how the bulges can have an indentation or notch to slide within the hole side edges and how the flanges can be bent and the lip also bent to create a different configuration of the spacer brace.

FIG. 28 show the flange extension or the hooked tongue with its notched-tab extending inward toward the opposing lip for the notched-tab to fit into the receiver hole on the flange of the adjacent spacer brace..

FIG. 29 shows two different longitudinal connections, one with the flange extensions overlap the flanges and another where the hook tongue has a notched-tab at the end to be inserted into the receiver hole at the opposing end of an adjacent spacer brace.

FIG. 30 shows the web having a notched-tab at the end of the web of the support member and another aspect of the invention shows the web and lips of the crossing spacer brace having bent webs and lips so the spacer brace can be angled or bent between the support members forming a curved concave profile at the top of the metal support channel.

FIG. 31 shows the web of the support member having a notched-tab profile at the interior side edge of the two L-shaped gaps where the web notches fit into the lip notches of the longitudinal spacer braces where the flanges have slot holes for the head of the notched-tabs can fit into.

FIGS. 32-34 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing where the spacer braces overlap the aperture in the metal framing support having the longitudinal ends being of different width where the lower wider spacer brace has the tongue extending upward from the web of the receiver aperture in the web of the upper spacer brace.

FIGS. 35-37 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing is similar to FIGS. 32-34 except the longitudinal ends has a web extension has an aperture for the tongue of the upper spacer brace to be inserted into and the upper spacer brace is allowed to swivel at the tongue and the width of the spacer braces can be equal or variable in width.

FIG. 38 shows two adjacent upward oriented U shaped spacer braces connecting to a support member with the web of the longitudinal end having flange notches connected to the underside of a hole protrusion with the opposing end having a web extension with a hook tongue for insertion into a receiving hole in the web of the adjacent spacer brace along with 2 diagonal oriented U shaped spacer braces where the hook finger end connection has an extension that engages the hole top edge at the hole notch while the lower diagonal oriented U shaped spacer brace has a notch tab end connection that engages the hole side edges.

FIG. 39 is an enlargement of FIG. 38.

FIG. 40 shows a reverse lip spacer brace having bent flanges with lips and lip notches engaging the side edges of the hole with the web engaging the underside of the hole protrusions with a hook tongue extending into the hole receiver of the adjacent member.

FIG. 41 shows a similar reverse lip spacer brace as in FIG. 40, however FIG. 39 is an M-shaped spacer brace with lips and lip notches that extend into the hole side edges and braced at the underside of the hole protrusions.

FIG. 42 shows an inverted reverse lip spacer brace similar to FIG. 41 except the reverse spacer brace is support by a short leg of the member with the flange and lip both having notches that engage the hole protrusion.

FIG. 43 shows an elevation of the hole in the support member with some of the various hole edge configurations that the notches could show. The inside edges of the hole can vary in shape and location depending on the shape of the spacer brace and where the hole notches in the protrusion are located. The protrusions and notches accomplish the same function as they both keep the spacer brace lodged in the hole notches or the side or bottom edges of the hole.

FIG. 44 shows a perspective view of the dorsal side of the support member with the receiver end of the spacer brace extending through the receiver notch into the key hole tabs at the key hole.

FIG. 45 is similar to FIG. 43 however the section is taken through an intermediate connection of a support member where the lips have lip notches and each flange has a flange-web notch where the flange-web notch and lip notches engage the hole at the web of the support member.

FIG. 46 shows two reverse lip spacer braces stacked above each other with the overlapping reverse lip spacer brace having a wider web with a wider lip to engage the hole side edges, plus the lower reverse lip spacer brace has a receiver slot hole for the overlapping reverse lip spacer brace having a hook receiver with a notched tab tip.

FIG. 47 shows two overlapping U shaped spacer braces having a continuous web-flange notches that engage the hole side edges of the support member along with a hook tongue where the tongue is a notched tab that extends upward through a slot hole into the adjacent U shaped spacer brace.

FIG. 48 shows the ledge at the top, bottom and on the side edges of the hole in the web of the support member.

FIG. 49 shows ledges installed in the web at the top plate of the support member, the bottom edge of the hole and punch-out tabs at the bottom edge of the support member for the flange gaps with flange notches can connect to the ledges or tabs to secure the horizontal and vertical metal framing members together.

FIG. 50 shows an isometric view of the U shaped spacer brace passing through the hole of the support member having the bottom edge as a ledge engaging the U shaped spacer brace at the notch gap in the flanges.

FIG. 51 is an isometric view where the notch and notch gap are shown in the flange of the U shaped spacer brace having the dorsal side facing upward with the flanges extending downward from the web.

FIG. 52 shows a proprietary shape of an reverse lip spacer brace being connected to an enlarged shaped flange gaps and flange notches.

FIG. 53 shows an array of floor joists except a spacer brace at the bottom left corner shows the ledge of the floor joist intersect the notch gap of the spacer brace.

FIG. 54 is an enlargement at the intersection of the ledge at the longitudinal ends of the spacer brace at the support member and the notch gap in the flange of the spacer brace connecting intermediate support members and the wrap-around hook finger extension at the opposing end.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS in pending application U.S. Ser. No. 16/198,831 shows FIG. 1 through FIG. 12 having various types of overlapping spacer braces used to connect spacer braces through the holes in the support members as well as various configurations of the spacer braces to interlock the spacer braces together to make the connections to the support members.

FIG. 1 shows a reverse lip spacer brace 301 having a web 301a with flanges extending vertically approximately coplanar to the holes side edges 36se with lips 301c having lip notches 126p and where an adjoining second reverse lip spacer brace 301 overlaps the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 and described previously in U.S. Ser. No. 15/449,250. In order to overlap each other the reverse lip spacer braces 301 the width of the web 301a, the length of the flanges 301b or the lips 301c will vary depending on shape and snugness between reverse lip spacer braces 301. This continuation in part application shows the hole notches 126h at the hole side edges 36se as shown in pending application Ser. No. 15/430,781 being into this CIP, but is only shown at the furthers left hole rather than all the holes 36 in the support member for clarification purposes. The lip notches 126p at the left support member show the lips 301c with the lip notches 126p shorter while the hole notches 126h have a deeper depth so the lip notches 126p will extend deeper into the hole notch 126h as shown in U.S. Ser. No. 15/430,781 therefore eliminating any vertical and horizontal movement within the hole notch 126h. All the holes 36 can have hole notches 126h to eliminate vertical movement at the holes 36 or maybe installed at the hole side edges 36se without the hole notch 126h. At the right no hole notches 126h are shown as the hole notches 126h can be a double lip notch 126dp or a double hole notch 126dh as shown in U.S. Ser. No. 15/449,250. If the hole notch 126h is wide enough for only one lip notch 126p the lower reverse lip spacer braces 301 would have its lip notch 126p not fit into the hole notch 126h and only the upper reverse lip spacer brace at the lip notch 126p would only engage the hole notch 126h keeping the lower spacer brace 301 tight against the hole bottom edge 36be. As mentioned in U.S. Ser. No. 15/449,250 the width of upper oriented spacer brace has a narrower width web 301 with longer flanges 301b and longer lips 201c to fit into the lower reverse lip spacer brace 301.

FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1 except the flanges 301b are angular allowing two overlapping reverse lip spacer braces 301 to fit against each other as described in pending application U.S. Ser. 15/449,250. The web 301a, flanges 301b and lips dimensions can vary depending how the upper reverse lip spacer brace 301 wants to fit into the lower reverse lip spacer brace 301. The hole notches 126h can be a double hole notch 126dh and the lips 301c can be double requiring a double lip notch 126dp as for FIG. 1. FIG. 3 like FIGS. 1 & 2 does not show a gap 45 between the lips 301c because the web 301a is narrower, the flanges 301b are longer in length and the lips 301c are wider in width as the longitudinal edges of the lips 301c are shown aligned.

FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 2 except the two overlapping reverse lip spacer braces 301 is shown face down with the left reverse lip spacer brace 301 having the lips 301c supported by the hole bottom edge 30be. The lips 301c have lip notches 126p that extend inward from the longitudinal edge of the lips 301c so the web 42a of the support member fits against the back edge of the lip notches 126p with the side edges of the lip notch 126p abut both side planes of the web 42a of the support member. The second reverse lip spacer brace 301 also extends through the hole 36 overlapping the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 at a slight angle, in order to have the longitudinal edges of the lips 301c fit through the hole 36 and have the back edge of the lip notches 126p engage the hole side edges 36se. As in FIG. 1 the width of the web 301a and the width of the flanges 301b and lips 301c will be wider in order to have both reverse lip spacer braces 301 fit tightly together and may have fasteners (not shown) to additionally secure the reverse lip spacer braces 301 together. As discussed earlier hole notches 126h may be installed at the hole side edges 36se either as a single notched hole 126h or as a double wide notched hole 126dh. The hole configuration shows a hole protrusion 36p that extends from the left hole side edge 36se and a right hole side edge 36se from the right hole side edge 36se and both hole protrusions 36p extending from the hole top edge 36te with a hole gap 45h between and ending short of the hole bottom edge 36beleaving a open space between. The corner of the protrusions 36p at the hole gap 45h fit into a flange slot holes 36fs at the sloping flanges 301b with the hole protrusions 36p have a protrusion nodule 36pn extending into the hole gap 45h.

FIG. 4 shows the same profile as shown in FIG. 3, however the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 shows the lip notch 126p starting at the longitudinal edge of the lip 301c extending the full width of the lip 301c with the lip notch 126p continuing into the flange 301b or flange notch 126fg forming a continuous lip-flange notch 126pf. The lip-flange notches 126p at the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 is installed at a slight angle so one lip-flange notch 1216pf has the hole side edge 36se installed into the lip-flange notch 126pf allowing the side edges of the lip-flange notch 126pf to engage the longitudinal planes of the web 42a of the support member. When the lip-flange notches 126pf extends below the hole bottom edge 36be another adjacent reverse lip spacer brace 301 with only lip notches 126p at both lips 301c can overlap the first reverse lip spacer brace 301. The second reverse lip spacer brace 301 can be identical in shape and size, that is the web 301a, flanges 301b and lips 301c can be the same width and length and still form a secure connection between two adjoining reverse lip spacer braces 301. To form a tighter connection between the first and second reverse lip spacer braces 301, the web 301a of the overlapping reverse lip spacer brace 301 should be wider in order to have a tight connection at the webs 301a using fasteners between the first and second reverse lip spacer braces 301. In U.S. Ser. No. 15/430,781 hole notches 126h are used at the corner of the hole side edges 36se and hole bottom edge 36be for the lips notches 126p to fit into or the hole notches 126h can have protrusions to also secure the reverse lip spacer brace 301 from vertical movement.

FIGS. 5 & 6 both show a U shape spacer brace 302 having a web 302a being support at the hole bottom edge 36be of a support member with flanges 302b extending upward where the web 302a. The right longitudinal end of the U shape spacer brace 302 shows a flange-web notch 126fw at the intersection of the web 302a and flange 302b forming a continuous notch between the web 302a and flange 302b. FIG. 5 shows the flange-web notch 126fw support at a hole bottom edge 36be having a diagonal bottom edge. FIG. 6 shows a key hole 36k at the hole bottom edge 36be where a smaller size hole is connected to the larger hole. The back edge of the flange portion of the flange-web notch 126fw is support at the hole bottom edge 36be of the larger hole 36 and the web portion of the flange-web notch 126fw has the side edges of the key hole 36k securing the web portion of the flange-web notch 126fw. FIG. 5 shows the left longitudinal end configuration having a notched-tab 126nt where the notched-tab 126nt longitudinal end is installed at the hole bottom ‘web notches 126fw longitudinal end of the adjacent U shaped spacer brace 302 is installed in the hole 36 of the support member. FIG. 6 shows a hook tongue 128 having an extension 302e with the tongue portion extending upward from the hole bottom edge 36be requiring the hook tongue longitudinal end to be installed prior to adjoining the second U shaped spacer brace 302 shown to the left with the flange-web notch 126fw into the hole 36. The hook tongue 128 is shown extending upward for a vertical plate or separation can be installed across the hole 36 opening. The same configuration can also have the tongue end of the hook tongue 128 extending downward.

FIG. 7 shows two U shaped spacer braces 302 having a web 302a with two longitudinal side edges having flanges 302b that extend downward with a first end having flanges 302b and web 302a with a web extension 302e shown inserted into the hole notches 126h at the finger end of the hook finger 127 with the longitudinal ends of the flanges 302b engaging both side planes of the web 42a of the support member. Flange notches 126fg are also shown as intermediate connections between support members with the flange notches 126fg extending the full height of the flanges 302b so the side edges of the web 302a can be inserted into the hole notches 126h. The left longitudinal end of the U shaped spacer braces 302 also has the flanges 302b and web 302a indented, however the indentation 302i at the web 302a is deeper as the extension 302e at the web 302a is narrower as the extension 302i passes through the hole 36 where the tongue end shown having a curvilinear hook of the hook tongue 128 will be inserted into the receiver slot hole 129sh shown in the web 302a near the right longitudinal end. Since the extension 302e at the right longitudinal end is being inserted into the hole notches 126n, the U shaped spacer brace 302 will be installed at an angle having the extensions 302e engaging the hole notches 126h.

FIG. 8 shows the two reverse lip channels shown in FIG. 1 however the longitudinal end configurations as similar to FIG. 1. The lip 301c is wider than the hole 36 therefore the longitudinal ends of the lips 301c abut one side plane of the web 42 and the web 301a has an extension 301e where the hook finger 127 extends over the hole bottom edge 36be with the finger end securing the opposing plane of the web 42a at the hole 36. The opposing longitudinal end of an identical reverse lip spacer brace 301 has the left longitudinal end with the extension 301e of the web 301a extended through the hole 36 where the extension 301e rests on the web 301a of the first reverse lip spacer brace with the hook portion extending through the receiver slot hole 129sh.

FIGS. 9-12 are similar to each other as two reverse lip spacer braces 301 each having a web 301a with the longitudinal side edges distal to the flanges 301b where the longitudinal edges of the flanges 301b have lip 301c extending outward away from the web 301a with the lips 301c have lip notches 126p extending inward toward the web 301a from the longitudinal edges of the lips 301c. The first reverse lip spacer brace 301 shown at the right side of the hole 36 with the right longitudinal end extending into the hole 36 engaging the hole side edges 36se at the lip notches 126p and where the web 301a and the flanges 301b have continuous flange-web notches 126fw. The flange-web notch 126fw engages the hole bottom edge 36be so the back edge of the flange-web notch 126fw at the flanges 301b is secured to the hole bottom edge 36be. When the second reverse lip spacer brace 301 has the right longitudinal end fit into the hole 36 the flange-web notch 126fw from the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 fits lower into the hole bottom edge 36be allowing the second reverse lip spacer brace 301 at the right longitudinal end to overlap the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 as shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 9 also shows an alternative overlapping end connection solution where the right reverse lip spacer brace 301 has an extension 301e extend from the web 301a with a receiver slot hole 129sh having a ledge 79 extending down where the opposing end of an adjacent reverse lip spacer brace 301 having a hook tongue 128 with an extension 301e extending from the web 301a for the tongue end having a curvilinear end to wrap around the ledges 79 at the receiver slot hole 129sh. In FIG. 9 support protrusions 36p as described in FIG. 5 are added to the left and right hole side edges 36se with the bottom edge of the protrusion 36p extends over the lip 301c with the lip notch 12p abuts the left and right hole side edges 36se. In FIG. 10 two reverse lip spacer braces 301 overlap each other at the hole 36 where the top or second reverse lip spacer brace 301 has a lip-flange notch 126fg indented from the end of the connector and where the lip-flange notch 126fg in the second connector is bearing on the flange 301 in the lip-flange notch 126fg while the first connector has the projection bearing on the lip 301c. Again the second connector is smaller in size than the first connector. The flanges 301b can angular or more vertically oriented. If the second connector is the same size as the first connector a gap will occur and the flanges 301b will not be as flexible to have the notches fit into the hole side edges 36se as shown in FIG. 11 & FIG. 12.

FIG. 11 shows an enlargement of FIG. 10 where the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 has the hole bottom edge 36be being inserted into the flange-web notch 126fw where the web 301a is below the hole bottom edge 36be allowing the second reverse lip spacer brace also having the flange-web notch 126fw to also be inserted into the hole bottom edge 36be. In FIG. 12 the hole bottom edge 36be can now extend above the second overlapping reverse lip spacer brace 301 where a ledge shaft 79s with a ledge tab 79t is bent over the web 301a of the second overlapping reverse lip spacer brace 301 as well as the first reverse lip spacer brace 301 connecting both spacer braces together. In U.S. Ser. No. 15/430,781 shows the ledge tab 79t being bent over the web 302a of a U shaped spacer brace 302 as well as a notched tab 126nt being extended from the hole bottom edge 36be.

FIGS. 13-18 shows elevations, enlargements and sections of metal framing uses a U shape spacer brace 302 having a web 302a with flanges extending from the longitudinal web 302a and with flange gap notches 126fg that extend from the longitudinal open edges toward the web 302a having a T-shape notched gap 126ng extending horizontally from the longitudinal open edges of the flanges. FIGS. 13-15 show the U shape spacer brace 302 having the flanges 302b extending downward to the hole bottom edge 36be in the web 42a of the metal framing support. The hole bottom edge 36be has a ledge 79 extending from the hole bottom edge 36 so the T-shape notched gap 126ng can extend into the ledge 79 where the metal framing support has the ledge 79 facing either left or right giving the U shaped spacer brace 302 more flexibility during the installation. One end of the U shaped spacer brace 302 would have a larger width or narrow web 302a allowing for the U shaped spacer brace 302 to overlap the adjacent U shape spacer brace 302. FIG. 15 shows a flange-web notch 126fg at the intersection of the web 302a and the flange 302b where the second connector fits over the first connector. The flange-web connector 126g is required when the protrusion 36p extending from the hole side edge 36se and hole top edge 36te so the underside of the protrusion 36p engages the first connector, but sill leaving the flange-web notch 126fg at the flange 302f secure the second member from moving vertically and also shown in FIG. 18. FIG. 16 & FIG. 18 are similar however the flanges 302b are angular allowing for a possible faster assembly. FIG. 18 shows protrusions 36p extending from the hole side edges 36se forming a protrusion hole notch 36ph where the hole bottom edge 36be, hole side edge 36se and the bottom edge of the hole protrusion 36p to keep the U shaped spacer brace from moving within the hole 36. As mentioned previously when overlapping the longitudinal ends, one longitudinal end will have a wider width to overlap the adjacent U shaped spacer brace 302. In addition, the wider width longitudinal end will have a web flange notch 126wf so the hole protrusion will fit tight against the smaller U shaped spacer brace 302 as well as the larger U shaped spacer brace 302. FIG. 17 has the same U shaped spacer brace 302 profile the U shaped spacer brace 302 has the web 302a resting on the hole bottom edge 36be. The bottom edge of the protrusion 36p is shown have a ledge 79, however that is not required to secure the metal framing support to the U shaped spacer brace 302. The protrusions 36p extend into the flange notches 126f at the flanges 302b. As shown in other overlapping solutions a smaller U shaped spacer brace 302 will fit into and between the flanges 302b of the larger U shaped spacer brace 302.

FIGS. 19-21 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing having a W-shape spacer brace 318 which is a combination of FIG. 17 & FIG. 18 where the end of the flanges 318bb have a flange notch 126f and where the flange notches 126f extend into the bottom edge of the ledges 79 extending from the hole side edges 36se. The W-shape spacer brace 318 has a web 318a with the first flange 318b extending downward away from the web 318a, then having the flange turn substantially parallel to the web 318 toward the hole side edges 36se with the last bend of the first flange 318b extending upward with the flange notch a 126f having the open end engage the bottom edge of the protrusion 36p. A smaller width longitudinal end profile as required as explained above when adjacent W-shaped spacer braces 318 overlap each other. This configuration eliminates horizontal and vertical movement between the W-shaped spacer braces 318, however an extension 318e with a hook tongue 128 having a tongue 128t extend into a hole receiver 129h of the adjacent W-shape spacer brace 318 will also increase the connection strength between the two members.

FIGS. 22-24 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing is a combination of several spacer braces as the shape is similar to a reverse lip spacer brace 301 having bent flanges with the first flange 301ba extends downward toward the hole bottom edge 36be having an acute angle to the web 301a. The web/flange acute angle connect has the acute angle penetrating the hole side edges forming a hole notch 126h. The first flange 301ba is further extended having an obtuse angle between the first flange 301ba and the second flange 301bb with lips extending outward toward the hole side edges 36se with lip notches 126p extending inward at the longitudinal side edges of the lips 301a. Two adjacent reverse lip spacer braces 301 are shown overlapping each other at their longitudinal ends and where a smaller narrower reverse lip spacer brace 301 is installed into the hole 36 first with the lips 301c having lip notches 126p engaging the hole notches 126h at the hole bottom edge 36be allowing the lip notches 126p to be supported vertically at the top edge of the hole notches. A larger reverse lip spacer brace 301 is installed over the lower reverse lip spacer brace 301 where the acute angle connection described above occurs connecting the larger reverse lip spacer brace 301 to the hole notch 126h. The hole side edges 36se and the hole bottom edge 36be have another hole notch 126p for the lip notches 126p to extend into while the upper reverse lip spacer brace uses only the lip notches 126p to engage the hole side edges 36se. In addition the lower reverse lip spacer brace 301 has an extension 301e at the web 301a with an upward extending tongue 126t to engage the opposing end of the adjacent spacer brace having a hole receiver 129h in the web 301a for the tongue 128t to fit into. An alternative spacing-bracing member connection to the metal framing support is to have the hole bottom edge 36be with a ledge shaft 79s having a notched tab configuration 126nt (shown dashed lines) at the head extending into the longitudinal concave shape of the larger reverse lip spacer brace 301, so the larger side edge profile of the spacing-bracing members extend into the continuous notched tab notch 126cnt forming a concave relationship where the web 301a is in relationship to the top edge of the head of the notch tab 126nt, then having the flanges 301ba bent inwardly in an acute angle to the web 301a then the flanges 301bb are bent away from the flange 301ba forming an obtuse angle or a notch having an equivalent shape of the notched-tab notch 126ntn with the hole bottom edge 36be extending becoming the part the notched tab 126nt at the hole 36. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 having a notched tab profile as just explained is similar to the continuous notched tab profile as previously shown.

FIGS. 25 & 26 show two hole elevations and FIG. 27 shows an isometric view similar to the reverse lip spacer brace 301 shown in FIG. 28. An irregular shaped reverse lip spacer brace 301 is shown having the plane of the web 301a resting on the hole bottom edge 36be with the side planes extending upward at an angle sloping inward at an acute angle forming a bulge 301g at their intersection. The bulge 301g can be formed to have a bulge notch 126g where the web 301a and a portion of the flange 301b have a combined notch referred to as a bulge notch 126g or the bulge 301g has no notch at all. The longitudinal edge of the flanges 301b have lips 301c that bend outward toward the hole side edge 36se as shown in FIG. 25. The free edge of the lip 301c abuts a hole protrusion 36p as shown on the left hole side edge 36se or indented shown as a lip hole notch 126hp. The structural integrity of the hole 36 should be at the furthest indentation at the lip hole notch 126hp. The left side of the hole side edge 36se in FIG. 26 shows an inverted reverse lip spacer brace 301 as shown on the right hole side edge 36se also described in FIG. 28. By having the left side inverted, the web 301a have both the longitudinal sides extending downward and the flange-bulges 126fg at the corner of the flanges 301b and the web 301a and are braced by hole protrusions 36p that extend above the web 301a. The longitudinal sides have lips 301c extending the length of the flanges 301b with lip notches 12p extending inward from the free edges. The angled flanges 301b and lips 301c are the same on both the left and right sides of the holes 36. The left side is held in place by the lip notches 126p extending around both the side planes of the web 42a and the web 301a has its top plane fitting under the hole protrusion 36p keeping the reverse lip spacer brace 301 secured within the hole 36. In the isometric view FIG. 27 shows an extended lip 301ce that is also angled. The extended lip 301ce has the lip notch 126p extending inward from the free edge of the extended lip 301ce. FIG. 27 could also be a U-shaped spacer brace 302 having flange notches 126f extend into the hole protrusion 36p or on the hole bottom edge 36be, because the hole protrusion 36p gives the U-shaped spacer brace 302 an entirely new invention as the hole protrusion 36p keep the U-shaped spacer brace 302 from moving vertically within the hole 36.

FIGS. 28-31 show two longitudinal U-shaped spacer braces 302 having a longitudinal web 302a with two side walls or flanges 302b extending from the longitudinal free edges the length of the web 302a with notched-tabs 126nt extending from the longitudinal ends. The notched-tabs 126nt can have extension 301ae or 302ae that can be bent. The notched-tab 126nt has previously been shown to extend from the web 301a or the flanges 301b extending directly from the web or flanges or from hook tongues 128 that extend into receiver holes 129rh. The notched-tabs 126nt are used to reduce vertical bending of the support members as well as lateral movement horizontally or diagonally within the wall framing. The nt-notches 126ntn within the notched-tab 126nt have the nt-notches 126nt parallel to both side edges of the plane of attachment. The nt-notches 126ntn can be formed by using the longitudinal edge of the flange 301b with the web 301a being the rear back edge of the nt-notch 126ntn and the opposing side of the flange 301b side edge, the nt-side head 126ntsh extends beyond the hole side edges 36se and around the side of the opposing side plane of the web 42a. The nt-side heads 126ntsh are the side edges of the notched-tab head 126nth that extend longer than the width of the opening or hole 36 and similar to the web tabs 42at. The nt-side heads 126ntsh can have rounded side edges or can have flare edges 126fe at the notched flange notch 126ntn and another flare edge 126fe at the longitudinal end of the notched-tab head 126nth. The nt-notches can also just have a deeper depth notch to form a stronger nt-notch 126ntn. The nt-notches 126ntn can have a greater depth, so that hole notches 126h can be installed into the hole side edges 36se to eliminate any vertical movement within the hole 36. The nt-notches 126ntn of the notched-tab 126nt fit into the back vertical side of hole notch 126h with the sides of the head 126nth extend wider than the depth of the hole notch 126h as shown in in the plan view in FIG. 31 and the cross sectional view of the U shaped spacer brace 302 along with the plan view FIG. 28.

FIG. 29 shows the hole 36 with many different hole notches 126h and various configurations so the edges of a horizontal spacing-bracing channel can intersected any of the hole edges to secure the horizontal spacing-bracing member from moving vertically or horizontally within the hole 36 opening. The hole bottom edge 36be shows a notched-tab 126nt extending upward into the hole 36 from the web 42a of the support member. The outside plane of the web 302a of the reverse lip spacer brace 302 has a notched-tab indentation 126nti corresponding to a shadow profile of the notched-tab 126nt at the hole bottom edge 36be so the two metal crossing members interlock together. The size of the hole 36 in support members have standard hole dimensions, because the structural strength of the support member is based on a specific size of a hole. The hole variations are based on reducing the interior hole dimensions by adding protrusions, not by removing portions of the web 42a to form the hole 36 configurations. In other FIG's the reverse lip spacer brace 301 is shown in reverse with the lips 301c adjacent to the hole bottom edge 36be. When this occurs the web 301a is installed below the hole protrusions 36p located at the hole side edges 36se securing the reverse lip spacer brace 301 within the hole 36 vertically and the lip notches 301c extending around the hole side edges 36se or hole bottom edge 36be secure the reverse lip spacer brace 301 from horizontal movement. The installation of the reverse lip spacer brace 301 under the hole protrusions 36p and along with the lip 301c or the lip notches 126p requires the bracing channel to be rotated between the hole edges allowing the reverse lip spacer brace to obtain better angled leverage for easier installation as well as give flexibility to the metal properties of the reverse lip spacer brace 301. The same configurations of the various notches and horizontal spacing-bracing members can be applied to other connection criteria used to hole the two crossing framing members together. So by making the hole smaller by adding hole protrusions 36p, the hole is now smaller, but large enough to install hole notches 36n in the hole protrusions 36p without have to retest the structural capacity of the support member. Some hole protrusions 36p use one side of the hole protrusion 36p as a hole notch 126h and the existing hole side edge 36se as another surface to form a hole notch 126h.

FIGS. 32-34 shows an elevation, enlargement and section of metal framing where the reverse lip spacer braces 301 are oriented upward where the lower reverse lip spacer brace 301 has the web 301 supported at the hole bottom edge 36be, however the hole bottom edge 36be is support the extension 301 from the web 301a and another option is shown with the longitudinal end of the extension 301 having a hook tongue 129 with the tongue 129t extending into a receiver hole 129h where the tongue 128t fits into and the notched tab 126nt at the extension 301e has the web notches 126w extend around the hole side edges 36se. The upper reverse lip spacer brace 301 is narrower in width having the web 301a and the flanges 301b fit into the lower reverse lip spacer brace 301 with the web 301a having the receiver hole 129h for the tongue 128t to fit into and long enough for the tongue 128t to be bent or formed to have a notch 126 at the tongue 128 to form a secure connection from vertical movement. The lip notch 126p of the lips 301c at the upper reverse lip spacer brace 301 is also engaged at the hole side edges 36se.

FIGS. 35, 36 shows an elevation and section of metal framing where the reverse lip spacer braces 301 are oriented upward opposite while in FIG. 37 the flanges are oriented downward engaging the hole bottom edge 36be. FIGS. 36 & 37 show a U shaped spacer brace 302 having a web 302a with flanges 302b extending from the web 302a. Flange-notches 126fg are shown at the freed edge of the flanges 302b. FIGS. 29 & 38 both show straight flange notches 126fg while in FIGS. 37 & 38 show the flange notches 126fg having an L-shape with a notch gap 126ng at the end of the L-shape. Since FIGS. 37 & 38 are reverse, the ledge 79 is shown at the bottom edge of the protrusion in FIG. 36 and at the hole bottom edge 36be in FIG. 37 where the ledges 79 extend into the notch gaps 126ng. FIG. 35 shows the ledge 79 is also shown at the bottom edge of the protrusion 36p where the ledge 79 is adding addition bearing support at the top of the lip 301c. FIGS. 35, 36 & 37 all show a narrower width connector at the inner spacing-bracing member. as discussed in FIGS. 9-12. When the U-shape is facing upward the smaller spacing-bracing member is installed into the larger profile and when the smaller profile with the U-shape facing downward the larger profile is installed over the smaller profile.

In FIG. 38 shows two horizontally oriented U shaped spacer braces 302 intersecting at hole 36 where the right longitudinal end of the web 302a is supported at the hole bottom edge 36be with the longitudinal side edges have flanges 302b that extend upward away from the hole bottom edge 36be. The left end has the hook tongue 128 in the web 302a and the right end has the receiver shot hole 129sh for the hook tongue 128 to extend into when connecting adjacent U shaped spacer braces 302 together as previously described. The right longitudinal end has flange notches 126fg where the flange notches 126fg extend into the hole side edges 36se and the hole protrusion 36p. In application U.S. Ser. No. 15/724,137 hole protrusions 36p are used and are shown here extending into the flanges notches 126fg that secures the U shaped spacer brace 302 from moving laterally as well as vertically. Many different shapes of spacer braces with and without lips can restrict the horizontal and vertical movement within support members. At the hole top edge 36te shows a diagonal oriented U shaped spacer brace 302 where the flanges 302b and web 302a are indented with a hook finger 127 extending from the web 302a across the hole top edge 36te with the finger end extending upward so a fastener 122 can be connected to the web 42a. The extension 302e is inserted into a hole notch 126h or a hole protrusion 36p where the extension 302e so as to form a hole notch 126h to accomplish the same function of preventing horizontal and vertical movement as well as the hook finger 127 and the longitudinal end edge also securing the web 42a. At the hole bottom edge 36be the U shaped spacer brace 302 is shown intersecting the hole bottom edge 36be at a diagonal where the longitudinal end of the web 302a shows the notched tab 126nt end fitting against the hole side edges 36se or into a hole notch 126h (not shown). In this case the downward oriented diagonal U shaped spacer brace 302 is inserted into the hole bottom edge 36be first where the longitudinal end has notch tab 126nt where the notches 126n fit against the hole side edges 36se with the tabs 126t and the longitudinal edges of the flanges 302b engage both sides of the web 42a of the support member. After the lower U shaped spacer brace 302 is installed over the hole bottom edge 36be, the first horizontal U shaped spacer brace 302 previously described is installed over the longitudinal end of the notched tab 126nt of the diagonal U shaped spacer brace by installing the U shaped spacer brace 302 at an angle then turned so the flange notches 126fg can engage the underside of the hole protrusion 36p first. The previously mentioned identical U shaped spacer brace 302 with the hook tongue on the left longitudinal end can then be inserted into the receiver slot hole 129sh of the second U shaped spacer brace 302. Obviously different longitudinal ending connections can be used to form a rigid connection between the metal framing members.

FIG. 39 is an enlargement of FIG. 38. The left and right reverse lip spacer braces can be connected together when the blunt ends meet, however one end of the reverse lip spacer braces 301 has to have a larger or smaller width profile so the overlapping profiles will fit together otherwise a space occurs between the webs 301a. Obviously if the reverse lip spacer brace 301 is installed over the U shaped spacer brace 302 the flanges 301b have to be longer to fit over the flanges 302b of the U shaped spacer brace 302 reverse lip spacer brace 301 has the protrusion 36p resting on the flange portion of the web-flange notch 126pf. The web-flange notch 126pf or the flange notch 126fg both prevent vertical and horizontal movement when extending into the protrusion 36p the web-flange notch 126pf. Assuming the diagonal framing member is removed the reverse lip spacer brace 301, two U shape spacer brace 302 can overlap or two reverse lip spaces 301 can overlap each other as stated earlier with the flange notch 126fg and the flange-lip notch 126pf would then engage the hole bottom edge 36be and the protrusions 36p would then engage the web 302a and 301a. In order to eliminate the changing of size the flange notch 126fg would have a deeper depth flange at the overlapping end so the deeper flange 301b or 302b can extend deeper into the flange notches 126fg.

FIG. 40 is similar to FIG. 38 & FIG. 39 except in FIG. 40 the reverse lip spacer brace 301 is oriented downward with the lips 301c and lip notches 126p engaging the hole side edges 36se and the hole bottom edge 36be. The flanges 301ba and 301bb bend outward toward the hole side edges 36se forming a bulge shape with the outer plane of the web 301a fitting under the bottom edge of the protrusion 36p. Referring back to FIG. 39, the right protrusion 36p does not have the ledge 79 at the bottom edge. The right flange 302b is shown having a deeper flange notch 126fg so the lower U shaped spacer brace 302 is set lower into the hole bottom edge 36be similar to FIG. 4 in U.S. Ser. No. 16/198,831 where a lip notch 126p is mislabeled and should be lip-flange notch 125pf as shown in FIG. 38-FIG. 41. In addition the hole bottom edge 36be is shown here as a ledge shaft 79s having a notched tab 126nt configuration where the notched tab notch 126ntn is indented at the hole bottom edge 36be and tapered to conform to the side flanges 301ba and 301bb. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 nestles snuggly against the side edges of the ledge shaft 79s to prevent the reverse lip spacer brace 301 from moving vertically. The protrusions 36p provide additional support to keep the reverse lip spacer brace 301 from moving vertically. The hook tongue 128 having a tongue 128t extending into the receiving slot hole 129s of an adjacent connecting spacing-bracing member. The right spacing-bracing member has the hook tongue 128 being on the same plane as the web 301a or raised as shown on the left spacing-bracing member. If the spacing-bracing member is oriented with the lips 301c and lip notches 126p engage the underside of the protrusion 36p then the ledge shaft 79s can be deleted and the hole side edges 36se will then conform to the flange 301b configuration.

FIG. 41 & FIG. 42 have a similar configuration as FIG. 21 where the W-shape reverse lip brace 318 is facing upward as a W-shape or downward having an M-shape. What is notches are located and referred to as having different names. FIG. 41 is shown as having lip notches 126p while FIG. 42 shows lip-flange notches 126pf. In FIG. 41 lip-flange notches 126pf can be used if the hole side edges 36se have a narrower hole 36 opening. Not shown is a narrower hole 36 opening can have sloped hole side edge 36se. Also shown in FIG. 41 the lip 318c, flange 318b and web 318a are shown having a continuous notch consisting of a lip notch 126p and flange notches 126fw at two edges. The continuous notch could be an indentation in the metal forming as a groove 121 rather than a continuous notch (like an accordion where the middle is bent inward from the exterior plane of the spacing-bracing member. The continuous groove would then have sloped hole side edges 36se with the short flange segment 318ba having the notch 126fw fitting into the bottom edge of the hole protrusion. In FIG. 42 the reverse occurs with the lip-flange notch 126fp engages the underside of the hole protrusion 36p with lip-flange notch 126fp and another independent notch located in the flange 318ba would be installed to engage the hole bottom edge 36be. FIG. 41 shows one such notch at flange 318ba which is now referred to as 126ba, is a notch 126ba at the ba side of the flange 318ba. The ba notch 126ba can also be used in FIG. 41 where the ba notch 126ba is installed at the underside of the hole protrusion 36p.

FIG. 43 shows the hole 36 with many different hole notches 126h and various configurations so the edges of a horizontal spacing-bracing channel can intersected any of the hole edges to secure the horizontal spacing-bracing member from moving vertically or horizontally within the hole 36 opening. The hole bottom edge 36be shows a notched-tab 126nt extending upward into the hole 36 from the web 42a of the support member. The outside plane of the web 302a of the reverse lip spacer brace 302 has a notched-tab indentation 126nti corresponding to a shadow profile of the notched-tab 126nt at the hole bottom edge 36be so the two metal crossing members interlock together. The size of the hole 36 in support members have standard hole dimensions, because the structural strength of the support member is based on a specific size of a hole. The hole variations are based on reducing the interior hole dimensions by adding protrusions, not by removing portions of the web 42a to form the hole 36 configurations. In other FIG's the reverse lip spacer brace 301 is shown in reverse with the lips 301c adjacent to the hole bottom edge 36be similar to FIG. 26. When this occurs the web 301a is installed below the hole protrusions 36p located at the hole side edges 36se securing the reverse lip spacer brace 301 within the hole 36 vertically and the lip notches 301c extending around the hole side edges 36se or hole bottom edge 36be secure the reverse lip spacer brace 301 from horizontal movement. The installation of the reverse lip spacer brace 301 under the hole protrusions 36p and along with the lip 301c or the lip notches 126p requires the bracing channel to be rotated between the hole edges allowing the reverse lip spacer brace to obtain better angled leverage for easier installation as well as give flexibility to the metal properties of the reverse lip spacer brace 301. The same configurations of the various notches and horizontal spacing-bracing members can be applied to other connection criteria used to hole the two crossing framing members together. So by making the hole smaller by adding hole protrusions 36p, the hole is now smaller, but large enough to install hole notches 36n in the hole protrusions 36p without have to retest the structural capacity of the support member. Some hole protrusions 36p use one side of the hole protrusion 36p as a hole notch 126h and the existing hole side edge 36se as another surface to form a hole notch 126h. The hole protrusions 36p should if possible not to protrude into the web 42 of the metal framing member, in order not to be inserted further into the hole perimeter.

FIG. 44 shows a perspective view of the exterior side of the support member shown as a C channel 42 with a large shaped hole 36 and a key hole 36k below with key hole tabs 36kt on both sides of the key 36k. A U shaped spacer brace 302 with the exterior side of the web 302a facing upward and the extension 302e extending through the key hole 36k with the extension 302e and the flanges 302b abut the interior side on the web 42a. The extension 302e has receiver notches 126r on both side edges for the key tabs 36kt to fit into. The first leg 129a of the hook receiver 129 and the extension 302e abuts the interior side of the web 42a and the first leg 129a is bent inward downward against the exterior side plane of the web 42a. The second leg 129b extends away from the web 42a and is then bent vertically leaving a gap 45 between the first leg 129a and the third leg 129c. The second leg 129b has receiver notches 126r on both side edges. The key hole tabs 36kt form a triangular shape because the key tabs 36k are bent at an angle shown as a dashed line at the corner edges of the hole 36 and the edge of the key tabs 36kt where the extension 302e intersects the key tabs 36kt. At the hole top edge 36te two tongue tabs 128tt are shown extending downward from the hook tongue 128 shown in FIG. 44 with the right tongue tab 128tt bent.

FIGS. 45-47 the reverse lip spacer brace 301 installed in the corner or a triangular shape hole 36t and where the triangular shape hole 36t has protrusion 36p and sometimes referred to as rims where the protrusions 36p extending into the triangular shape hole 36t. The reverse lip spacer brace 301 has a web 301a with sloped flanges 301b and lips 301c extending from the free edges of the flanges 301b. The web 301a and the flanges 301b have a continuous web-flange notch 126wf, where the web-flange notch 126wf engages the perimeter hole side edges 36se and the lips 301c have lip notch 126p that also engage the perimeter hole side edges 36se and the hole side edges could also have hole notches 126h to engage the lip notches 126p. Above the hole notches 126h are hole protrusion 36p that extend into the triangular holes side edges 36se where the lips 301c can abut to the bottom edge of the hole protrusions or the lips 301 with the lip notches 126p can extend around the hole protrusion. that will eliminate any vertical and horizontal movement between framing members.

FIG. 46 is similar to FIG. 45 as a first reverse lip spacer brace 301 has as web 301a with angular flanges 301b with lips 301c extending from the flanges 301b and lip notches 126p indented from the free edges. Another smaller profile being the second reverse lip spacer brace 301 is snuggled between the flanges 301b, however the lips 301c are shorter in length with the lips 301c being wider to overlap the first framing. In addition protrusion extend away from the hole side edge extending into the hole with the protrusion bottom edge extending over the lips 301c. An additional connection method show the second reverse lip spacer brace 301 having an extension 301e having a hook tongue 128 with a tongue 128t extending into a receiver slot hole 129sh and where the tongue 128t having a larger end is braced when extended through the receiver slot hole 128sh.

FIG. 47 shows two U shaped spacer brace 302 has flanges 302a with angular flanges 302b extending from the web 302a and where the web 302a and flanges 302b have continuous flange-web notches 126wf so both flange-web notches 126wf engage both sides of the hole side edges 36se in addition one end has a hook finger 127 extend over the hole side edge 36se plus the opposite end shows a hook tongue 128 with a receiver slot hole similar to FIG. 46.

FIG. 48 shows an isometric view of a support member shown as a C channel 42 having a web 42a with flanges 42b extending interior inward with lips 42c extending interior parallel to the web 42. The web 42a shows ledges 79 at the top, bottom and on all four edges of the hole 36. The ledge 79 at the top of the support member extends ventrally inward with the width shown as wide as the hole 36 below; however the length of the ledge 79 can be any length. The ledge 79 at the bottom of the web 42a in the support member is shorter and has a ledge indentation 79a on both sides of the punched out tab 326 extending interior inward located in the center of the web 42a. The ledge indentation 79i are shown on both sides of the ledge 79 to allow the flanges 302b of the U shaped spacer brace 302 to pass through. The ledge 79 in the hole 36 shows the ledge 79 the top and bottom edge to be longer than the hole 36 width. The ledge 79 shown vertically at the hole 36 initially starts to bend at the side edges of the top and bottom ledges 79. The overlapping edges of the ledges 79 allow the ledges 79 to extend to each corner of the hole 36 rather than having a gap of no ledges 79 in the corners of the hole 36. Another hole shown as a vertical oriented web-slot hole 36ws is installed in the web 42a the edge of the lip 42c is setback the same distance from the web 42a. FIG. 54 shows ledge notches 126lg at the ledges 79 to eliminate horizontal movement along the ledges 79.

FIG. 49 The flanges 302b at the top, middle and bottom U shaped spacer braces 302 all use the flange gap 45fg and the flange notch 126fg at the flanges 302b to make the connection into the crossing member. The top and middle spacer braces use the ledge 79 at the web 42a to form the ledge 79 and the middle U shaped spacer brace 302 is using the ledge at the hole bottom edge 36be to connect into the notches similar to ledges 79 used in the pending application U.S. Ser. No. 15/295,172. On the other hand, the tabs 326t of the punched out tabs 326 act as a ledge 79 when the tabs 326t fit into the L-shaped gap 45e and the tab 326t get inserted into the web notches 126w.

FIG. 50 also shows the shows the U shaped spacer brace 302 fitting into the hole 36 having the outside of the web 302a facing upward with the flanges 302b extending downward against the hole bottom edge 36be, The flanges 302b have flange notches 126fg that extend midway into the flanges 302b having a flare edge 126f on one edge when engaging the ledges 79. The enlargement in FIG. 51 shows the flanges 302b with the flange notches 126fg extending from the hole bottom edge 36be having notches flanges 126ng at the blunt end for the ledge 79 engages the flanges notches 126fg securing the U shaped spacer brace 302 to the ledge 79 of the support member.

FIG. 52 shows an alternative shape for a reverse lip spacer brace 301 presently being manufactured for the longitudinal length of the top and bottom chords of trusses. The lips 301c have a longitudinal vertical lip extension 301d extending down and a horizontal lip extension 301pe extending the full length of the chords. The larger shaped lips 301c corresponds to the larger shaped flange notches 126fg in the flanges 302b of the U shaped spacer brace 302. The flange notch 126fg extends over the lip 301c so the notch gap 126ng can engage the ledge notch 126lg at the horizontal lip extension 301pe at both lips 301c. When connecting the spacing-bracing members in tandem the hook tongue 128 extend extends from the web 302a having a notched tab 126nt end for another adjacent spacing-bracing member having a receiver hole 129sh in the extension 302e from the web 302a to fit into.

FIG. 53 a U shaped spacer brace 302 is shown at the bottom left corner. The U shaped spacer brace 302 shows the web extension 302we passing over the ledge 79 at the bottom edge of the triangular shape hole 36t with the hook finger 127 extending over the web 42a of the support members shown as horizontal floor joists. Again the flanges 302b with the flange-edge notch 126fe are engaging the edge of the ledge 79.

FIG. 54 shows a U shaped spacer brace 302 with a vertical oriented web 302a with the longitudinal side edges shown attached to the longitudinal flanges 302b with the longitudinal ends of the flanges abutting two adjacent support members at the web 42a. FIG. 54 shows an adjacent support members with an intersecting U shaped spacer brace 302 being connected at the right support member at a hole 36 in the support member where the hole side edge 36se have ledges 79 and with the left ledge 79 extending toward the longitudinal ends of the flanges 302b where the longitudinal ends have flange end notches 126fe engage the side edge of the ledge 79. into the flange end notches 126fe. Also shown is a lip notch 126lg where the flange end notches 126fe can fit into. The FIG. 54 drawing became confusing when the two notches were aligned. The opposing end of the longitudinal flanges 302b abut the web 42a of the support member. The web 302a shows the left extension 302e having an indentation or flange end notch 126fe at the flanges 302b and web 302 with the extension 302e being a part of the hook finger 127 with the finger portion braced against the opposing side of the web 42a and ledge 79. Sometimes ledge notches 126lg are required to stabilize the U shaped space from moving horizontally. The right end having the extension 302e that overlaps the adjacent hole 36 having the ledge 79 so the hook finger 127 can wrap around the side edges shown as 127a of the ledge 79 and extend outward away shown as a flare shape 127b around and under the ledge 79 for an easier connection. This connection between support member shows the end connection at the metal framing member. The connection limits the number of an array of support members and other types of longitudinal end connections between support member. Additional U shaped support member connections can be used at the longitudinal ends to form in tandem connections. A flange notch 126fg is shown in the flanges where additional support members can be connected to the U shaped space brace 302 as noted and described in later FIG.s where one or two flange notches 126ng can be incorporated into the same flange notch 126fg should the web 42a of two adjacent support member have flanges 302b extending in opposite directions.

Various shapes of horizontal spacing-bracing members are shown throughout the application having different means to connecting a spacing-bracing member or several spacing-bracing members together to adjacent metal support members as well as various means to close the hole in the support member to create a fire stop between the spacing-bracing chambers and the support members

The present invention of the unique spacer braces are so versatile that the spacer brace allows for a much easier and quicker installation of metal framing walls, installing horizontal and diagonal lateral bracing or installing hold-down spacer bracing at floors, installing horizontal and diagonal braces between support members either between holes or at the flanges.

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.

Claims

1. A structural framing system comprising: a first metal framing member and a second metal framing member connected by a connector element; the first metal framing member having an aperture defining an irregular shaped perimeter in a planar wall, the aperture having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the aperture having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, the aperture adapted to receive the connector, the aperture having a first arm proximate an intersection of the first side and the third side and a second arm proximate an intersection of the second side and the third side with a gap between said first arm and said second arm, the second metal framing member having an irregular shape first side wall and an irregular shape second side wall with at least one notch configured to be received between the fourth side and the first arm and the second arm and between the first side and the second side of the first metal framing member.

2. The structural framing system according to claim 1 wherein the first side wall and the second side wall of said second metal framing element are separated by a web and each having an indented notch from the free edge of said first side wall and said second side wall with said web supported at said fourth side with said indented notches engage the bottom edge of said first arm and said second arm.

3. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein the second framing member has an overlapping third framing member of a smaller U-shaped profile similar to said second framing member with said first side walls and second side wall having notches engaging the underside of said first arm and said second arm.

4. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein the second framing member has an overlapping third framing member having a W-shape profile with a short web between a first side wall and a second side wall opposite said first side wall having a third side wall and a fourth side wall and a fifth side wall extending against side fourth side with a fifth side wall and a sixth side wall extending upward to the underside of said first arm and said second arm.

5. The structural framing system according to claim 4 wherein the second framing member has an overlapping third framing member of a smaller W-shaped profile similar to said second framing member with said first side walls and second side wall having notches engaging the underside of said first arm and said second arm.

6. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein the second framing member having a U-shaped profile has an overlapping third framing member similar to said second framing member with the corner notch at said web and said first side wall and the opposing corner notch at said web at said second side wall each have corner notches engage said first arm and said second arm.

7. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein said second framing member with said web have angular side walls extending toward said first side wall and said fourth wall and said second angular wall extend toward said fourth side and said third with and from said web have angular side walls with said sloped side walls with said first angular side walls and said second angular side walls have receiver slot holes in said side wall for said first arm and said second arm extend into said receiver slot holes.

8. The structural framing system according to claim 2 wherein said first framing member has angular fourth side at said first side and said second side with a flat fourth side between said angular sloping fourth side bottom edge with the second framing member having corner notches at said web and said first angular side and said web and said second angular side

9. The structural framing system according to claim 8 wherein said second framing member is overlapping a third framing member where the web of the third framing member is wider than the width of said aperture with web notches extending from the side edges of said web engaging said first side and said second side of said aperture with said first framing member engaging said first side and said first arm and said second side and said second arm in said first framing member.

10. The structural framing system according to claim 1 wherein said second framing member having a web having an irregular shape with a notches tab end having notches at longitudinal end with said notches indented from the free side edges for the said notches to extend into the aperture side edges with said web notches engage both side of the planar of said aperture with said web notches indent from said longitudinal end of said second framing member.

11. The structural framing system according to claim 1 wherein said second framing member having a web having side walls extending from the longitudinal edges of said web with said side walls extend upward to said underside of said first arm and said second arm.

12. The structural framing system according to claim 1 wherein said second framing member have lips extending away from said web with said lips having lip notches engage both sides of the planar wall. having said first arm and said second arm engage the said lips.

13. The structural framing system according to claim 12 wherein said second framing extends overs said fourth side of said aperture from one direction and has a third framing member having a smaller profile for said first arm and said second arm to engage the said side walls of said third framing member with said lips for said second framing member and said third framing member engaging the planar wall at said aperture in said first framing member.

14. The structural framing system according to claim 13 wherein said second framing member and said third framing member have flange-lip-flange notches where said web notch has a continuous notch with said web notch extending into each side walls of said second framing member and said third framing member with said bottom edge of said aperture extending into said web notches and engaging further into said flange-web-flange notch with said web portion extending into said flange-lip-notch having said aperture bottom edge engage said notch in said side walls of said second framing member and said third framing member. second metal framing member having an irregular shape first side wall and an irregular shape second side wall with at least one notch configured to be received between the fourth side and the first arm and the second arm and between the first side and the second side of the first metal framing member.

15. A structural framing system comprising: a first metal framing member and a second metal framing member connected by a connector element; the first metal framing member having an aperture defining an irregular shaped perimeter in a planar wall, the aperture having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the aperture having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, the aperture adapted to receive the connector, the aperture having said bent arm extend from the fourth side between the first side to the second side at the fourth side with said bent arm having a short leg extending outward from aperture, second metal framing member having a web between the first side and second side having a first flange and a second flange with said first flange and said second flange have L-shape gaps with a notch to be received into said bent arm between said first side an said second side of said aperture at said first metal framing member.

16. The structural framing system according to claim 15 wherein said second metal framing member having a web between the first side and said second side having said first side wall abut said first side of said aperture with said web wraparound said bent arm and extend outward away from said bent arm engaging said bent arm in said aperture of said first metal framing member.

17. The structural framing system according to claim 15 wherein said bent arm at said first metal framing member having a continuous free edge with an arm notch indented from said free edge with said arm notch being aligned with said L-shaped gaps in said gap of said second metal framing member engaging said short leg in said L-shaped gaps.

18. A structural framing system comprising: a first metal framing member and a second metal framing member; the first metal framing member having an aperture in a planar wall, the aperture defining a perimeter and having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the aperture having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, the aperture having a raised shoulder in a center portion of said fourth side wherein said raised shoulder having a first notch in a first sidewall facing said first side and a second notch in a second side wall facing said second side; said aperture having a first shoulder at an intersection of said first side and said third side and a second shoulder at an intersection of said second side and said third side, said first shoulder and said second shoulder have a gap therebetween; the second metal framing member having a web between said first side wall and a second side wall configured to and said fourth side to be received over said raised shoulder with indented side edges of said fourth side wall of said first metal framing member.

19. The structural framing system according to claim 18 wherein said first side wall and said second side wall have sloped side walls with receiver slot holes for said raised shoulder of said first framing member to be received into