| 摘要 |
A spacer for structural elements such as wall studs comprises a main plate with side flanges extending along its longitudinal edges. Alignment tabs are struck perpendicular to the main plate, and locking tabs are struck from the side flanges so that the end of a stud may be press-fitted against the alignment tab and locked into place by the locking tabs. A pair of such spacers oriented in opposite directions act as a top plate and shoe for a wall frame, into which a stud can be inserted by tilting the stud and aligning it with the space between the side flanges, and then righting the stud to press-fit its ends into locked engagement with the spacers.
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