| 摘要 |
This invention relates to a labor saving system and related tools for gypsum wall board tape installation. The system consists of two elements; 1. pre-processing paper drywall tape by pre-coating both sides with wet adhesive mud, 2. which tape is then rolled up for convenient storage and handling for later application. The embodiment of the system's two elements are two mechanical tools; the taper tool and the mud coating tool. The mud coating tool includes three mechanical elements; a standard five gallon pail, and a cylindrical vertical extension for the pail, which supports a special frame. The frame includes a reel for a roll of drywall tape which is suspended above the pail of wet drywall mud. The frame also forms the tape path which threads the tape through the mud coating bucket. A roller on the bottom of the frame directs the tape down through the wet mud. A wiping apparatus deflects the tape path upwards and removes excess mud which falls back into the bucket. The coated tape is reeled into the taper tool. The shaft of the crank within the hollow body of the taper tool has a hook built in which removably attaches the end of the tape to the shaft for rolling muddy tape into the hollow body. When the reel is full of tape, the tape is torn off on a serrated edge on the taper tool or a serrated edge on the bucket. The taper tool is then ready to later unroll and embed the pre-coated tape upon a drywall surface.
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