Drywall tape and joint
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1. A drywall joint comprising:
- a seam region formed by drywall;
a drywall tape covering said seam region, said drywall tape comprising a web of high strength fibers having a resinous coating thereon, wherein said resinous coating faces toward a water containing joint compound and is soluble therein, and wherein said resinous coating forms an adhesive bond with said joint compound when dried;
wherein said fibers are embedded in said joint compound, and said resinous coating is solubilized by said joint compound;
wherein said joint compound is dried; and
wherein an adhesive bond is formed by said resinous coating with said joint compound which resists pull out of said fibers from said joint compound.
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Abstract
Drywall tapes, drywall joints and methods for their construction are provided by this invention. The drywall tape of this invention includes a web of glass fibers and a coating disposed over a portion of the glass fibers. The coating includes a resinous binder which is at least partially soluble or dispersible in joint compound. The resinous binder is capable of forming an adhesive bond with the joint compound when set.
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1. A drywall joint comprising:
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a seam region formed by drywall; a drywall tape covering said seam region, said drywall tape comprising a web of high strength fibers having a resinous coating thereon, wherein said resinous coating faces toward a water containing joint compound and is soluble therein, and wherein said resinous coating forms an adhesive bond with said joint compound when dried; wherein said fibers are embedded in said joint compound, and said resinous coating is solubilized by said joint compound; wherein said joint compound is dried; and wherein an adhesive bond is formed by said resinous coating with said joint compound which resists pull out of said fibers from said joint compound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A finished drywall seam region or repair region, comprising:
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an unfinished seam region or repair region formed by drywall; a drywall tape comprising a web of high strength fibers having thereon a resinous coating, wherein the resinous coating is separate from a water containing joint compound and, further wherein, the resinous coating is soluble in water, and faces toward a water containing joint compound and forms an adhesive bond with the water containing joint compound when dried; wherein said fibers are embedded in said water containing joint compound, and said resinous coating is solublized by said water containing joint compound; wherein said resinous coating is dried, together with the water containing joint compound; and
wherein an adhesive bond is formed by said resinous coating with said joint compound which resists pull out of said fibers from said joint compound. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making a drywall joint comprising:
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applying a water containing joint compound to embed a drywall tape covering a seam region formed by drywall; said drywall tape comprising, a web of high strength fibers having thereon a resinous coating facing toward said water containing joint compound, wherein said resinous coating and said fibers are embedded in said water containing joint compound, and wherein said resinous coating is solublized by said water containing joint compound, to form an adhesive bond with said joint compound when dried; and drying said joint compound and said resinous coating to form an adhesive bond between said resinous coating and said joint compound resisting pull out of said fibers from said joint compound. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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