Cover for C-shaped stud

A cover for a C-shaped stud having a first L-shaped flange with first and second legs and a second L-shaped flange with first and second legs, and web between the first and second L-shaped flanges, the space between the second leg of the first L-shaped flange and the second leg of the second L-shaped flange having a first dimension, the cover comprising:

• a semi-rigid plate having a first face comprising a first end and a second end, the distance between the first and second end comprising a second dimension greater than the first dimension;
• a first U-shaped clip having generally parallel legs, the first U-shaped clip positioned proximal the first end of the plate and configured to engage the second leg of the first L-shaped flange of the stud such that the second leg of the first L-shaped flange is secured between the generally parallel legs of the first U-shaped clip;
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• a second U-shaped clip having generally parallel legs, the second U-shaped clip positioned proximal the second end of the plate and configured to engage the second leg of the second L-shaped flange of the stud such that the second leg of the second L-shaped flange is secured between the generally parallel legs of the second U-shaped clip;
• whereby the cover can be applied to the C-shaped stud by bending the plate sufficiently to permit the second legs of each of the first and second L-shaped flanges to fit within the generally parallel legs of the first and second U-shaped clips;
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• a spring means positioned between the first and second U-shaped clips on the plate, the spring means configured to be biased so as to be positioned within the C-shaped stud to engage one of the L-shaped flanges to provide a biasing force on the cover to secure the cover to the C-shaped stud.