Drywall repair kit and method
AssigneeTti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
InventorsRichard M. Davidian, Lauren Spratte
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Abstract
A method to repair a damaged area of a workpiece with a repair kit includes rotating an arbor to drive a cutting member about a central axis of the arbor, cutting a hole in the workpiece with the cutting member, engaging the workpiece with the cutting member as the hole is cut to secure the cutting member within the hole, disconnecting the arbor from the cutting member, and leaving the cutting member in the workpiece to plug the hole.
Claims16
A method for repairing a damaged area of a workpiece with a repair kit including an arbor and a cutting member removably coupled to the arbor, the arbor having an abutment surface, the cutting member having a side wall, an end cap coupled to a first end of the side wall and abutting the abutment surface of the arbor, and a plurality of cutting elements coupled to a second end of the side wall, the method comprising:
- rotating the arbor to drive the cutting member about a central axis of the arbor;
- cutting a hole in the workpiece with the cutting member;
- engaging the workpiece with the cutting member as the hole is cut to secure the cutting member within the hole;
- disconnecting the arbor from the cutting member;
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- leaving the cutting member in the workpiece to plug the hole.
A method for repairing a damaged area of a workpiece with a repair kit including an arbor, a cutting member removably coupled to the arbor, and a guide member, the arbor having an abutment surface, the cutting member having a side wall, an end cap coupled to a first end of the side wall and abutting the abutment surface of the arbor, and a plurality of cutting elements coupled to a second end of the side wall, the method comprising:
- coupling a drill to the arbor;
- positioning the guide member over the damaged area of the workpiece;
- rotating the arbor with the drill to drive the cutting member about a central axis of the arbor;
- cutting a hole in the workpiece with the cutting member as the arbor is rotated by the drill;
- engaging the workpiece with the cutting member as the hole is cut to secure the cutting member within the hole, the cutting member including a thread extending circumferentially around the side wall to secure the cutting member within the hole;
- disconnecting the arbor from the cutting member;
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- leaving the cutting member in the workpiece to plug the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.