| 摘要 |
A MODULAR WALL SYSTEM COMPRISING A FRAMING ASSEMBLY (22) SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF WALL PANELS (24). THE FRAMING ASSEMBLY (22) INCLUDES TOP MEMBERS (30), BOTTOM MEMBERS (32), AND STUDS (34) EXTENDING BETWEEN THE TOP (30) AND BOTTOM (32) MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING THE WALL PANELS (24). EACH STUD (34) HAS A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WITH A FRONT FACE (100), A BACK FACE (102), AND LEFT (106) AND RIGHT (104) SIDE FACES. THE FRONT FACE (100) HAS A RECESS (108) THEREIN WITH A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING RIDGED TROUGH (110) THEREIN FOR RECEIVING THREADED FASTENERS. THE BACK FACE (102) HAVING AN OUTWARDLY-OPENING GENERALLY C-SHAPED CHANNEL (116) WITH A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING RIDGED TROUGH (118) THEREIN FOR RECEIVING THREADED FASTENERS. EACH SIDE FACE (104 AND 106) HAS A GENERALLY CENTRALLY LOCATED, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVE (120) WITH A RIDGED TROUGH (122) TIN THE GROOVE (120) FOR RECEIVING THREADED FASTENERS, AT LEAST ONE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GASKET (128) TO SEAL AGAINST THE EDGE OF A PANEL MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE STUD (34), AND AN INSERT MOUNTING SLOT (130) BETWEEN THE GROOVE (120) AND EACH GASKET MOUNTING SLOT (128); AND A COVER STRIP (132) MOUNTED OVER THE FRONT FACE (100) OF THE STUD (34), THE COVER STRIP (132) HAVING A GENERALLY T-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION ADAPTED TO INTERFIT WITH THE FRONT FACE (100) OF THE STUD (34) WITH THE STEM (134) OF THE "T" FITTING IN THE RECESS (108) IN THE FRONT FACE (100), AND THE ARMS (140 AND 142) OF THE "T" EXTENDING LATERALLY BEYOND THE SIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT FACE TO OVERLAP EDGE MARGINS OF THE FRONT FACE OF A PANEL MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE STUD (34), AND A PLURALITY OF THREADED FASTENERS EXTENDING THROUGH THE STEM (134) OF THE "T" SHAPED CROSS-SECTION OF THE COVER (132) AND INTO THE RIDGED TROUGH (110) IN THE FRONT FACE (100) OF THE STUD (34). (FIG.2B)
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