Bulge notch connectors

Abstract

The present invention relates to a building construction using bulge notch connectors located within a wall cavity at the top and bottom end of metal framing members as well as through the holes in the metal forming members. The spacing-bracing members connecting the metal framing members have bulges, bulge notches, lips and lip notches in the spacing-bracing members and the holes securing the spacing bracing members have notches to secure framing members together. The holes can have holes notches or hole bulges to connect the bulges and bulge notches to connect metal framing components together. The longitudinal ends of the spacing-bracing members can have hook tongues with adjoining members having receiver holes for the tongue portion to fit into.

1 . A structural framing system, comprising:
 a first longitudinal spacing-bracing member comprising a web lying in a plane, said web having a first side and a second side opposite said first side, a first longitudinal wall connected to said first side of said web and a second longitudinal wall connected to said second side of said web;   said web, said first longitudinal wall and said second longitudinal wall forming a channel, said first longitudinal wall and said longitudinal wall each having a bulge extending inward toward said web and each said bulge having bulge notches having a first continuous cut into said bulge with said continuous cut starting at the inward curve ending at said opposing end of said bulge and separated by a second continuous cut with said first continuous cut and said second continuous cut form a first bulge side edge and a second bulge side edge with said bulge notch having a top bulge side edge and a bottom bulge side edge with a third cut connecting the start of said first continuous cut edge and said first start of said second continuous cut with a forth continuous cut being said bottom edged of said bulge notch with said bulge notches aligned to said bulge notches at said second longitudinal wall, said first bulge notch and said second bulge notch each comprising a plurality of bulge notches extending toward a longitudinal axis of said web;   a structural member having a first end and a second end with said first end and said second end being said first end attached to said first spacing-bracing member with said second end attached to a substantially identical to said first spacing-bracing member, each said structural member having a web and flanges with lips extending from said flanges, are configured to engage said spacing-bracing member with said web against said first longitudinal wall and said second longitudinal wall with said web and said lips against said first bulge side edges and said second bulge side edges, respective said bulge notches forming a connection to said first longitudinal spacing-bracing member and a second longitudinal spacing-bracing member.   
     
     
         2 . A structural framing system, comprising:
 a first longitudinal spacing-bracing member comprising a web lying in a plane, said web having a first side and a second side opposite said first side, a first longitudinal wall connected to said first side of said web and a second longitudinal wall connected to said second side of said web;   said web, said first longitudinal wall and said second longitudinal wall forming a channel, said first longitudinal wall and said longitudinal wall each having a bulge extending inward toward said web and each said bulge having bulge notches having a first continuous cut into said bulge with said continuous cut starting at the inward curve ending at said opposing end of said bulge and separated by a second continuous cut with said first continuous cut and said second continuous cut form a first bulge side edge and a second bulge side edge with said bulge notch having a top bulge side edge and a bottom bulge side edge with a third cut connecting the start of said first continuous cut edge and said first start of said second continuous cut with a forth continuous cut being said bottom edged of said bulge notch with said bulge notches aligned to said bulge notches at said second longitudinal wall, said first bulge notch and said second bulge notch each comprising a plurality of bulge notches extending toward a longitudinal axis of said web;   said web having a first end and a second end with said first end having an extension with said extension having a tongue end having a tapered end with a notch between said tapered end and said extension with a second end having a receiver hole to accept said tapered end with said notch;   a first structural member and a second structural member substantially identical to said first structural member, each said structural member having a web and flanges with lips extending from said flanges, are configured to engage said spacing-bracing member with said web against said first longitudinal wall and said second longitudinal wall with said web and said lips against said first bulge side edges and said second bulge side edges, respective said bulge notches forming a connection to said longitudinal spacing-bracing member;   whereby said first longitudinal spacing-bracing member is configured to be connected to a second substantially identical longitudinal spacing-bracing member by a U-shaped connector to nest within said first longitudinal spacing-bracing member and said second longitudinal spacing-bracing member, said U-shaped connectors having opposing said hook tongue and said receiver to receive a respective one of said perimeters of said respective spacing-bracing members.   
     
     
         3 . A structural framing system, comprising:
 a first longitudinal spacing-bracing member comprising a web lying in a plane, said web having a first side and a second side opposite said first side, a first longitudinal wall connected to said first side of said web and a second longitudinal wall connected to said second side of said web;   said web, said first longitudinal wall and said second longitudinal wall forming a channel, a first lip connected to an edge of said first longitudinal wall distal with respect to said web, a second lip connected to an edge of said second longitudinal wall distal with respect to said web, said first lip and said second lip extending toward each other, said first lip and said second lip each comprising a plurality of notches spaced along a longitudinal length of said spacing-bracing member, said notches extending toward toward said opposing lip;   a structural member having a first end and a second end with said first end and said second end being said first end attached to said first spacing-bracing member with said second end attached to a substantially identical to said first spacing-bracing member, each said structural member having a web and flanges with lips extending from said flanges, are configured to engage said spacing-bracing member with said flanges against the back edge of said lip notch with said web and said lips of said structural member engage said side edges of said lips forming a connection to said first longitudinal spacing-bracing member and a second longitudinal spacing-bracing member.   
     
     
         4 . The structural framing members according to  claim 3  wherein said first longitudinal wall and said second longitudinal wall have bulges or lips that extend from said flanges inward toward said opposing said flange. 
     
     
         5 . The structural framing members according to  claim 4  wherein the bulges having angled flanges to form the bulges with said angled flanges being the side edges support for said structural member. 
     
     
         6 . The structural framing members according to  claim 5  wherein the angled flanges have bulge notches with the web and lips of said structural member. 
     
     
         7 . The structural framing members according to  claim 3  wherein said web in said structural member have said top end and said bottom end having a pair of gaps extending inward from said top end and said bottom end for said longitudinal spacing-bracing member to have said flanges and said lips to fit into. FIG.   
     
     
         8 . The structural framing members according to  claim 7  wherein said gaps have gap notches for said lips to fit into or said bulges to fit into said gaps. FIG.   
     
     
         9 . The structural framing members according to  claim 8  wherein said gaps have gap notches for said bulges or said lips for said notches or said lips extend the said notches or said lips into said gap notches at either side edges defining said gaps. 
     
     
         10 . The structural framing members according to  claim 9  wherein the said gaps have no notches in said gaps have bulge notches in said gap side edges slide vertically in the bulges or said lip notches. 
     
     
         11 . The structural framing members according to  claim 3  wherein said aperture in said structural members has said spacing-bracing member extends through said apertures with said apertures have hole notches for said bulges or said lips to fit into. 
     
     
         12 . The structural framing members according to  claim 11  wherein said side edges of said aperture conform to the configuration of said bulges in said spacing-bracing member. 
     
     
         13 . The structural framing members according to  claim 11  wherein said spacing-bracing member has said web abutting said bottom edge of said hole or said spacing-bracing member is inverted with said lips engaging the side edges of said aperture.