US 12,421,717 B2
Wall stud acoustic performance
Kenneth Sobel, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Hyperframe, Inc., Richmond, CA (US)
Filed by Hyperframe, Inc., Richmond, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,632.
Application 18/384,632 is a continuation of application No. 17/335,406, filed on Jun. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,840,835.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/033,062, filed on Jun. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052627 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04B 2/60 (2006.01); E04B 1/38 (2006.01); E04B 1/82 (2006.01); E04B 2/74 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 2/60 (2013.01) [E04B 1/388 (2023.08); E04B 1/82 (2013.01); E04B 2/7412 (2013.01); E04B 2/7414 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A framing assembly, comprising:
a framing arrangement configured for connection to a track for improved acoustic performance, including:
a pair of studs positioned in back-to-back alignment, including:
a first stud defining a first stud web and a pair of first stud flanges in parallel arrangement and extending orthogonally from longitudinal edges of the first stud web, and
a second stud including a second stud web and a pair of second stud flanges in parallel arrangement and extending orthogonally from longitudinal edges of the second stud web, the first stud and the second stud aligned in a parallel configuration; and
a plurality of connectors disposed between and interconnecting the first stud with the second stud in an offset position such that a channel is defined between the first stud and the second stud to mechanically isolate the first stud from the second stud, the plurality of connectors defining discrete components separate from each other,
wherein by nature of the first stud and second stud being in an offset position the first stud and second stud are positioned between a first wall along a first side of the framing arrangement and a second wall along a second side of the framing arrangement opposite the first side such that a first gap is defined between the first wall and the first stud and a second gap is defined between the second wall and the second stud to enhance acoustic properties of the framing arrangement.