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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Nabholz Construction Corporation, Conway, AR (US);
Joshua Ray Stafford, Collinsville, OK (US);
Nabholz Construction Corporation, Conway, AR (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for temporarily supporting metal framing members during construction of a metal frame structure. A spacer tool has a main body portion with an outer tube and a first support plate at one end, and an extendable portion with an inner tube and a second support plate at an opposing end. The inner tube is slidably retractable and extendable within the outer tube to establish an overall separation distance between the first and second support plates via a locking assembly. Each of the first and second support plates includes at least one magnet to enable the support plates to be magnetically secured to each of the adjacent metal framing members during installation thereof. For example, a first metal stud can be secured, and the spacer tool can be used to position and support a second metal stud for installation at the desired spacing from the first stud.