Patent ID: 6725619
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: E04B,E04F,F16B

Abstract:
A method for securing a row of wallboards to a row of studs of a structural frame which includes the steps;providing a plurality of brackets wherein each bracket includes a channel having a joining panel with one edge joined to an edge of a long panel extending perpendicularly away from said joining panel and said joining panel having another edge joined to an edge of a short panel extending perpendicularly away from said joining panel, said long panel having an array of holes and a nailer, said nailer formed near a center of said long panel, having a triangular shape with one triangle edge joined to said long panel and bent angularly toward said short panel and said triangle having a corner opposite said triangle edge bent toward said long panel; (b) erecting a line of vertical studs being a part of the building frame; (c,) forming a mark on each stud indicating a line on the row of studs where a bottom edge of each wall board is to be supported; (d) mounting one of said brackets on each stud with the joining panel of the bracket aligned with said mark on the respective stud, and driving said punched out nailer of each bracket into said respective stud; (e) driving a nail through each hole in each bracket 10 and into the respective stud; (f) inserting said row of wallboards into said channels and nailing each wallboard to the respective stud; (g) separating said joining panel and said short panel from said long panel by bending and snapping said joining panel along a perforated line.