US 11,808,033 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 Oct. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/500,894.
Application 17/500,894 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/366,817, filed on Jul. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,655,633.
Application 17/366,817 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,222, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,053,680, issued on Jul. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0064943 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 2/74 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01); E04C 3/32 (2006.01); E04C 2/292 (2006.01); E04C 2/34 (2006.01); E04B 1/14 (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)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wall system comprising:
a structural stud post assembly having a thermal break comprising:
a receiver section comprising a center bar having a thermal break assembly disposed therein, said center bar having two pairs of parallel legs extending perpendicularly from opposing sides of said center bar, each of said two pairs of parallel legs having a pair of parallel side elements extending perpendicularly outwardly from a distal end of each leg of said each two pairs of parallel legs;
a first pair of parallel side elements of said parallel side elements forming a channel on a first side of said center bar; and
each parallel side element of a second pair of said parallel side elements having a flange element perpendicularly disposed at a distal end of said each parallel side element, said flange elements being coplanar and extending outwardly from said distal ends of said parallel side elements; and
a raceway 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 raceway flange perpendicularly attached to said distal end of each of said two raceway legs, said raceway flanges being coplanar and extending outwardly from said distal ends, wherein said U-shaped cross section is sized and shaped to fit snugly into said channel.