Patent ID: 8201343
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
1. A stud setter comprising: a spacer bar; a stud flange disposed at one end of said spacer bar and extending therefrom for abutting a first stud disposed at a right angle to a transverse stud; a stud gripper disposed at another end of said spacer bar for positioning a second stud, disposed at a right angle to the traverse stud, at a preselected distance from said first stud, said stud gripper comprising a top plate with a pair of depending spaced apart members, fixed on one side of said top plate, for engaging the traverse stud, spacing between the depending members enabling nailing of said second stud through the transverse stud between the depending members; and a lever mechanism, attached to said stud gripper for forcing said second stud against the transverse stud to enable nailing of said second stud to the transverse stud through the transverse stud without movement of said second stud from the transverse stud, said lever mechanism further comprising a pair of spared apart guide plates fixed to an opposite side of said top plate and extending therefrom at an angle with respect thereto, the guide plates being spaced apart from one another at the top plate at a stud thickness for positioning said second stud.