Patent ID: 7640701

Claim:
A track, stud and deflection clip combination for building construction, comprising: a track adjacent a floor or ceiling of a building; a stud mounted on said track; and a deflection clip comprising, a flat base substantially comprised of an outside surface opposite an inside surface joined by a perimeter comprised of a first edge, a left clasp substantially flat and parallel to the flat base extending from and bending about the first edge, said left clasp overlying a portion of the base, a left stud extension tab substantially flat and perpendicular to the left clasp and flat base extending upwardly from and bending about the interior edge of the left clasp, a right clasp substantially flat and parallel to the flat base extending from and bending about the first edge, said right clasp overlying a portion of the base, and a right stud extension tab substantially flat and perpendicular to the right clasp and flat base extending upwardly from and bending about the interior edge of the right clasp; wherein at least a portion of the track is sandwiched by at least one of said left and right clasps and the base, and wherein the stud is adjacent at least one of said left and right stud extension tabs.