US 11,655,633 B2
Structural stud post with thermal break
Wayne McGee, Chesterfield, MO (US); Steve Skikas, St. Charles, MO (US); and Trace Woodrum, Ballwin, MO (US)
Assigned to Porta-Fab Corporation, Chesterfield, MO (US)
Filed by PORTA-FAB CORPORATION, Chesterfield, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/366,817.
Application 17/366,817 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,222, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,053,680.
Prior Publication US 2021/0340759 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04B 2/74 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01); E04C 3/32 (2006.01); E04B 1/14 (2006.01); E04C 2/292 (2006.01); E04C 2/34 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 2/7412 (2013.01) [E04B 1/14 (2013.01); E04C 2/292 (2013.01); E04C 2/34 (2013.01); E04C 3/04 (2013.01); E04C 3/32 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0452 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0473 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wall system comprising:
a structural stud post assembly having a thermal break comprising:
a receiver section having a generally H-shaped central element comprising a center bar and two pairs of parallel legs extending perpendicularly from opposing sides of said center bar, each of said two pairs of legs having a pair of parallel side elements extending perpendicularly outwardly from a distal end of each leg of said each two pairs to form two opposing channels on said opposing sides of said H-shaped central element, and each of said side elements having an angled element attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom at a first angle, and a thermal break assembly disposed within said center bar; and
a raceway section having a generally U-shaped cross section comprising a bottom and two raceway legs, each of said two raceway legs having a proximal end attached to said bottom, and an opposing distal end, each of said two raceways legs extending in parallel from said bottom and having a flange perpendicularly attached to said distal end of each of said two raceway legs, said flanges being coplanar and extending outwardly from said distal ends;
wherein said U-shaped cross section is sized and shaped to fit snugly into either of said two opposing channels; and
a pair of wall segments, each wall segment of said pair of wall segments attachable to opposing sides of said structural stud post assembly, once assembled, to be generally coplanar therewith.