Firestop cavity occlusion for metallic stud framing

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an advantage of the present invention that a firestop cavity occlusion for metallic stud framing is provided.
It is another advantage of the present invention that a bracket is provided to affix a firestop to a metal framing member while occluding an interior space of that framing member.
It is another advantage of the present invention that a bracket is provided to affix a firestop to a framing member without requiring the firestop to be conformingly trimmed.
It is another advantage of the present invention that a bracket is provided to occlude a vertical cavity between closely spaced framing members.
These and other advantages are realized in one form by an occlusion bracket for use in a frame wall incorporating a U-shaped framing member having a predeterminately dimensioned interior space, wherein the occlusion bracket comprises an occludent component factory-configured to substantially occlude the framing-member interior space, a mounting flange coupled to the occludent component and configured to affix the occlusion bracket to the framing member, and an extension flange coupled to the occludent component.
These and other advantages are realized in another form by a frame wall comprising a first U-shaped framing member having an interior space, a first occlusion bracket affixed to the first framing member and configured to substantially occlude the framing-member interior space, a second substantially identical framing member adjacent and substantially parallel to the first framing member, a firestop positioned between the first and second framing members and affixed to the first occlusion bracket, and a second occlusion bracket affixed to the second framing member and the firestop.