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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Bailey Metal Products Limited, Concord, CA;
John Rice, Aurora, CA;
Bailey Metal Products Limited, Concord, ON, CA;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a load supporting blocking member for use in a metal stud wall having a plurality of parallel spaced apart metal studs, each of the studs having an aligned opening and horizontal bridging member passing through the aligned openings and tying the studs together. The load supporting blocking member comprises a base for overlying and being attached to the bridging member and an upstanding flange extending from one edge of the base the depth of the base being sufficient to overly the bridging member and position the upstanding flange in line with the edges of the studs in the metal stud wall.