Terry E Sharp

US Patent:

58760067, Mar 2, 1999

Filed:

Aug 22, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/916488

Inventors:

Terry L. Sharp - Newman Lake WA
Richard C. Eldenburg - Spokane WA

Assignee:

Scafco Corporation - Spokane WA

International Classification:

A47F 110

US Classification:

24829721

Abstract:

An improved stud mounting clip has a first bracket component and a second bracket component. The second bracket component is used to support outer wall components or panels and is fixed with respect to the position thereof. The second bracket component is allowed to move relative to a stud of the frame of the building by virtue of a first bracket component which securely engages the second bracket component such that the second bracket component may move with respect to the first bracket component. The first bracket component has an engaging component which engages the second bracket component, and a securing component which secures the second bracket component adjacent to a stud. In a preferred embodiment, the second bracket component is configured with an elongated slot in which a slightly shorter elongated engaging component on the first bracket component is received. The slot allows travel in the vertical direction thus allowing the frame and foundation of the building to settle as well as thermally differentially expand relative to the outer walls of the structure.