Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-directional beam for a drywall ceiling soffit related application
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Application No.: US16998442Application Date: 2020-08-20
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Publication No.: US11306479B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Brett W. Sareyka , Yu Lin , Jeff Markley , Jason Robbins , Sebastien Place , Joshua L. Neal
- Applicant: Worthington Armstrong Venture
- Applicant Address: US PA Malvern
- Assignee: Worthington Armstrong Venture
- Current Assignee: Worthington Armstrong Venture
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Malvern
- Agency: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
- Main IPC: E04B9/06
- IPC: E04B9/06 ; E04B9/04

Abstract:
A straight beam made for use in a suspended horizontal drywall ceiling. The beam is modified so that it can be bent in multiple directions to multiple predetermined angles. The beam has a web connecting two top flanges to two bottom flanges. A notch in the web extends through either the top or bottom flanges dividing the beam into a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side may each contain a pocket angled away from an outward face of the web forming a cutout having a locking edge and optionally a protuberance projecting out in the same direction as the pocket. Furthermore, the first side and the second side may optionally each contain an indentation projecting outward from the web in a direction opposite the spring pocket. As a result, when the beam is bent to the desired predetermined angle the locking edge or indentation may engage with the protuberance locking the angle in place. A soffit may then be constructed with drywall hung therefrom.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200378115A1 MULTI-DIRECTIONAL BEAM FOR A DRYWALL CEILING SOFFIT RELATED APPLICATION Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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