Frame backing panel

Inventors: Angelberto Torres (La Puente, CA); James Ellarbee Stafford (Oakley, CA)

Assignee: STOCKTON PRODUCTS

E04B2/58 E04B2/7457 E04B2/762 E04B2/765 E04B2/767 E04B2/789 E04B2001/2448 E04B2002/7485 E04C2003/0473

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Patent No.: US 12662811
App. No.: 19/094,306
Granted: Jun 23, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A backing panel includes a first stud interfacing portion for nesting in a first stud and a second stud interfacing portion for coupling with a second stud, such that a web surface of the backing panel is flush with a surface of the first stud and a surface of the second stud.

Claims (36)

1 . A backing panel comprising:

a main body comprising a web;

a first stud interfacing portion extending from one end of the main body for nesting within a first stud, comprising,

a first leg extending coplanar from the web,

a second leg extending distally and perpendicularly from the first leg,

a third leg extending distally and perpendicularly from the second leg for being adjacent to a leg of the first stud, and

a fourth leg extending distally and perpendicularly from the third leg for being adjacent to a web of the first stud; and

a second stud interfacing portion extending from an opposite end of the main body for coupling with a second stud, wherein when nesting within the first stud a portion of the first stud will extend over said first leg along a direction transverse to said first leg, wherein at least a portion of the second, third and fourth legs are nested within the first stud.

2 . The backing panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the web is parallel to an outer surface of the third leg, and wherein the outer surface of the third leg is offset from the outer surface of the web by a predetermined distance.

3 . The backing panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a first portion that is slidably coupled to a second portion, wherein the first stud interfacing portion extends from the first portion of the main body and wherein the second stud interfacing portions extends from the second portion of the main body.

4 . The backing panel as recited in claim 3 , wherein one of the first and second portions of the main body is received within the other of the first and second portions of the main body, wherein said other of said first and second portions of the main body retains said one of said first and second portions of the main body laterally in relation to a direction of sliding of said first and second portions of the main body relative to each other.

5 . The backing panel as recited in claim 3 , wherein the main body comprises a third portion coupling said first portion of the main body to said second portion of the main body by being slidably coupled to at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the main body.

6 . The backing panel a recited in claim 5 , wherein the first portion of the main body comprises a first portion of an outer surface of the web, wherein the second portion of the main body comprises a second portion of the outer surface of the web, and wherein the first portion and the second portion of the outer surface of the web are coplanar.

7 . The backing panel as recited in claim 6 , wherein the third portion is received within the first portion and within the second portion of the main body and is retained laterally relative to the direction of relative sliding between the first and second portions by said first and second portions.

8 . The backing panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second stud interfacing portion is a fifth leg extending perpendicularly from the web.

9 . The backing panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second stud interfacing portion is a fifth leg extending at an angle greater than 90 degrees from the web for exerting a force within the second stud.

10 . The backing panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second stud interfacing portion comprises:

a fifth leg extending perpendicularly from the web;

a sixth leg extending distally and perpendicularly from the fifth leg;

a seventh leg extending distally and perpendicularly from the sixth leg, wherein the fifth, sixth and seventh legs define a channel;

an eighth leg extending distally and perpendicularly from the seventh leg; and

a ninth leg extending distally and perpendicularly from the eighth leg.

11 . The backing panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein when coupled to the first and second studs, an outer surface of the web is flush with an outer surface of one of said legs of the first stud and an outer surface of a leg of the second stud.

12 . A backing panel comprising:

a main body comprising a web;

a first stud interfacing portion extending from one end of the main body for nesting within a first stud, comprising,

a first leg extending coplanar from the web,

a second leg extending distally and transversely from the first leg,

a third leg extending distally and transversely from the second leg for being adjacent to a leg of the first stud, and

a fourth leg extending distally and transversely from the third leg for being adjacent to a web of the first stud; and

13 . The backing panel as recited in claim 12 , wherein the main body comprises a first portion that is slidably coupled to a second portion, wherein the first stud interfacing portion extends from the first portion of the main body and wherein the second stud interfacing portions extends from the second portion of the main body.

14 . The backing panel as recited in claim 13 , wherein one of the first and second portions of the main body is received within the other of the first and second portions of the main body, wherein said other of the said first and second portions of the main body, retains said one of said first and second portions of the main body laterally in relation to a direction of sliding of said first and second portions of the main body relative to each other.

15 . The backing panel as recited in claim 13 , wherein the main body comprises a third portion coupling said first portion of the main body to said second portion of the main body by being slidably coupled to at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the main body.

16 . The backing panel a recited in claim 15 , wherein the first portion of the main body comprises a first portion of an outer surface of the web, wherein the second portion of the main body comprises a second portion of the outer surface of the web, and wherein the first portion and the second portion of the outer surface of the main body web are coplanar.

17 . The backing panel as recited in claim 16 , wherein the third portion is received within the first portion and within the second portion of the main body and is retained laterally relative to the direction of relative sliding between the first and second portions by said first and second portions.