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US 12,091,869 B2Granted
System of drywall finishing in building construction
AssigneeLevel 6 Technologies, LLC
InventorJeffrey S. Wigfield
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Abstract
A system for finishing an interior or exterior drywall surface of a building structure can apply a predetermined formulation of dispensable compound material in liquefied form at a continuous flow with simultaneous surface finishing characteristics while reducing labor intensity and maximizing finish quality to a level 5 standard.
Claims19
A drywall finishing tool comprising:
- a main body assembly;
- a strut having a proximal end extending from a distal end of the main body assembly;
- a floating head assembly disposed on a proximal end of the strut;
- a fixed frame attached to a linear portion at an end of the strut;
- and
- a floating frame pivotably attached to the fixed frame;
- a blade attached at a distal end of the floating frame;
- and
- wheels attached at a distal end of the fixed frame.
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A drywall finishing tool comprising:
- a main body assembly;
- a strut having a proximal end extending from a distal end of the main body assembly;
- a floating head assembly disposed on a proximal end of the strut;
- a fixed frame attached to a linear portion at an end of the strut;
- a floating frame pivotably attached to the fixed frame;
- a finishing blade attached at a distal end of the floating frame;
- wheels attached at a distal end of the fixed frame;
- and
- one or more fixed frame magnets attached to the fixed frame and one or more floating frame magnets attached to the floating frame, wherein the fixed frame magnets utilize opposing force to repel the floating frame magnets to provide a dampening of movement between the fixed frame and the floating frame.
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A drywall finishing tool comprising:
- a main body assembly;
- a strut having a proximal end extending from a distal end of the main body assembly;
- a floating head assembly disposed on a proximal end of the strut;
- a fixed frame attached to a linear portion at an end of the strut;
- a floating portion, pivotably attached to the fixed frame;
- a finishing blade attached at a distal end of the floating frame;
- wheels attached at a distal end of the fixed frame;
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- one or more fixed frame magnets attached to the fixed frame and one or more floating frame magnets attached to the floating frame, wherein the fixed frame magnets repel the floating frame magnets to provide a dampening of movement between the fixed frame and the floating frame, wherein
- the main body assembly has a longitudinal axis formed from two tubular members disposed side-by-side, wherein each of the two tubular members attach to two ends of the strut;
- the floating frame resiliently pivots relative to the fixed frame against one or more springs, wherein the one or more springs allows the finishing blade to simultaneously float along a surface to remove excess material deposited by the drywall finishing tool;
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- the fixed frame magnets repel the floating frame magnets in a direction against an opposing force provided by resilient extension of the spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.