US 12,338,621 B2
Structural load-bearing wall
Frank Pospisil, Oak Park, IL (US); and James M. Ullett, McHenry, IL (US)
Assigned to UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/823,409.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/245,782, filed on Sep. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0068229 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. E04B 2/56 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 2/56 (2013.01) [E04B 2103/02 (2013.01); E04B 2103/04 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structural wall for a building, the wall comprising:
a frame having opposing sides and a height, said frame including an upper support member, a lower support member and at least one intermediate support member extending between the upper support member and the lower support member;
at least one structural panel secured to one of the sides of the frame, wherein a length of said at least one structural panel is greater than said height of said frame;
an upper track positioned over and spaced from said upper support member of said frame, said upper track contacting said upper end of said at least one structural panel; and
a lower track positioned over and spaced from said lower support member of said frame, said lower track contacting said lower end of said at least one structural panel.