摘要 |
A metal wall frame structure for a building which includes a horizontal top plate, a horizontal bottom plate and a number of vertical studs. The top and bottom plates are identical each being of U-shaped channel section, having side walls and a base, and having a plurality of paired inwardly directed tabs arrayed along each of the side walls. The studs each are of a U-shaped section having side walls and a base. The studs are of such a width that their ends nest neatly within the plates. The wall frame structure is characterized in that each stud is adapted to be nested in a plate between two adjacent pairs of tabs or around a single pair of tabs, or both. Each stud has adjacent at least one end and adjacent to each side wall at least a pair of aligned apertures aligned transversely to the axis of the stud. A pin extends through each end pair of aligned apertures in the stud and engages against the side of an associated tab proximal to the base of the associated plate to urge that end of the stud into engagement with the base wall of the adjacent plate.
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