Wall apparatus for preventing pest instrusions
View Patent ↗A wall apparatus for preventing intrusions by pests includes a frame which has a plurality of studs, a sole plate, and a top plate. The studs are laterally spaced from each other and coupled to and extend between the sole plate and the top plate. Each one of a pair of barriers is coupled to the frame adjacent to a bottom end of the frame and is positioned on an associated one of a front side of the frame and a rear side of the frame.
1 . A wall apparatus for preventing intrusions of pests, the apparatus comprising:
a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of studs, a sole plate, and a top plate, the plurality of studs being coupled to and extending between the sole plate and the top plate, the plurality of studs being laterally spaced from each other;
a pair of barriers, each barrier of the pair of barriers being separately coupled to the frame adjacent to a bottom end of the frame, each barrier of the pair of barriers being positioned on an associated one of a front side of the frame and a rear side of the frame, each barrier having a lowermost edge, the lowermost edge of each barrier being aligned with a bottommost edge of the frame and extending upwardly from the bottommost edge wherein a bottom face of the frame is exposed between the bottommost edges of the barriers; and
a panel being coupled to the frame, the panel lying against the front side of the frame, the panel having a notch accommodating the barrier positioned on the front side of the frame.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each barrier of the pair of barriers extends from a first lateral end of the frame to a second lateral end of the frame.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each barrier of the pair of barriers comprises a sheet metal material.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each barrier of the pair of barriers has a plurality of holes extending through the barrier, the plurality of holes being arranged in an upper row and a lower row, the upper row and the lower row extending laterally with respect to the frame.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein each hole of the upper row of the plurality of holes is aligned with an associated stud of the plurality of studs.
6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein each hole of the lower row of the plurality of holes is aligned with the sole plate.
7 . The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of connectors, each connector of the plurality of connectors being coupled to an associated barrier of the pair of barriers and the frame, each connector of the plurality of connectors extending through an associated hole of the plurality of holes.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein each connector of the plurality of connectors comprises a threaded fastener having external threads which are complementary in shape to internal threads of the associated hole.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of connectors, each connector of the plurality of connectors being coupled to an associated barrier of the pair of barriers and the frame.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises drywall.
11 . A wall apparatus for preventing intrusions of pests, the apparatus comprising:
a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of studs, a sole plate, and a top plate, the plurality of studs being coupled to and extending between the sole plate and the top plate, the plurality of studs being laterally spaced from each other, the plurality of studs being evenly spaced from each other;
a pair of barriers, each barrier of the pair of barriers being separately coupled to the frame adjacent to a bottom end of the frame, each barrier of the pair of barriers being positioned on an associated one of a front side of the frame and a rear side of the frame, each barrier of the pair of barriers extending from a first lateral end of the frame to a second lateral end of the frame, each barrier having a lowermost edge, the lowermost edge of each barrier being aligned with a bottommost edge of the frame and extending upwardly from the bottommost edge wherein a bottom face of the frame is exposed between the bottommost edges of the barriers, each barrier of the pair of barriers comprising a sheet metal material, each barrier of the pair of barriers having a plurality of holes extending through the barrier, the plurality of holes being arranged in an upper row and a lower row, the upper row and the lower row extending laterally with respect to the frame, each hole of the upper row of the plurality of holes being aligned with an associated stud of the plurality of studs, each hole of the lower row of the plurality of holes being aligned with the sole plate;
a plurality of connectors, each connector of the plurality of connectors being coupled to an associated barrier of the pair of barriers and the frame, each connector of the plurality of connectors extending through an associated hole of the plurality of holes, each connector of the plurality of connectors comprising a threaded fastener having external threads which are complementary in shape to internal threads of the associated hole; and
a panel being coupled to the frame, the panel lying against the front side of the frame, the panel having a notch accommodating the barrier positioned on the front side of the frame, the panel comprising drywall.