Patent ID: 8286681
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid-activated drywall tape applicator comprising: a roll of fluid-activated drywall tape, the fluid-activated drywall tape having a lead end; a container, the container capable of holding a fluid for activating adhesive properties of the fluid-activated drywall tape; a lid for retaining the fluid within the container; at least a first slit and a second slit, the first and second slits capable of receiving the lead end of the drywall tape; and a top roller section, the top roller section being frictionally snapped onto the lid, the top roller section including a base, an elongate protrusion and a back, the back extending from the base at a proximal end and attaching to the elongate protrusion at a distal end, the back having a horizontal offset so that when the roll of fluid-activated drywall tape is mounted on the elongate protrusion, the roll of fluid-activated drywall tape will be suspended over the lid and aligned with the first slit.