Patent Application
20160348383
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(1)Field of the Invention
The invention relates to wall and ceiling surface repair materials. In particular, it relates to a repair patch for plaster or drywall surfaces.
(2)Background
Drywall, also referred to as Sheetrock, provides a relatively inexpensive and desirable wall surface in many residential and commercial buildings. Drywall is, however, subject to having holes or indentations made therein during construction or later in use when struck by certain objects, for example, corners of furniture. The traditional approach to repairing such holes is to first fill the hole with a backing, such as newspaper, rags, wire mesh, or the like, and then to overlay the backing with a patching compound. This method has proven undesirable because of the difficulty in maintaining the backing material in place. Even in instances where a repair is completed, the repaired area remains a weak spot in the wall. Also, considerable time and finishing work is required.
It has been proposed to repair damaged drywall by circumscribing the damaged part with a uniform cutout, e.g. rectangular, and then inserting a cutout piece of wallboard of similar dimensions as the hole and holding this patch insert in place by suitable cement or by means of various spring-loaded or other devices which act on the inner surface of the opposing wall. Such repair devices require not only an opposing wall located behind the damaged wall, but also frequently require a number of mechanical parts that must be carefully secured in the proper location. Also, many times a folding patch of larger dimension than the hole to be prepared is inserted and then cemented in place while the repair is completed. In new construction work, finishing of wallboard joints requires numerous trips and hours of work by the drywall mechanic to build up the laminar cover of compound-paper-compound, and to achieve a desired finish. This finish could then be painted, wallpapered, et cetera, to hide all indications of a joint. Also, various forms of joint tape have been employed to cover the abutting wallboard edges. In all examples of prior art drywall finishing or patch kits, finishing or patch procedures, joint covering procedures, and the like known to the applicant, considerable time has been required to build up the final laminar structure. The job normally requires that the drywall mechanic make repeated visits to the job to add or sand the joint compound to make it suitable for final painting or other wall treatment. The prior art has been primarily directed toward means and procedures for filling the hole or joint, and not to providing preformed exposed surface material so as to eliminate this part of the job and to improve this aspect of the overall job. So far as is known, the prior art has not taught the concept of providing a preformed laminate that can be quickly installed, can be finished in a single operation suitable for final wall treatment, i.e., painting or the like, and in which the laminate itself provides a preformed rigid, thin laminar layer of the finishing compound that would otherwise have to be hand-troweled and finished over the hole or joint, as is customary in prior art procedures.
The primary objective of the invention is to provide a system and method for fast and convenient repairing of holes or cracks in a wall.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system of fast and convenient repairing of holes or cracks in a wall includes the use of a cutter, a template, and a patch.
In one embodiment of the invention, the system of fast and convenient repairing of holes or cracks in a wall includes the use of the cutter, which has a plastic handle with a round base, the template, which is fastened to the wall using command strips and guides the cutter for the size of the patch, and the patch, which is composed of solid plastic.
In one embodiment of the invention, the system of fast and convenient repairing of holes or cracks in a wall includes the use of cutter, wherein a drill can be attached to the cutter to follow the edge of the template to cut out a custom hole for the application of the patch.
Also, in the same embodiment the various components attached to the cutter include a router bit, metal bearings, washer, and push lock washer.
in one embodiment of the invention, the system of fast and convenient repairing of holes or cracks in a wall includes the use of patches, wherein the patches are comprised of smooth pre-texture patches that consist of a plurality of styles, such as orange peel, knock down, skip trial.
Also, in the same embodiment, the patch is screwed into.
In one embodiment of the invention, the method of fast and convenient repairing of holes or cracks on wall is comprised of:
The summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified form, that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the subject matter.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments, and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description, and should not be regarded as limiting.
These, together with other objects of the invention and the various features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages, and the specific objectives attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter, in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
The drawings constitute a part of this specification, and include exemplary embodiments of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that, in some instances, various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
The following is a detailed description of example embodiments of the invention that is depicted in the accompanying drawings. The example embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the invention. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention. The detailed descriptions below are designed to make such embodiments obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art.
This invention aims to provide a system and method of fast and convenient repairing of holes or cracks in a wall. According to the
Furthermore, the maximum size to patch a hole is 8*8 inches, and the various sizes of the pre-texture patches are 2, 5 and 8 inches.
Additionally, according to the invention, it can fix a hole in the wall using a pre textured custom patch, which is ready to be painted in 5 minutes. In the beginning, the drill needs to be attached to the cutter. After this, the template is attached to the walls with the help of the command strips. Following this, the cutter uses the template guide to cut the custom hole in the surface, creating a vacuum hole of excess debris. Thereafter, adhesive is applied to the inner edge of the patch and the surface is wiped for dust and oil. The patch is then glued to the hole, and, as a final step, a touch up over the glued patch can be done if the need exists.
Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that any arrangement that is calculated to achieve the same purpose may be substituted for the specific embodiment shown. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the present invention. The dimension mentioned herein is an approximate value, and in no way limits the scope of the invention.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
