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US 9,290,931 B2Granted
Wall installation systems and methods
AssigneeEmeh, Inc.
InventorMark Grace
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Abstract
A 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.
Claims14
A 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, wherein the tape is on a back of the first wall panel and a portion of the tape extends past the one side leaving an overlap for connection to a back side of a second wall panel;
- securing the first wall panel at a site;
- placing the second wall panel adjacent to the first wall panel;
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- connecting the tape to the second wall panel to form a fire barrier seal between the first wall panel and the second wall panel,
- wherein the tape comprises fire tape and about half of a width of the fire tape is affixed to the first wall panel and the overlap portion of the width of the fire tape comprises a peel off label that is removed prior to the placing of the second wall panel.
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