Clip for steel stud walls

Abstract

A clip for steel stud walls, including a steel stud having a stud width; a front surface; a back surface; a pair of fasteners being set apart an inner width, the inner width sized at least as large as the stud width and the steel stud being positioned between the fasteners.

1 ) A steel stud wall, comprising: 
 a base track;    a top track;    a steel stud having a stud width;    a lower fastener joining the steel stud to the base track; and    a clip joining the steel stud to the top track, the clip being monolithic and having a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a right end, a left end, a pair of fasteners having tips and being set apart an inner width, and an aperture defined through the front and back surfaces, the inner width sized at least as large as the stud width, the top track being positioned between the back surface and the tips, and the stud being positioned between the fasteners.    
   
   
       2 ) Steel stud walls hardware, comprising: 
 a front surface;    a back surface;    a top edge;    a bottom edge;    a right end;    a left end; and    a pair of fasteners being set apart an inner width, the fasteners joined to the back surface, the inner width being sized to receive a steel stud therein.    
   
   
       3 ) The device of  claim 2  wherein the front surface, the back surface, the top edge, the bottom edge, the right end, the left end, and the pair of fasteners are of a unitary piece of material.  
   
   
       4 ) The device of  claim 2  further comprising an aperture defined through the front and back surfaces.  
   
   
       5 ) The device of  claim 2  further comprising a steel stud positioned between the fasteners.  
   
   
       6 ) The device of  claim 2  further comprising a top track being positioned between the back surface and the tips.  
   
   
       7 ) The device of  claim 2  further comprising a bottom track being positioned between the back surface and the tips.  
   
   
       8 ) The device of  claim 2  wherein the tips are pointed.  
   
   
       9 ) The device of  claim 2  further comprising an upper fastener extending through the aperture in the clip and secured into a top track.  
   
   
       10 ) The device of  claim 2  wherein the fasteners are curl-shaped.  
   
   
       11 ) A clip and steel stud combination, comprising: 
 a steel stud having a stud width; and    a clip having a front surface, a back surface and a pair of fasteners being set apart an inner width, the inner width sized at least as large as the stud width and the steel stud being positioned between the fasteners.    
   
   
       12 ) The clip of  claim 11  further comprising: 
 an aperture defined through the front and back surfaces.    
   
   
       13 ) The clip of  claim 11  further comprising a top track at least a portion of which is positioned between the back surface and the tips of the clip while the stud is positioned between the fasteners.  
   
   
       14 ) The clip of  claim 13  further comprising an upper fastener extending through an aperture in the clip and secured into the top track.  
   
   
       15 ) The clip of  claim 11  further comprising a base track at least a portion of which is positioned between the back surface and the tips of the clip while the stud is positioned between the fasteners.  
   
   
       16 ) The clip of  claim 15  further comprising an upper fastener extending through an aperture in the clip and secured into the base track.