Patent ID: 8276345

Claim:
A jamb stud connection assembly comprising: a first stud comprising a web, a pair of flanges, and a pair of returns, each of the flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from the web, the returns extending inwardly from the flanges such that the returns are substantially parallel to the web; a second stud comprising a web, a pair of flanges, and a pair of returns, each of the flanges of the second stud extending substantially perpendicularly from the web of the second stud, the returns of the second stud extending inwardly from the flanges of the second stud such that the returns of the second stud are substantially parallel to the web of the second stud; and a connector comprising an elevation, a pair of side flanges, and a pair of terminal flanges, the side flanges extending from the elevation, the terminal flanges extending outwardly from the side flanges such that the terminal flanges are substantially parallel to the elevation, wherein the first stud and the second stud are connected and secured together by the connector such that the returns of the first stud are flush with the returns of the second stud, the elevation of the connector is flush with and attached to the web of the first stud, and the terminal flanges of the connector are flush with and attached to the web of the second stud.