Metal header frame for a building wall

1. A bracket clip, comprising:

a base wall for mounting flush with an associated jamb stud and having at least one fastener port formed therein for reception therethrough of at least one securement fastener for attaching said base wall to the associated jamb stud;

a vertically elongated and inwardly extending strengthening rib subdividing said base wall;

a pair of horizontally oriented load-bearing support lands extending perpendicularly from said base wall and separated by an open edge accessible channel linearly aligned with and perpendicular to said inwardly extending strengthening rib, for vertically supporting an associated end of a header stud; and

a pair of flanges having planar surfaces oriented perpendicular to said base wall and said pair of support lands, each of which cooperate to form a three-sided pocket for receiving said header stud therein, said flanges prohibiting outward transverse movement of a pair of header stud sidewalls when mounted within said three-sided pocket.

2. The bracket clip of claim 1 , wherein said flanges are dimensioned relative to one another to respectively align flush with a pair of jamb stud outer walls.

3. The bracket clip of claim 1 , wherein said pair of header stud sidewalls respectively mount flush with and between said flanges.

4. The bracket clip of claim 1 , wherein said flanges comprise a planar surface.

5. The bracket clip of claim 1 , wherein said bracket clip comprises a unitary construction.

6. The bracket clip of claim 1 , wherein the base wall includes a pair of alignment slots for reception therethrough of a respective positioning fastener for attaching said base wall flush with said associated jamb stud to accommodate vertical positional adjustment of said bracket clip and associated header stud relative to said jamb stud while simultaneously preventing horizontal movement.

7. The bracket clip of claim 6 , wherein said at least one securement fastener positionally locks horizontal and vertical movement of said bracket clip relative to the associated jamb stud when received through said fastener port.

8. A combination for a framed wall assembly, comprising:

a pair of bracket clips each respectively having a base wall for mounting flush with an associated jamb stud and having at least one fastener port formed therein for reception therethrough of at least one securement fastener for attaching said base wall to the associated jamb stud;

a vertically elongated and inwardly extending strengthening rib subdividing said base wall;

wherein each bracket clip comprises a pair of horizontally oriented support lands extending perpendicularly from said base wall and separated by a clearance channel, said clearance channel linearly aligned with and perpendicular to said inwardly extending strengthening rib;

wherein each bracket clip further includes a pair of flanges having planar surfaces oriented perpendicular to said base wall and said pair of support lands, each of which cooperate to form a three-sided pocket; and

a header stud sized for substantial slide-fit reception into the interior of the three-sided pocket for supported mounting therein on said respective pair of bracket clip support lands, said header stud mounts flush with said flanges and in a manner that prohibits respective outward transverse movement of a pair of header stud sidewalls.

9. The combination of claim 8 , wherein the header stud includes a hollow interior configured for longitudinal endwise slide-in reception of a reinforcing sleeve.

10. The combination of claim 8 , wherein the header stud comprises a web having a pair of end walls turned at right angles at opposite margins thereof.

11. The combination of claim 10 , wherein the end walls include a pair of respective short side strips in-turned parallel to said web and defining an elongated slot therebetween, wherein said web, said end walls and said short side strips form a partially enclosed channel configured to receive the reinforcing sleeve.

12. The combination of claim 11 , wherein said reinforcing sleeve includes a reinforcing rib received by said elongated slot.

13. The combination of claim 8 , including a pair of alignment fasteners for attaching said base wall to said associated jamb stud to accommodate vertical positional adjustment of said bracket clip and said header stud relative to said jamb stud while simultaneously preventing horizontal movement thereof.

14. The bracket clip of claim 13 , including a pair of securement fasteners for precision securement of said bracket clips to respective jamb studs without permitting positional adjustment.

15. A method of building a framed opening in a building wall having a pair of vertically oriented jamb studs at opposite sides of the framed opening, comprising the steps of:

aligning a pair of bracket clips to respective jamb studs at selected vertical positions lining an inboard side of the framed opening, said bracket clips each having a pair of horizontally oriented support lands extending from a base wall and separated by an edge accessible slide channel, said base wall having at least one slot and a pair of planar surface parallel flanges oriented perpendicular to said base wall and said pair of support lands, each of which cooperate to form a three-sided pocket;

inserting a securement fastener into at least one slot in the base walls to attach said pair of bracket clips to said associated jamb studs; and

sliding respective ends of a header stud into each bracket clip three-sided pocket in a manner that said pair of support lands vertically support the header stud and said flanges prohibit outward transverse movement of said header stud sidewalls, wherein the sliding step includes the step of sliding an edge of said header stud under a vertically elongated strengthening rib extending into the interior of said three-sided pocket.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sliding step includes the step of sliding the header stud into said three-sided pocket.

17. The method of claim 15 , including the step of fastening the header stud to said bracket clips.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein said aligning step includes the step of securing said base wall to the associated jamb stud with a positioning fastener that permits vertical movement of said bracket clip and said header stud while simultaneously preventing horizontal positional movement.

19. The method of claim 15 , including the step of positioning said base wall flush with the associated jamb stud.