Patent ID: 7631462

Claim:
A temporary support for the installation of drywall, comprising: an elongated member having a first end, a second end, a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of opposing side surfaces; a first flange extending beyond the first end, the first flange having opposing upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface of the first flange being planar with the top surface of the elongated member, the first flange including a mounting hole formed from the top surface of the first flange to the bottom surface of the first flange; a shoulder disposed at the second end of and at a distance above the top surface of the elongated member selected to allow a sheet of drywall to slide along the top surface of the elongated member, the shoulder having an upper surface substantially parallel to the top surface of the elongated member; and a second flange having opposing upper and lower surfaces and extending from the shoulder beyond the second end of the elongated member, the upper surface of the second flange planar with and extending from an upper surface of the shoulder, the second flange including a mounting hole formed from the top surface of the first flange to the bottom surface of the first flange.