U.S. patent application number 11/766612 was filed with the patent office on 2008-03-20 for corner support.
Invention is credited to Harold W. JR. Beard.
Application Number | 20080066404 11/766612 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39187108 |
Filed Date | 2008-03-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080066404 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Beard; Harold W. JR. |
March 20, 2008 |
CORNER SUPPORT
Abstract
A corner support for aiding in the finishing of interior and
exterior corners during building construction. The corner support
includes three leg members connected perpendicular to one another,
a plurality of shelf members which extend outward from, and along
the length of each leg member, and three lip members where a lip
member extends from the second end of each leg member and the lip
member is greater than or equal to the width of the leg member.
Inventors: |
Beard; Harold W. JR.; (Cave
Creek, AZ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. (Main)
400 EAST VAN BUREN
ONE ARIZONA CENTER
PHOENIX
AZ
85004-2202
US
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Family ID: |
39187108 |
Appl. No.: |
11/766612 |
Filed: |
June 21, 2007 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60818035 |
Jun 30, 2006 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
52/287.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04F 2019/0413 20130101;
E04F 19/0495 20130101; E04F 2019/0418 20130101; E04F 19/0486
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
052/287.1 |
International
Class: |
E04B 2/00 20060101
E04B002/00 |
Claims
1. A corner support comprising: three leg members each having first
and second ends and opposite sides wherein their first ends are
connected perpendicular to one another to form a three way corner
section; a plurality of shelf members such that there is a shelf
member extending outward from, and along the length of, each side
of the leg members; and three lip members wherein there is a lip
member extending from the second end of each leg member such that
the lip member is greater than or equal to a width of the leg
member.
2. The corner support of claim 1 wherein the corner support is
formed from a continuous piece of molded plastic.
3. The corner support of claim 1 wherein the plurality of shelf
members comprises three shelf members with each shelf member
extending from the sides of two adjacent leg members.
4. The corner support of claim 3 wherein the three shelf members
each comprise an "L" shape.
5. The corner support of claim 3 wherein the three shelf members
each comprise a square shape.
6. The corner support of claim 3 wherein each of the three shelf
members each comprise a triangular shape.
7. The corner support of claim 3 wherein each of the three shelf
members each comprise a five sided polygon.
8. The corner support of claim 3 wherein the corner support is
formed from a continuous piece of molded plastic.
9. The corner support of claim 3 wherein each shelf member
comprises a plurality of apertures contained therethrough.
10. The corner support of claim 3 wherein each of the lip members
also extends from an end of at least one shelf member.
11. The corner support of claim 10 wherein the three shelf members
each comprise an "L" shape.
12. The corner support of claim 10 wherein the three shelf members
each comprise a square shape.
13. The corner support of claim 10 wherein each of the three shelf
members each comprise a triangular shape.
14. The corner support of claim 10 wherein each of the three shelf
members each comprise a five sided polygon.
15. The corner support of claim 10 wherein the corner support is
formed from a continuous piece of molded plastic.
16. The corner support of claim 10 wherein each shelf member
comprises a plurality of apertures contained therethrough.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to provisional patent
application having Ser. No. 60/818,035, filed Jun. 30, 2006, which
is herein incorporated in its entirety.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to finishing
interior and exterior walls in building construction, and more
particularly to interior and exterior corner beads or corner
supports that aid in finishing interior and exterior corners of
buildings during construction.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Several corner beads and corner supports exist in the prior
art for aiding in the finishing of corners during building
construction. Corner beads and corner supports are typically used
in drywall construction between adjacent sheets of drywall. The
corner bead or corner support aids in adjoining the ends of
adjacent sheets of drywall to form a corner.
[0004] The corner support of the present invention may be used to
assist in finishing any interior or exterior corner in the
construction of buildings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The invention is generally directed to a corner support for
aiding in the finishing of interior or exterior corners of
buildings. In one exemplary embodiment, the corner support includes
three leg members having first and second ends and opposite sides
where their first ends are connected perpendicular to one another
to form a three way corner section. The corner support also
includes a plurality of shelf members which each extend outward
from, and along a length of, each side of the leg members. The
corner support further includes three lip members where there is a
lip member extending from the second end of each leg member such
that the lip member is greater than or equal to a width of the leg
member.
[0006] A plurality of shelf members may include three shelf members
where each shelf member extends from the sides of two adjacent leg
members. The three shelf members may form an "L" shape, a square
shape, a triangular shape, or a five sided polygon shape. Each of
the shelf members may also include a plurality of apertures
contained therethrough.
[0007] Another exemplary embodiment of the corner support of the
present invention includes lip members that extend from an end of
one or more of the shelf members. In one aspect of the invention,
each lip member may extend along the width of a leg member and the
leg members adjacent shelf members. Any embodiment of the corner
support of the present invention may be formed from a continuous
piece of molded plastic. However, any embodiment of the corner
support of the present invention may also be formed from any other
type of rigid, durable material, capable of being used as a corner
support such as metal, fiberglass, ceramic type material, and other
various polymer materials.
[0008] The present invention is also directed to a method for
making the corner support previously described above.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The present invention is hereafter described in conjunction
with the following drawing figures, wherein like numerals denote
like elements, and:
[0010] FIGS. 1-5 illustrate various sides of the corner support
shown in FIG. 6 taken from various angles.
[0011] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one exemplary embodiment of
the present invention.
[0012] FIG. 6 is a side view of another exemplary embodiment of the
present invention.
[0013] FIG. 7 is a side view of yet another exemplary embodiment of
the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 8 is a side view of still another exemplary embodiment
of the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 9 is a side view of yet another exemplary embodiment of
the present invention.
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