# US 10,870,995 B1 · Lower edge finish for drywall > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,870,995 B1 - Document ID: US10870995B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/597,280 - Filed: 2019-10-09 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-13 - Assignees: Robert B. Jordan, IV; Eddie Alexander Meeks - Applicants: Robert B. Jordan, IV; Eddie Alexander Meeks - Inventors: Eddie Alexander Meeks - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870995B1 ## CPC - E04F 19/061: {used to finish off an edge or corner of a wall or floor covering area (in connection with floor fabrics A47G27/045; sealings between walls and baths A47K3/008)} - E04B 2/789: {of substantially U- or C- section} - E04F 19/049: {Plinths specially adapted for joining wall coverings to floor surfaces} - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) ## Abstract A wall assembly and a lower edge finish for a drywall. The wall assembly comprises a stud wall forming a support frame, a lower edge finish installed on the bottom of the stud wall, and a drywall sheet having a lower edge in the channel with its weight supported by the base secured to the stud wall. The lower edge finish has a channel formed from a first sidewall and a second sidewall receiving a drywall sheet, and a base underneath the channel supports the drywall sheet above a surface. The second sidewall and the base are surface mounted on the stud wall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lower edge finish for a dry wall comprising: a channel formed from a first sidewall and a second sidewall for receiving a drywall sheet, and a base underneath the channel for supporting the drywall sheet above a surface, the base having a front face under the first sidewall that recesses toward the second sidewall by a distance greater than the first sidewall's thickness, the base of the first sidewall is at substantially the same plane as the first sidewall and is free of protrusions from that plane in a direction away from the second sidewall, and wherein the second sidewall and the base are adapted to be surface mounted on a stud wall and the lower edge finish is free of extension toward the stud wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lower edge finish of claim 1, wherein the base does not extend toward the stud wall past the second sidewall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lower edge finish of claim 2, wherein the base is flush with the first sidewall and second sidewall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The lower edge finish of claim 1, wherein the second sidewall is taller than the first sidewall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lower edge finish of claim 1, wherein the first sidewall is adapted to be substantially flush to a drywall sheet that may be inserted into the channel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lower edge finish of claim 1, wherein the base is continuous along a length of the channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lower edge finish of claim 1, wherein the base has a height of about ½ inches. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lower edge finish of claim 1, wherein the base is comprised of extruded plastic. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The lower edge finish of claim 8, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are comprised of sheet metal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The lower edge finish of claim 9, wherein the first sidewall is perforated. ### Claim 11 A wall assembly comprising: a stud wall forming a support frame, a lower edge finish installed on the bottom of the stud wall, the lower edge finish comprising i) a channel formed from a first sidewall and a second sidewall for receiving a drywall sheet, and ii) a base underneath the channel for supporting the drywall sheet above a surface, the base having a front face under the first sidewall that recesses toward the second sidewall by a distance greater than the first sidewall's thickness, the base of the first sidewall is at substantially the same plane as the first sidewall and is free of protrusions from that plane in a direction away from the second sidewall, and a drywall sheet having a lower edge in the channel with its weight supported by the base secured to the stud wall, wherein the second sidewall and the base are surface mounted on the stud wall. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wall assembly of claim 11, wherein the stud wall includes a plate on the bottom of studs. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The wall assembly of claim 12, wherein the base does not extend toward the stud wall past the second sidewall. ### Claim 14 A method for installing drywall comprising: installing a stud wall onto a floor, followed by fastening a channel formed from a first sidewall and a second sidewall to the stud wall at the floor the channel having abase that has a front face under the first sidewall that recesses toward the second sidewall by a distance greater than the first sidewall's thickness, the base of the first sidewall is at substantially the same plane as the first sidewall and is free of protrusions from that plane in a direction away from the second sidewall, and inserting a drywall sheet within the channel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the step of installing a stud wall comprises assembling studs onto a plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the step of fastening the channel to the stud wall comprises positioning the second sidewall to abut the stud wall and fastening the second sidewall to the stud wall. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 further including applying mud to a top edge of the first sidewall and painting the drywall sheet and first sidewall to create a uniform appearance.