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US 2016/0002916 A1Published application
Wall installation systems and methods
AssigneeEmeh, Inc.
InventorMark GRACE
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Abstract
An improved wall installation system and method include providing a first wall panel with tape extending vertically from top to bottom on one side of the first wall panel and on a back of the first wall panel; securing the first wall panel at a site; placing a second wall panel adjacent to the first wall panel; and connecting the tape to the second wall panel to form a fire barrier seal between the first wall panel and the second wall panel.
Claims20
An improved wall installation method, comprising:
- providing a first wall panel with tape extending vertically from top to bottom on one side of the first wall panel and on a back of the first wall panel;
- securing the first wall panel at a site;
- placing a second wall panel adjacent to the first wall panel;
- and
- connecting the tape to the second wall panel to form a fire barrier seal between the first wall panel and the second wall panel.
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An improved wall installation system, comprising:
- a first wall panel comprising a left side and a right side with fire tape affixed to at least one of the left side and the right side vertically from top to bottom, wherein the fire tape is affixed on a back side of the first wall panel;
- a second wall panel comprising a left side and a right side configured to affix to the fire tape from the first wall panel to form a fire wall barrier once the second wall panel is placed adjacent to the first wall panel;
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- a securing mechanism to secure the first wall panel and the second wall panel without putting holes in the first wall panel or the second wall panel which penetrate and create a failure of a fire wall and require on-site mudding.
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A drywall panel, comprising:
- a front, a back, a left side, and a right side;
- fire tape affixed vertically from top to bottom on at least one of the left side and the right side, wherein the fire tape is affixed on the back for a reverse installation with another drywall panel;
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- a coating applied or affixed to the front prior to the drywall panel being sent on-site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.