Patent ID: 6716486
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B65H,E04F

Abstract:
A method for applying drywall mud to drywall tape allowing for lengthy stoppages in a drywall application process, said method comprising: threading a free end of a roll of drywall tape from an outside of a container through a first slot, then through said container, then through a second slot to the outside of said container; placing drywall mud into said container to a level above the drywall tape; drawing said drywall tape through said slots, thereby coating same with drywall mud, tearing off coated drywall tape while leaving a free end or drywall tape outside said container available for grasping and pulling more drywall tape; attaching to said drywall tape, between said roll and said first slot, a strip of material having a tensile strength substantially unaffected by prolonged exposure to drywall mud, said strip of material being substantially longer than the distance between said first and second slots, drawing said drywall tape with attached strip of material through said first and second slots until a first end of said strip of material extends outside said container and a second end of said strip of material remains between said roll and said first slot; sealing said container; drawing said drywall tape and applied strip of material through said slots until said second end of said strip of material exits said container through said second slot; tearing off and discarding said strip of material and attached drywall tape, leaving a free end of drywall tape outside said container available for grasping and pulling more coated drywall tape.