Spring powered sliding drywall taping tool with auto cutter
AssigneeTimothy Smythe, Jr.
InventorsTimothy Smythe, Douglas Wambaugh
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Abstract
A drywall tape or trim dispensing tool of the type similar to those sold under the name BAZOOKA with an elongated handle and a tape or trim dispensing head. The head can contain a blade coupled to a power mechanism such as a spring, hydraulic or electric energy source where the blade can be placed into a cocked position by a cocking mechanism and then triggered by a pull on a remote trigger located on the handle. After the device is cocked, the user can dispense tape or trim to a desired length and then cut it exactly by a simple trigger pull.
Claims8
A drywall taping tool comprising:
- a drywall taping tool with an elongated handle;
- a tape cutter mounted on a distal end of said taping tool, wherein drywall tape passes through said tape cutter;
- a trigger mounted on said elongated handle, said trigger causing said tape cutter to cut said drywall tape.
A drywall tape or trim dispensing tool of the type used to tape drywall seams in construction projects with an elongated handle and a drywall tape or trim dispensing head comprising a cutting blade, a spring coupled to said blade and to said head, a latch for holding said blade in a cocked position under tension from said spring, a release mechanism to release said blade from said cocked position allowing said blade to cut the drywall tape or trim, a trigger located remote from said blade on said elongated handle, said trigger coupled to said release mechanism allowing a user to pull said trigger and cause said blade to cut said drywall tape or trim, and a mechanism coupled to said blade for placing said blade in a cocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.