Patent ID: 6895684

Claim:
A stud positioning device for determining the relative positioning of a plurality of wall studs, said device comprising: an elongated bar having a first end, a second end, a front side, a back side, a top side and a bottom side; a plurality of legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said bottom side, each of said legs being spaced from each other, each of said legs including a positioning plate, each of said positioning plates having opposite surfaces lying in planes orientated perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said bar; a plurality of positioning indicia being positioned on said front side, each of said positioning indicia having an edge aligned with one of said positioning plates, each of said indicia consisting of said positioning indicia being spaced 16 inches from each other; and wherein each of the studs is capable of being positioned against one of the positioning plates and aligned with one of said positioning indicia such that the studs are positioned 16 inches from each other.