| 摘要 |
Disclosed is a new masking tape with tool guide for facilitating application of joint compound to wall joints and edges formed by drywall panels used to construct interior building walls. The masking tape with tool guide comprises an elongated strip of flexible tape having pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed on one side thereof whereby the paper strip may be adhered to a drywall panel adjacent a joint to be finished with joint compound. The tape is divided centrally longitudinally into a first half and a second half with release paper covering the pressure-sensitive adhesive of the first half and a straightedge member fixedly adhered to the second half of the paper strip by the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The straightedge member comprises an elongated strip of flexible solvent-resistant plastic having an integral longitudinal lip formed along one edge thereof. The lip defines a ledge adjacent the drywall joint wherealong a drywall knife tool may be drawn during application of joint compound whereby aiding in the uniform application thereof. An alternate embodiment of the masking tape with tool guide further includes a reinforcing glue bead applied between the second half of the paper strip and the plastic strip of the straightedge. |
