Wallboard repair system and method
OwnerJoseph C. Watersinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a wallboard patching and repair system and method that are quick and easy to install and provides a stronger wall repair than available systems. The system allows a wall to be repaired with or without the use of mechanical fasteners. The invention comprises a system comprising, patch support members that are placed behind the edges of a damaged opening in wallboard and where a portion of each member is placed behind the wallboard at the edge of the opening and the remaining portion extends into the opening to support a wallboard patch. In one embodiment the invention is a kit comprising system components.
Claims17
A wallboard repair system comprising at least one patch support member that is to be placed at a side opposite an exposed surface of a first wallboard attached to framework and at the perimeter of an opening in the first wallboard, wherein a portion of each patch support member is placed at said opposite side of the wallboard at the perimeter of the opening and wherein a surface of each of said patch support member is in contact with said opposite side of the wallboard, each said patch support member surface having a portion that extends beyond the wallboard perimeter to define a free edge and supporting a wallboard patch and wherein at least one said patch support member is held in place by extending from said opposite side of the wallboard being repaired to a second wallboard member having a surface facing said opposite side and located opposite the framework.
A method of repairing damaged wallboard wherein a patch comprising a rectangular piece of wallboard is cut slightly larger than an area of damage, a matching rectangular opening is cut in the wallboard to remove the damaged wallboard, a patch support member is placed at a side opposite an exposed surface of a first wallboard attached to framework and at the perimeter of an opening in the first wallboard, wherein a portion of each patch support member is placed at said opposite side of the wallboard at the perimeter of the opening wherein a surface of each of said patch support member is in contact with said opposite side of the wallboard, each said patch support member surface having a portion that extends beyond the wallboard perimeter to define a free edge and supporting a wallboard patch and wherein at least one said patch support member is held in place by extending from said opposite side of the wallboard being repaired to a second wallboard member having a surface facing said opposite side and located opposite the framework.
A wallboard repair system comprising at least one patch support member that is to be placed at a side opposite an exposed surface of a first wallboard attached to framework and at the perimeter of an opening in the first wallboard, wherein a portion of each patch support member is placed at said opposite side of the wallboard at the perimeter of the opening and wherein a surface of each of said patch support member is in contact with said opposite side of the wallboard, each said patch support member surface having a portion that extends beyond the wallboard perimeter to define a free edge and supporting a wallboard patch and wherein at least one said patch support member is held in place by a holding means that attaches the wallboard, a support member and the patch and which is connected to said wallboard, support member and patch and wherein there is provided positioning means to position the patch support members into suitable position, the positioning means being placed into the patch support at an edge of an opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.