Patent ID: 7827756

Claim:
A metal stud for a wall or roof system, comprising: an elongated, general C-shaped stud member having upper and lower ends; said stud member including a base wall portion having first and second side edges, a first side wall portion extending generally transversely from said first side edge of said base wall portion, and a second side wall portion extending generally transversely from said second side edge of said base wall portion; said upper end of said base wall portion dwelling in a plane above the upper ends of said side wall portions; said lower edge of said base wall portion dwelling in a plane above said lower ends of said side wall portions; each of said side wall portions having an elongated slot formed therein which extends upwardly thereinto from said lower end of the associated side wall portion adjacent said base wall portion; and an enlarged slot portion formed in the associated side wall portion at the upper end of said elongated slot and which communicates therewith; said enlarged slot portions being sized so as to receive either an angled flange of a Z-shaped girt or a horizontally extending flange of a C-shaped girt.