Terminal Bridging Connector

A connection between a wall stud and a bridging member made with a bridging connector, the connection comprising:

• a. the wall stud including a central web, a first side flange attached to one side of the central web, a second side flange attached to a second side of the central web and opposed to the first side flange, the first and second side flanges being substantially planar members and extending parallel to each other, a first stiffening flange attached to the first side flange on a side of the first side flange opposed to where the first side flange attaches to the central web, a second stiffening flange attached to the second side flange on a side of the second side flange opposed to where the second side flange attaches to the central web, the first and second stiffening flanges being substantially planar members and disposed in alignment;
• b. the bridging member disposed generally orthogonally to the wall stud, the bridging member including a middle web and first and second boundary flanges attached to the middle web, the first boundary flange being disposed in opposed relation to the second boundary flange and on opposed sides of the middle web, the middle web and the first and second boundary flanges being substantially planar members with the first and second boundary flanges being disposed substantially parallel to each other and disposed substantially orthogonally to the middle web;
• c. the bridging connector including a stud attachment flange that interfaces either with the central web of the wall stud or the first and second stiffening flanges of the wall stud, the stud attachment flange is a substantially planar member, the stud attachment flange connects to the central web of the wall stud or to the first and second stiffening flanges of the wall stud with one or more separate fasteners, the stud attachment flange attaches to a bridging attachment flange at a juncture, the bridging attachment flange is a substantially planar member and is disposed substantially orthogonally to the stud attachment flange, the bridging flange interfaces with a portion of the central web of the bridging member, the bridging attachment flange connects to the middle web of the bridging member with one or more separate fasteners, the bridging attachment flange has first and second end flanges that extend at an angle to the bridging attachment flange so that the first and second end flanges are not aligned with the bridging attachment flange, the first and second end flanges bracket the first and second boundary flanges of the bridging member, and the first and second end flanges are substantially planar members, and the first and second end flanges are disposed generally orthogonally to the first and second boundary flanges of the bridging member.