Drywall repair plug and method
OwnerGregory A. Carlsoninventor
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Abstract
A drywall repair device includes an elongated plank. The elongated plank includes a body with back end and a tapered front end. The elongated plank also includes a cylindrical puck positioned at a central portion of the elongated plank between the back end and tapered front end. The cylindrical puck has a diameter corresponding with a width of the elongated plank. The drywall repair device includes a plug having a frustoconical shape. The drywall repair device also includes a tensioner removably coupled to the cylindrical puck and the plug. The tensioner is adapted to apply a tension to a back surface of the cylindrical puck to retain the elongated plank in a hole in a drywall panel and to guide the plug into the hole of the drywall panel.
Claims11
A drywall repair device, comprising:
- an elongated plank comprising:
- a body with back end and a tapered front end;
- and
- a cylindrical puck positioned at a central portion of the elongated plank between the back end and tapered front end, the cylindrical puck having a diameter corresponding with a width of the elongated plank;
- a plug having a frustoconical shape;
- and
- a tensioner removably coupled to the cylindrical puck and the plug, the tensioner being adapted to apply a tension to a back surface of the cylindrical puck to retain the elongated plank in a hole in a drywall panel and to guide the plug into the hole of the drywall panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.