US 2008/0155845 A1 · Marking sheet for cutting drywall

Abstract

The marking sheet for cutting drywall provides an adhesive sheet having a marking layer formed of a transferable medium for transferring an image of an opening to the rear surface of a sheet of drywall. The user may then use the transferred image as a template for cutting an opening through the sheet of drywall. The marking sheet is dimensioned and configured to correspond to the opening, and is adhered to a building frame element defining the opening. The drywall is positioned against the marking sheet to form the image. The drywall is then removed from the marking sheet, and the user cuts the opening in the drywall. The marking sheet may be used to form openings in drywall for electrical boxes, for HVAC ducts, for plumbing pipes, for electrical conduit, or for window or door openings by marking the border of the window or door openings.

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Dependent claims

A marking tool for cutting a workpiece, consisting of:

an elongated base sheet coiled to form a roll;
a layer of transferable media disposed on the front surface of the base sheet to define a marking layer;
and
a layer of adhesive completely covering the rear surface of the base sheet adapted for attaching to the respective edge members defining a periphery of an opening in a fixture;
wherein, the base sheet may be uncoiled from the roll to a desired length and separated from the roll as a single sheet or group of sheets attachable to the periphery so that an image of the opening is formed on a rear face of the workpiece when the workpiece is pressed against the transferable media to form a template for cutting a corresponding opening in the workpiece.

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A method for forming an opening in a workpiece during construction of a building, comprising the steps of:

providing a marking sheet roll;
separating a length of marking sheet from the roll to form at least one marking sheet;
temporarily attaching the at least one marking sheet to a building frame element defining a periphery of the opening, the at least one marking sheet having a layer of transferable media facing outward from the building frame element;
temporarily attaching the workpiece to the building frame over the at least one marking sheet;
pressing the workpiece against the at least one marking sheet in order to form an image of the opening on the workpiece;
removing the workpiece from the building frame;
cutting an opening in the workpiece, using the image as a template;
removing the workpiece from the building frame element defining the opening;
and
permanently attaching the workpiece to the building frame with the opening in the workpiece aligned with the building frame element defining the opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Marking sheet for cutting drywall

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Marking sheet for cutting drywall

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Abstract

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