Abstract: A length of galvanized steel structural utility strap, normally 18- to 20-gauge thickness, is shaped in a continuous coil and placed inside a dispensing carton. A length of the utility strap is dispensed from an end wall of the container, from the outer portion of the coil, after which the dispensed strap can be cut off to a desired length. The dispensing carton can contain large centrally located holes on opposite front and rear faces of the carton for use in carrying the carton and the heavy coiled utility strapping material contained within. A measuring gauge located on one or more end walls of the carton is used in measuring preselected lengths of strapping material, which are dispensed and then cut to a preselected length.

Abstract: A metal construction blocking for wood frame wall stud construction comprising an elongated metal piece having a pair of parallel marginally folded edges having sufficient strength to prevent the blocking from bending, and a longitudinally corrugated body sufficiently thick to allow metal self-tapping screws to pass through the body so that when the blocking is put in place on the wall studs, the blocking holds a fixture with the screws fastening to unsupported portions of the blocking between adjacent wall studs.