摘要 |
An elongate wall stud has a slot in upper end portions for use in a wall structure having a plurality of such studs extending between a floor and a ceiling support beam. In wall construction, pins connect said upper end portions of the studs to a support beam on the ceiling, the support beam having a base, a pair of side flanges depending from the base for receiving therebetween said stud upper end portions, said studs slots receiving the pins and allowing relative vertical movement between the support beam and the studs. Said pins include hollow and solid rivets and screws. A head on the rivet inside the slotted stud larger than the slot width prevents the rivet from passing out of the stud through the slot while loosely tying the stud to the channel and allowing longitudinal movement of the stud in the channel.
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