Electrician stud grip

Claim 1

A stud grip for removable mounting on a rectilinear building stud and for holding a load comprising: a single bracket member formed as an elongate plate having a coplanar surface and an end formed with a bend dimensioned to extend around a peripheral portion of the stud so the coplanar surface contacts the stud and a remainder portion of said bracket member extends outwardly from the stud; and a pivot arm pivotally connected intermediate its ends to said remainder portion for holding the load, said pivot arm being operable for selective swinging alongside said coplanar surface between a stud engaged position and a disengaged position, said stud engaged position being defined by one of said ends of said pivot arm extending diagonally downward toward the stud with said end of the pivot arm contacting the stud to thereby clamp a surface portion of the bend in a flush manner against the stud, said clamping being effected by load weight on the other said end of said pivot arm, and said disengaged position being defined by said pivot arm noncontacting the stud so that said bend is released from being clamped to thereby permit removal of said bracket member laterally from the stud.