US 6,381,908 B1Granted

Stud setting device

OwnerJerry A. Fisherinventor

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Abstract

A device for setting studs includes a rigid face plate that has a fixed length and includes a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and opposite side edges; a rigid bar member extending from the face plate lower surface so as to have a rear surface perpendicular to the face plate lower surface. The face plate has first and second square inside corners formed in its rear edge for squarely aligning and setting studs a desired distance apart between centers and restricting movement thereof during fastening to a sill plate or similar structure.

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A device for setting elongated studs having in transverse plane a given fixed length and a given fixed width, the device comprising:

an elongated rigid face plate having a fixed length and including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and opposite end edges;
the lower surface defining a first locating plane;
and
an elongated rigid bar member extending from the lower surface of the face plate and including a rear surface residing in a second locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane;
a first square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a first L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the first L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a third locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a fourth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
a second square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a second L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the second L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface of the second L-shaped notch at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a fifth locating plane that is perpendicular to th first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a sixth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
the second inside corner being formed a predetermined distance from the first inside corner along the length of face plate;
the second surface of the second inside corner being directed in a 180 degree opposite direction from the second surface of the first inside corner;
and
a third square inside corner identical to the second inside coiner and being formed in the rear edge of the face plate a given distance from the first inside corner that is greater than the predetermined distance between the first inside corner and the second inside corner.

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A device for setting elongated studs having in transverse plane a given fixed length and a given fixed width, the device comprising:

an elongated rigid face plate having a fixed length and including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and opposite end edges;
the lower surface defining a first locating plane;
and
an elongated rigid bar member extending from the lower surface of the face plate and including a rear surface residing in a second locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane;
a first square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a first L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the first L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a third locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a fourth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
a second square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a second L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the second L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface of the second L-shaped notch at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a fifth locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a sixth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
the second inside corner being formed a predetermined distance from the first inside corner along the length of face plate;
the second surface of the second inside corner being directed in a 180 degree opposite direction from the second surface of the first inside corner;
and
the bar member having a fixed length the same as the fixed length of the face plate.

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A device for setting elongated studs having in transverse plane a given fixed length and a given fixed width, the device comprising:

an elongated rigid face plate having a fixed length and including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and opposite end edges;
the lower surface defining a first locating plane;
and
an elongated rigid bar member extending from the lower surface of the face plate and including a rear surface residing in a second locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane;
a first square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a first L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the first L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a third locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a fourth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
a second square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a second L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the second L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface of the second L-shaped notch at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a fifth locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a sixth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
the second inside corner being formed a predetermined distance from the first inside corner along the length of face plate;
the second surface of the second inside corner being directed in a 180 degree opposite direction from the second surface of the first inside corner;
and
the face plate having a low height profile when resting on its lower surface such that fastening means can be angled into the studs from above the face plate so as to secure the studs to a sill plate without removing the device first.

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Abstract

A device for setting elongated studs having in transverse plane a given fixed length and a given fixed width, the device comprising:

an elongated rigid face plate having a fixed length and including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and opposite end edges;
the lower surface defining a first locating plane;
and
an elongated rigid bar member extending from the lower surface of the face plate and including a rear surface residing in a second locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane;
a first square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a first L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the first L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a third locating plane that is perpendicular to the first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a fourth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
a second square inside corner being formed on the rear edge of the face plate and being defined by a second L-shaped notch in the rear edge, the second L-shaped notch including a first surface and a second surface operatively intersecting the first surface of the second L-shaped notch at a ninety degree angle;
the first surface residing in a fifth locating plane that is perpendicular to th first locating plane and parallel to the second locating plane;
the second surface residing in a sixth locating plane that is perpendicular to both the first locating plane and the second locating plane;
the second inside corner being formed a predetermined distance from the first inside corner along the length of face plate;
the second surface of the second inside corner being directed in a 180 degree opposite direction from the second surface of the first inside corner;
and
a third square inside corner identical to the second inside coiner and being formed in the rear edge of the face plate a given distance from the first inside corner that is greater than the predetermined distance between the first inside corner and the second inside corner.

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