Patent ID: 8474217

Claim:
A framing aid, comprising: a rigid, non-foldable central web; at least first and second stud saddles connected to the web, the first stud saddle having a first longitudinal axis and the second stud saddle having a second longitudinal axis, the first and second longitudinal axes being substantially parallel to one another; at least one sill saddle connected to the web, the sill saddle having a third longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first and second longitudinal axes of the stud saddles, wherein the sill saddle is spaced apart and not immediately adjacent to the first and second stud saddles so as to provide a first opening between the sill saddle and the first stud saddle and a second opening between the sill saddle and the second stud saddle, the openings each being adequately sized for toe nailing studs; wherein each of the first and second stud saddles is a three-sided body having first, second and third sidewalls, the first sidewall being connected to and generally orthogonal to the substrate, the second sidewall being connected to the first sidewall and generally parallel with the substrate, and third sidewall being connected to the second sidewall and generally orthogonal to the substrate, wherein the spacing between the first and third sidewalls substantially defines the maximum depth of a framing stud accommodated in the saddle.