Patent ID: 7219863

Claim:
A method for securing electrical wiring to an elongated metal framing stud member having a face and two sides with a wiring clip, wherein the wiring clip comprises: a main body being formed with a wire receiving area; a first arm, wherein said first arm is located at a first end of said main body, and said first arm comprises a first attachment means for attaching said first arm to a first side of a metal framing stud member having a face and two sides; a second arm, wherein said second arm is located at a second end of said main body and said second arm comprises a second attachment means for attaching said second arm to a second side of the metal framing stud member; and said wire receiving area being adjacent the main body, wherein the wire receiving area is located between the first arm and the second arm, the method for securing comprising the following steps: a) positioning the electrical wiring parallel to the length of the metal framing stud member; b) attaching said first arm to a first side of the metal framing stud member via said first attachment means for attaching said first arm to a first side of the metal framing stud member; c) moving the wiring clip over the metal framing stud member such that the electrical wiring is positioned within said wire receiving area; d) attaching said second arm to a second side of the metal framing stud member via said second attachment means for attaching said second arm to a second side of the metal framing stud member such that the wiring positioned within the wire receiving area is secured to the face of the metal framing stud member wherein the wiring positioned within the wire receiving area is centrally positioned on the face of the metal framing stud member between the first side of the metal framing stud member and the second side of the metal framing stud member and wherein the first arm and the second arm are in continuous contact with the first side and second side, respectively, of the metal framing stud member, wherein attaching said first arm to a first side of the metal framing stud member and attaching said second arm to a second side of the metal framing stud member brings the main body in contact with the face of the metal framing stud member.