WO1997015443B1 - Hand operated mudless drywall tape applicator - Google Patents
Hand operated mudless drywall tape applicatorInfo
- Publication number
- WO1997015443B1 WO1997015443B1 PCT/US1996/016991 US9616991W WO9715443B1 WO 1997015443 B1 WO1997015443 B1 WO 1997015443B1 US 9616991 W US9616991 W US 9616991W WO 9715443 B1 WO9715443 B1 WO 9715443B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- tape
- roller
- guide
- rollers
- frame
- Prior art date
Links
- 239000000853 adhesive Substances 0.000 claims 16
- 230000001070 adhesive effect Effects 0.000 claims 16
- 229920001821 foam rubber Polymers 0.000 claims 2
- 238000007373 indentation Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims 2
Abstract
A tape applicator (10) applies adhesive-backed drywall tape (36) along both flat joints and corner joints. The applicator (10) has a common tape dispenser (2) to which a flat joint header (3) and a corner joint header (4) can be removably attached. The dispenser (2) includes a tape guide (60) located near a tape outlet (34) for the dispenser as well as a tape brake (69). The flat joint header (3) has a cylindrical application roller (38) with a resilient surface. The corner header includes a creaser wheel (214) that creases the tape into a corner and a guide roller (212) that guides the tape from the dispenser outlet (34) to the creaser wheel (214). A corner roller (5) having a resilient surface can be used effectively to wipe down creased tape over a corner joint. Both the flat joint (3) and corner headers (4) include tape cutters (76 and 260) to selectively cut tape (36) dispensing from the apparatus. The applicator (10) can be used with many kinds of adhesive-backed tapes (36), including reinforced drywall tape, fire tape and mesh tape.
Claims
1. An apparatus for applying adhesive-backed joint tape over flat joints between sections of wall, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a tape outlet;
a tape holder mounted to the housing for holding a roll of adhesive-backed joint tape;
a tape guide positioned in the housing by the tape outlet, the tape guide having a non-stick surface exposed to an adhesive surface of the tape;
a cylindrical application roller having a resilient surface, the application roller being mounted to the housing and positioned to the exterior of the housing near the tape outlet so that, the application roller contacts a non-adhesive surface of the tape as the tape dispenses through the tape outlet;
an operator actuated tape break that secures the tape from dispensing from the tape holder through the tape outlet in the housing when actuated; and
a tape cutter to selectively cut tape dispensing from the apparatus at a location between the tape outlet and the application roller, the tape cutter cutting the tape from the side of the non-adhesive surface of the tape.
2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein the tape guide is a roller nip comprising a lower roller having an outer surface made of a non-stick material; and an upper roller, the upper roller and the lower roller being located in close proximity to each other in such position that the non-adhesive surface of the tape is exposed to the upper roller and the adhesive surface of the tape is exposed to the lower roller as the tape passes through the roller nip.
3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 further comprising a positioning roller mounted to the housing in a fixed location relative to the tape guide, the positioning roller being located so that the non-adhesive surface of the tape contacts the positioning roller when the tape passes the positioning roller as the tape dispenses from a roll of tape on the tape holder Through the tape outlet.
4. The apparatus as recited in claim 3 wherein the operator actuated tape break secures the tape by squeezing the tape against the positioning roller.
5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein the tape holder has an adjustable tensioner that can be tightened to increase the tension on the tape required for the dispensing of the tape.
6. The apparatus as recited in claim I wherein the tape cutter comprises: at least two guide posts mounted in a generally stationary position with respect to the housing;
a slide member having one or more guide slots for receiving the guide post:
a cutting blade integral with a forward end of the slide member;
an operator handle integral with a rearward end of the slide member; and a return spring attached between the slide member and one of the guide posts;
wherein the tape cutter can be actuated by an operator to cut tape in the apparatus by pushing the operator handle on the slide member against the force of the return spring, so the slide member moves with respect to the guide posts along a path defined by the one or more guide slots in the slide member and the cutting blade on the slide member presses against the tape between the tape outlet and the application roller to cut the tape.
7. The apparatus as recited in claim 6 wherein the cutting blade has a V-shaped cutting edge.
8. An apparatus for applying adhesive-backed joint tape over a comer joint between sections of wall, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a tape outlet;
a tape holder mounted lo the housing for holding a roll of adhesivebacked joint tape; a tape guide positioned in the housing by the tape outlet, the tape guide having a non-stick surface exposed to an adhesive surface of the tape;
a guide roller mounted to the housing and positioned to the exterior of the housing near the tape outlet, the guide roller contacting a non-adhesive surface of the tape as the tape dispenses through the tape outlet;
a creaser wheel mounted to the housing and positioned to the exterior of the housing in a spaced apart relationship to the guide roller, the creaser wheel having an edge contacting the non-adhesive surface of the tape after the tape passes the guide roller;
an operator actuated tape break that secures the tape from dispensing from the tape holder through the tape outlet in the housing when actuated; and
a tape cutter to selectively cut the tape dispensing from the apparatus at a location between the guide roller and the creaser wheel, the tape cutler cutting the tape from the side of the non-adhesive surface of the tape.
9. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 wherein the edge of the creaser wheel contacting the non-adhesive surface of the tape has a circumferential flat portion.
10. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 wherein the tape guide is a roller nip comprising a lower roller having a surface made of a non-stick material and an upper roller, the upper roller and the lower roller being in close proximity to each other in such a position that the non-adhesive surface of the tape is exposed to the upper roller and the adhesive surface of the tape is exposed to the lower roller as the tape passes through the roller nip.
11. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 further comprising a positioning roller mounted to the housing in a fixed location relative to the tape guide, the positioning roller being located so that the non-adhesive surface of the tape contacts the positioning roller when the tape passes the positioning roller as the tape dispenses from a roll of tape on the tape holder through the tape outlet.
12. The invention as recited in claim 1 1 wherein the operator actuated tape break secures the tape by squeezing the tape against the positioning roller.
13. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 wherein the tape holder has an adjustable tensioner that can be tightened to increase the tension in the tape required for dispensing of the tape.
14. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 wherein the tape cutter comprises:
at least two guide posts mounted in a generally stationary position with respect to the housing;
a slide member having one or more guide slots for receiving the guide post;
a cutting blade integral with a forward end of the slide member;
an operator handle integral with a rearward end of the slide member; and a return spring attached between the slide member and one of the guide posts;
wherein the tape cutter can be actuated by an operator to cut tape in the apparatus by pushing the operator handle on the slide member against the force of the return spring, so the slide member moves with respect to the guide posts along a path defined by the one or more guide slots in the slide member and the cutting blade on the slide member presses against the tape at a location between the guide roller and the creaser wheel.
15. The apparatus as recited in claim 14 wherein the blade has a V-shaped cutting configuration.
16. A kit for applying adhesive-backed joint tape over flat joints and corner joints, the kit comprising:
a common tape dispenser including a housing having a tape outlet, a tape holder mounted to the housing for holding a roll of adhesive-backed joint tape, an operator actuated tape break that secures the tape from dispensing from the tape holder through the tape outlet in the housing when actuated, and a tape guide positioned in the housing by the tape outlet;
a flat joint header that can be removably attached to the common dispenser, the flat joint header including:
a cylindrical application roller having a resilient surface, the roller being positioned to the exterior of the housing near the tape outlet when the flat joint header is attached to the common dispenser so that the application roller contacts a non-adhesive surface of the tape as tape dispenses through the tape outlet, and
a tape cutter to cut the tape dispensing from the tape outlet at a location between the tape outlet and the application roller, and
a comer joint header that can be removably attached to the common dispenser, the corner joint header including:
a guide roller that is positioned to the exterior of the housing near the tape outlet when the corner joint header is attached to the common dispenser,
a creaser wheel that is positioned to the exterior of the housing in a spaced apart relationship to the guide roller when the comer joint header is attached to the housing, the creaser wheel having an edge contacting the non-adhesive surface of the tape after the tape passes the guide roller, and
a tape cutter to cut the tape dispensing through the tape outlet of the common dispenser at a location between the guide roller and the creaser wheel.
17. The kit as recited in claim 16 wherein:
the common dispenser has a top surface that includes at least one opening having a wide portion and a narrow portion, and a spring loaded boss extending upward from the top surface, the spring loaded boss being located closer to the wide portion of the opening than the narrow portion of the opening; and both the flat joint header and the comer joint header have a header base member to which a stud having a head is attached, the head of the stud fitting through the wide portion of the opening but not through the narrow portion of the opening.
18. The kit as recited in claim 16 further comprising a corner roller including:
a frame;
a handle mounted to the frame;
a first flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame for rotation around a first axis of rotation;
a second flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame for rotation around a second axis of rotation, the first and second rollers being mounted to the frame in close proximity to one another, and the first and second axes of rotation being in substantial perpendicular directions;
wherein both the first and second roller have a resilient cylindrical surface adapted to press joint tape onto one of two intersecting walls at a corner joint.
19. The kit as recited in claim 18 wherein each roller comprises a hard cylindrical inner core and an outer foam rubber layer.
20. The kit as recited in claim 18 wherein the frame has a first end and a second end; the first and second flat cylindrical rollers define a first pair of rollers which are mounted towards the first end of the frame, and the comer roller further includes a third flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame for rotation around a third axis of rotation, a fourth flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame around a fourth axis of rotation, the third and fourth rollers being in close proximity to one another and the third and fourth axis of rotation being in substantially perpendicular directions, wherein the third and fourth rollers define a second pair of rollers which is mounted towards the second end of the frame.
21. The kit as recited in claim 18 wherein both the first and second flat rollers have an outer circular surface facing a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation and the path of the resilient surface of the other roller extends outward beyond the location of the circular face.
22. A corner roller comprising:
a frame;
a handle mounted to the frame;
a first flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame for rotation around a first axis of rotation;
a second flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame for rotation around a second axis of rotation, the first and second rollers being mounted to the frame in close proximity to one another, and the first and second axes of rotation being in substantial perpendicular directions;
wherein both the first and second roller have a resilient cylindrical surface adapted to press joint tape onto one of two intersecting walls at a comer joint.
23. A corner roller as recited in claim 22 wherein each roller comprises a hard flat cylindrical inner core and an outer foam rubber layer.
24. A corner roller as recited in claim 22 wherein the frame has a first end and a second end; the first and second flat cylindrical rollers define a first pair of rollers which are mounted towards the first end of the frame, and the comer roller further includes a third flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame for rotation around a third axis of rotation, a fourth flat cylindrical roller mounted to the frame around a fourth axis of rotation, the third and fourth rollers being in close proximity to one another and the third and fourth axis of rotation being in substantially perpendicular directions, wherein the third and fourth rollers define a second pair of rollers which is mounted towards the second end of the frame.
25. A corner roller as recited in claim 22 wherein both the first and second flat rollers have an outer circular surface facing a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation and the path of the resilient surface of the other roller extends outward beyond the location of the circular face.
26. A corner roller comprising:
a frame having a first end and a second end;
a handle mounted to the frame between the first end and the second end; a first pair of flat cylindrical rollers mounted towards the first end of the frame, the pair of rollers being mounted to the frame in close proximity to one another, and the axis of rotation for each of the rollers being in substantially perpendicular directions;
a second pair of flat cylindrical rollers mounted towards the second end of the frame, each of the rollers in the second pair of rollers being mounted to the frame in close proximity to one another, and the axis of rotation for each of the rollers in the second pair of rollers being in substantially perpendiculur directions;
wherein one of the rollers in the first pair of rollers has a resilient cylindrical surface adapted to press joint tape onto a first of two intersecting wails at a comer joint, and one of the rollers in the second pair of rollers has a resilient cylindrical surface adapted to press joint tape onto a second of two intersecting walls at a corner joint.
27. An apparatus as recited in claim 8 wherein the guide roller is a hard guide roller having an indentation for guiding the tape as the tape dispenses through the tape outlet.
28. The kit as recited in claim 16 wherein the guide roller for the corner joint header is a hard guide roller having an indentation that receives and guides the tape dispensing through the tape outlet.
Priority Applications (3)
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CA002239059A CA2239059C (en) | 1995-10-25 | 1996-10-22 | Hand operated mudless drywall tape applicator |
EP96936885A EP0857109A4 (en) | 1995-10-25 | 1996-10-22 | Hand operated mudless drywall tape applicator |
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