Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Repairing
Patent
1985-02-04
1986-04-01
Goldberg, Howard N.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Repairing
52514, B23P 604, B23P 600
Patent
active
045788545
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a repair device for planar surfaces, such as drywall panels, wherein the repair of holes in a panel can be performed without a laborious and time-consuming process whereby a portion of the drywall must be removed or the entire drywall panel must be detached from the wall studs and replaced with a new panel. The device comprises a fan like object which opens up to form an umbrella effect, implemented by the use of a rotary mounting arrangement of fan blades which are slidably disposed or mounted about the periphery of a disc. In addition, a tripod-like supporting arrangement is disconnectably connected to the disc for supporting the device against the inner surface of the panel. In use, the device, with the fan in a closed position, is inserted through a hole or opening in the planar surface which requires repair. After insertion, the supporting structure is connected to the disc and thereafter, the fan is opened by sliding the fan blades along the periphery of the disc so as to sufficiently cover the opening from the inside of the hole. The supporting structure is adjusted so as to securely hold the device in place against the inner surface of the planar surface. A filler, such as plaster of paris or other like materials, including ready mix spackling paste is then applied against the exposed portions of the fan and the disc to cover the hole or opening in the planar surface. Once the filler sets, the supporting structure is disconnected from the device, leaving the disc and the fan attached to the inner surface of the panel behind the dried and set plaster or other ready mix paste, thereby repairing the panel.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4460420 (1984-07-01), Estrada
Goldberg Howard N.
Rising Vernon K.
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