Wall framing assembly and method of securing a stud to a header or footer

Abstract

A wall frame assembly including a stud and track member, the stud having an elongated body and two depending sidewalls with inward indented channels. The track having a track body and two opposed depending flanges, the depending flange having a projection that is configured to mate with the indented channel in a complementary nesting arrangement to secure the stud frame member to the track frame member.

1 . A wall construction assembly comprising: 
 a stud having an elongated body and opposed sidewalls connected by the body, wherein at least one sidewall of said stud includes a channel recess;    an elongated track having a body portion and at least one depending wall extending from the body, said depending wall having a projection dimensioned to be received into said receiver in substantial matting arrangement to secure the stud to said track.    
   
   
       2 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said track has two opposed depending walls and said projection extends inwardly toward the second of said opposed depending walls.  
   
   
       3 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the channel recess of the sidewall comprises an inward indented recess extending toward the other of said opposed sidewalls.  
   
   
       4 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 1 , including opposed channel recesses, each said channel recess being positioned on an aligned segment of said opposed sidewalls of the stud.  
   
   
       5 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 4 , wherein each of said two channel recesses is dimensioned to receive a pair of similarly aligned projections of the track, each said projection being positioned along opposed depending walls of the track for mating alignment between the stud and the tack.  
   
   
       6 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the inward recess channel and the projection are generally V-shaped.  
   
   
       7 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the stud has a length along its elongated body, and the recess channel of the stud extends substantially along the entire length.  
   
   
       8 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 5 , wherein each said channel recess of the stud extend along a substantial extent of the elongated stud body, and said paired projections of said track are spaced in pre-determined locations along the extent of the elongated track.  
   
   
       9 . A wall construction assembly comprising: 
 a stud having an elongated body and opposed sidewalls connected by the body, wherein each said sidewall of said stud includes a channel recess;    at least one elongated track having a body portion and a pair of generally opposed depending walls extending from the body to define an interior space of the track, said depending walls each having a projection extending toward the other of said depending walls, each said projection dimensioned to be received into one of said channel recess in substantial mating arrangement when an end of the stud is received into said interior space of the track, said mating arrangement having frictional engagement of opposed surfaces of the projections and channels to secure the stud to said track without the need for fasteners.    
   
   
       10 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the projections of the track are formed as indented portions of each depending wall, the pair of indented portions being in substantial alignment with the other.  
   
   
       11 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of said indented portions provides space for the head of a screw that may be driven into the assembly to fasten the stud to the track.  
   
   
       12 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the wall stud and track are formed of a semi-rigid or rigid material.  
   
   
       13 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the material is sheet metal.  
   
   
       14 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 13 , wherein at least one said channel recess is a generally V-shaped groove formed in the sidewall of the stud, and at least one said projection is a generally V-shaped bend of metal formed in the depending wall of the track.  
   
   
       15 . The wall construction assembly of  claim 14 , wherein said sidewall of the stud has an width extending between the stud body and a free end of the sidewall, and a middle segment of the sidewall extends along the longitudinal length of the sidewall, said at least one channel recess is positioned along said middle segment.  
   
   
       16 . A wall frame assembly comprising: 
 a wall stud having a length formed of a planar elongated body and depending opposed first and second elongated sidewalls, the cooperative structure of the body and depending sidewalls forming a stud geometry with a outer surface, at least two elongated channels along the length of the stud as a recess formed in the outer surface of the stud, each of said channels being aligned along a center line of a respective opposed sidewall;    at least one elongated track frame member having a track length formed of an elongated track body and generally opposed first and second flanges depending from the track body, said body and flanges cooperatively forming an interior space for receiving an end segment of the stud length, each said flange having at least one projection configured for mating alignment with a respective channel of the stud when the end segment of the stud is inserted into the interior space of the track.    
   
   
       17 . The wall frame assembly of  claim 16 , wherein at least one pair of opposed projections is positioned on said opposed first and second flanges.  
   
   
       18 . The wall frame assembly of  claim 17 , wherein multiple pairs of projections are positioned along the length of the track frame member at predetermined locations along the length.  
   
   
       19 . The wall frame assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the pairs of projections are located every 4 inches along a length of the track.  
   
   
       20 . The wall frame assembly of  claim 18 , wherein a first of said pair of projections is located 16 inches from and end of the stud, and a second of said pair of projections is located 16 inches from said first pair of projections.