TWO-LAYER TAPE AND JOINT SYSTEM FOR EXTERIOR BUILDING PANELS
First Claim
1. A two-layer tape for covering the joint between exterior building panels, the two-layer tape comprising:
- a single, semi-rigid, polymer composite foundation tape, wherein;
the foundation tape has a length and a width;
the foundation tape has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough;
a flexible, resilient mesh finish tape adhered to the foundation tape in substantially parallel relation along their lengths, wherein;
the mesh finish tape is a two-component reinforced strand mesh;
the mesh finish tape has a width greater than the width of the foundation tape; and
the mesh finish tape has openings formed therethrough such that when said two-layer tape is bedded in adhesive covering the joint between adjacent exterior building panels, the adhesive will pass through the plurality of perforations in the polymer composite foundation tape and the openings in the mesh finish tape.
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Abstract
An improved two-layer tape for covering the joint between exterior building panels includes a single, semi-rigid, polymer composite foundation tape a plurality of perforations formed therethrough and a flexible, resilient two-component mesh finish tape adhered to the foundation tape in substantially parallel relation along their lengths. The mesh finish tape, which is a two-component reinforced strand mesh having a width greater than the width of the foundation tape, has openings formed therethrough such that when said two-layer tape is bedded in adhesive covering the joint between adjacent exterior building panels, the adhesive will pass through the plurality of perforations in the polymer composite foundation tape and the openings in the mesh finish tape. The two-layer tape can be incorporated in a two-layer tape core joint treatment system and employed in a method of covering the joint.
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35 Claims
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1. A two-layer tape for covering the joint between exterior building panels, the two-layer tape comprising:
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a single, semi-rigid, polymer composite foundation tape, wherein; the foundation tape has a length and a width; the foundation tape has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough; a flexible, resilient mesh finish tape adhered to the foundation tape in substantially parallel relation along their lengths, wherein; the mesh finish tape is a two-component reinforced strand mesh; the mesh finish tape has a width greater than the width of the foundation tape; and the mesh finish tape has openings formed therethrough such that when said two-layer tape is bedded in adhesive covering the joint between adjacent exterior building panels, the adhesive will pass through the plurality of perforations in the polymer composite foundation tape and the openings in the mesh finish tape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A two-layer tape for covering the joint between exterior building panels, the two-layer tape comprising:
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a single, semi-rigid, polymer composite foundation tape, wherein; the polymer composite foundation tape includes a polymer base having a tape-facing surface free from floc and a wall-facing surface; the foundation tape has a length and a width; the foundation tape has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough; a flexible, resilient mesh finish tape adhered to the tape-facing surface of the foundation tape in substantially parallel relation along their lengths, wherein; the finish tape has a width greater than the width of the foundation tape; the mesh finish tape has openings formed therethrough such that when said two-layer tape is bedded in adhesive covering the joint between adjacent exterior building panels, the adhesive will pass through the plurality of perforations in the polymer composite foundation tape and the openings in the mesh finish tape to secure the two-layer tape to the exterior building panels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for covering the joint between exterior building panels, said method comprising:
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applying a bedding layer of adhesive covering the joint; and bedding in the adhesive a two-layer tape including; a single, semi-rigid, polymer composite foundation tape, wherein; the foundation tape has a length and a width; the foundation tape has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough; a flexible, resilient mesh finish tape adhered to the foundation tape in substantially parallel relation along their lengths, wherein; the mesh finish tape is a two-component reinforced strand mesh; the mesh finish tape has a width greater than the width of the foundation tape; and the mesh finish tape has openings formed therethrough such that when said two-layer tape is bedded in adhesive covering the joint between adjacent exterior building panels, the adhesive will pass through the plurality of perforations in the polymer composite foundation tape and the openings in the mesh finish tape. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for covering the joint between exterior building panels, said method comprising:
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applying a bedding layer of adhesive covering the joint; and bedding in the adhesive a two-layer tape including; a single, semi-rigid, polymer composite foundation tape, wherein; the polymer composite foundation tape includes a polymer base having a tape-facing surface free from floc and a wall-facing surface; the foundation tape has a length and a width; the foundation tape has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough; a flexible, resilient mesh finish tape adhered to the tape-facing surface of the foundation tape in substantially parallel relation along their lengths, wherein; the finish tape has a width greater than the width of the foundation tape; the mesh finish tape has openings formed therethrough such that when said two-layer tape is bedded in the adhesive covering the joint between adjacent exterior building panels, the adhesive will pass through the plurality of perforations in the polymer composite foundation tape and the openings in the mesh finish tape to secure the two-layer tape to the exterior building panels. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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