Bracket and bridging member for metal stud wall

A metal stud wall comprising a top and bottom plate and a plurality of spaced apart metal studs bridging the top and bottom plate, each of the metal studs comprising a C-shaped member having an internal channel defined by a pair of opposed flanges, a central web joining the flanges along one edge and inwardly oriented projections along a second edge of the opposed flanges, the web being provided with at least one opening to receive a bridging member passing there through the bridging member passing through the aligned openings of a plurality of the metal studs and being attached to each of the metal studs by an L shaped bracket having a leg for overlying the bridging member joined to an upright for overlying the web of the metal stud, the outside corners of the leg and upright of the L shaped bracket being truncated such that the diagonal dimension across the L-shaped bracket from a junction of the leg and upright to the opposite outside corner of the leg or upright is less than the width of the internal channel of the metal stud, so that at least one of the brackets may be inserted within the channel of the metal stud and rotated to the proper position for attaching to the bridging member and metal stud.

A bracket for use in a metal stud wall having internal bridging members for tying the metal studs and bridging members together, the bracket comprises an L shaped bracket having a leg overlying the bridging member joined to an upright overlying the metal stud, the width of the leg and upright at the junction of the upright and. leg being slightly less than the width of the metal stud, the upright and leg each having sides extending from either side of the junction, each of the sides then being truncated inwardly at about a 45° angle to join an outer edge of the upright or leg, the depth of the upright and leg between the junction of the upright and leg and outer edge being greater than the depth of the metal stud, the diagonal dimension across the L-shaped bracket from a junction of the sides of the leg and upright to the opposite junction between the 45° truncation and the side or outer edge of the leg or upright is less than the width of a channel of the metal stud, so that the bracket may be inserted within the channel of the metal stud and rotated to the proper position for attaching to the bridging member and metal stud.