Partition wall framing assembly for suspending gypsum board panels

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A structural frame is provided comprising opposed ceiling and floor channels and spaced apart, C-shaped metal studs extending vertically between the, channels. Each stud has its single central web positioned transversely relative to the, main plane of the frame. Pairs of short brackets are suspended from the webs of, adjacent studs in opposed and vertically spaced relation. Each bracket comprises a, horizontal V-shaped wall having downwardly extending side walls which form vertical, end edges at the end of the bracket adjacent the web. A plurality of hooks extend, from these end edges. A pattern of vertical slots is formed in the stud web and the, bracket hooks extend into these …