Patent ID: 7788878

Claim:
A method of securing bracing to a light metal framed stud wall, including: a. nesting an elongated strap connector in a track disposed on an underlying support structure and extending a portion of an anchor bolt through an opening in the track and an opening in the strap connector; b. securing a stud to a tab of a stud bracket wherein the stud bracket includes a base that is generally normal to the tab and secured there to; c. securing the strap connector, the stud bracket and the track to the underlying structure; d. positioning the base of the stud bracket adjacent a web of the strap connector in a seat formed between a pair of stops formed in the strap connector, one stop disposed on each of two end portions of the strap connector to prevent fore-and-aft movement of the stud bracket; e. wherein positioning the base of the stud bracket adjacent the web of the strap connector includes constraining the movement of the stud bracket within the strap connector by placing the stud bracket between opposing faces of the pair of stops such that the stud is prevented from moving horizontally back and forth in the plane of the stud wall; and f. positioning an end portion of a bracing strap adjacent a flange of the strap connector and connecting the end portion to the flange.