Floor and ceiling receiving tracks for seating metal and wood studs and the like and which in particular include spaced-apart punch holes along first and second sides thereof

Abstract

A receiving track for use with a plurality of vertically extending and spaced-apart wall studs. An elongated body exhibits a substantially “U” shape in profile, having a bottom extending face and first and second interconnecting and upwardly extending sides. A plurality of apertures is defined in the extending sides, in aligning fashion and between first and second extending ends of the body. Pairs of upwardly extending tabs are defined in the bottom extending face, each of the pairs of tabs being arranged in spaced-apart and opposing fashion and such that a center point between the pair of tabs is in alignment with a selected pair of side extending apertures. Selected ends of the plurality of extending studs are seated upon the bottom extending face, between the pairs of upwardly extending tabs, and in substantially center aligning fashion between the selected pairs of apertures and prior to receiving fasteners inserting through the apertures for securing the upwardly studs to the body.

1 . A receiving track for use with a plurality of vertically extending and spaced-apart wall studs, comprising: 
 an elongated body exhibiting a substantially “U” shape in profile and having a bottom extending face and first and second interconnecting and upwardly extending sides;    a plurality of apertures defined in said extending sides, in aligning fashion and between first and second extending ends of said body;    pairs of upwardly extending tabs defined in said bottom extending face, each of said pairs of tabs being arranged in spaced-apart and opposing fashion and such that a center point between said pair of tabs is in alignment with a selected pair of side extending apertures; and    selected ends of the plurality of extending studs seating upon said bottom extending face, between said pairs of upwardly extending tabs, and in substantially center aligning fashion between said selected pairs of apertures prior to receiving fasteners inserting through said apertures for securing the studs to the body.    
   
   
       2 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of first and second elongated bodies arranged in parallel opposing and spaced-apart fashion, the plurality of wall studs extending between said bodies.  
   
   
       3 . The receiving track as described in  claim 2 , each of said bodies further comprising a lip edge extending from at least one end of said bottom extending face, said extending lip edge engaging a succeeding body placed in end-to-end extending fashion.  
   
   
       4 . The receiving track as described in  claim 3 , further comprising each of said end-to-end extending bodies exhibiting an extending and overlapping lip edge, at least one of said lip edges exhibiting apertures formed therethrough for receiving fasteners.  
   
   
       5 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , each of said bodies further comprising an incision extending axially inwardly from at least one end of said bottom extending face, an abutting and end extending face of a succeeding body seating within said incision to overlap first and second bodies in end-to-end extending fashion.  
   
   
       6 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , said body further comprising a lip edge extending from at least one end of said bottom extending face, said extending lip edge engaging a bottom face of an angled bracket portion.  
   
   
       7 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , said tabs each further comprising angled punch-out portions formed from said bottom face.  
   
   
       8 . The receiving track as described in  claim 7 , said pairs of tabs corresponding with each individual pair of aligning apertures.  
   
   
       9 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , each of said pairs of apertures exhibiting a specified diameter, a centerline location of each side extending aperture being spaced apart a distance of four inches.  
   
   
       10 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , said elongated body exhibiting a specified shape and size for receiving a three-sided steel wall stud.  
   
   
       11 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , said elongated body exhibiting a specified shape and size for receiving a rectangular cross-sectional shaped wood stud.  
   
   
       12 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , a center point between a selected pair of opposing tabs being spaced apart a distance of sixteen inches from a center point established between a succeeding pair of tabs.  
   
   
       13 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , further comprising an indicia scheme extending along said first and second sides of said elongated body.  
   
   
       14 . The receiving track as described in  claim 1 , further comprising an indicia scheme extending along opposite extending edges of said bottom face.  
   
   
       15 . The receiving track as described in  claim 14 , said indicia scheme further comprising an incrementing numerical representation extending along a first selected side, a reciprocal and decrementing numerical representation extending along a second side.  
   
   
       16 . A receiving track for use with a plurality of vertically extending and spaced-apart wall studs, comprising: 
 an elongated body exhibiting a substantially “U” shape in profile and having a bottom extending face and first and second interconnecting and upwardly extending sides;    a plurality of apertures defined in said extending sides, in aligning fashion and between first and second extending ends of said body, each of said pairs of apertures exhibiting a specified diameter, a centerline location of each side extending aperture being spaced apart a distance of four inches;    pairs of upwardly extending tabs defined in said bottom extending face, each of said pairs of tabs being arranged in spaced-apart and opposing fashion and such that a center point between said pair of tabs is in alignment with a selected pair of side extending apertures;    each of said bodies further comprising a lip edge extending from at least one end of said bottom extending face, said extending lip edge engaging a succeeding body placed in end-to-end extending fashion; and    selected ends of the plurality of extending studs seating upon said bottom extending face, between said pairs of upwardly extending tabs, and in substantially center aligning fashion between said selected pairs of apertures prior to receiving fasteners inserting through said apertures for securing the studs to the body.    
   
   
       17 . A receiving track for use with a plurality of vertically extending and spaced-apart wall studs, comprising: 
 upper and lower extending elongated bodies arranged in parallel opposing and spaced apart fashion, the plurality of wall studs extending between said bodies, each of said bodies exhibiting a substantially “U” shape in profile and having a bottom extending face and first and second interconnecting and upwardly extending sides;    a plurality of apertures defined in said extending sides, in aligning fashion and between first and second extending ends of each of said bodies, each of said pairs of apertures exhibiting a specified diameter, a centerline location of each side extending aperture being spaced apart a distance of four inches;    pairs of extending tabs defined in said bottom extending face, each of said pairs of tabs being arranged in spaced apart and opposing fashion and such that a center point between said pair of tabs is in alignment with a selected pair of side extending apertures;    each of said bodies further comprising a lip edge extending from at least one end of said bottom extending face, said extending lip edge engaging a succeeding body placed in end-to-end extending fashion;    an indicia scheme extending along at least one of said first and second sides and said bottom face of said body in reverse and reciprocal fashion;    selected ends of the plurality of extending studs seating upon said bottom extending face, according to selected indicia scheme rotations, between said pairs of upwardly extending tabs, and in substantially center aligning fashion between said selected pairs of apertures prior to receiving fasteners inserting through said apertures for securing the studs to said upper and lower extending bodies.