Title:
DRYWALL TRIM PIECE OR TAPE ATTACHED WITH HEATED ADHESIVE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/189296
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A formable trim strip (10) for use in connection with drywall applications, the formable trim strip comprising: a trim strip body extending along a body axis and having a top surface and a bottom surface, the trim strip body comprising a polymer material with a melting point range, preferably between about 250° F and about 400° F; and a backing paper, wherein a portion of the backing paper is secured to the bottom surface of the trim strip body without an intervening layer of adhesive material, and wherein the trim strip body is coated onto the portion of the backing paper when a temperature of the trim strip body is within the melting point range such that the bottom surface of the trim strip body contacts the portion of the backing paper, and as the trim strip body cools to a temperature below the melting point range, the portion of the backing paper bonds to the bottom surface of the trim strip body.
Inventors:
ROSENTHAL GUY (US)
MOYER KEVIN W JR (US)
IMMORDINO SALVATORE (US)
MOYER KEVIN W JR (US)
IMMORDINO SALVATORE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/028303
Publication Date:
December 07, 2017
Filing Date:
April 19, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNITED STATES GYPSUM CO (US)
International Classes:
E04F13/06; B29C48/154; B29C48/21; E04F19/02; E04F21/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1998044218A1 | 1998-10-08 |
Foreign References:
| US20020116884A1 | 2002-08-29 | |||
| US20020142136A1 | 2002-10-03 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FURMANEK, Michael P. et al. (US)
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