Patent Abstract:
A screed system for walls for allowing the user to work faster and more efficiently and to effectively plaster a wall to a uniform thickness. The screed system for walls includes a mounting bracket being adapted to removably mount to a wall; and also includes a leveling assembly being movably mounted to the mounting bracket and including a leveling tool; and further includes a squaring level assembly being adapted to be mounted in a corner of two adjoining walls; and also includes ia plurality of screed support members being adapted to be fastened to and extended outwardly from studs supporting the wall; and further includes screed members being securely mounted to the screed support members for determining a depth of plaster and mortar being applied to the wall.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a speed screed system and more particularly pertains to a new screed system for walls for allowing the user to work faster and more efficiently and to effectively plaster a wall to a uniform thickness. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of a speed screed system is known in the prior art. More specifically, a speed screed system heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
     Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,392,523; U.S. Pat. No. 5,713,135; U.S. Pat. No. 5,387,051; U.S. Pat. No. 4,128,982; U.S. Pat. No. 3,590,445; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 348,619. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new screed system for walls. The inventive device includes a mounting bracket being adapted to removably mount to a wall; and also includes a leveling assembly being movably mounted to the mounting bracket and including a leveling tool; and further includes a squaring level assembly being adapted to be mounted in a corner of two adjoining walls; and also includes a plurality of screed support members being adapted to be fastened to and extended outwardly from studs supporting the wall; and further includes screed members being securely mounted to the screed support members for determining a depth of plaster and mortar being applied to the wall. 
     In these respects, the screed system for walls according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing the user to work faster and more efficiently and to effectively plaster a wall to a uniform thickness. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of speed screed system now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new screed system for walls construction wherein the same can be utilized for allowing the user to work faster and more efficiently and to effectively plaster a wall to a uniform thickness. 
     The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new screed system for walls which has many of the advantages of the speed screed system mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new screed system for walls which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art speed screed system, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a mounting bracket being adapted to removably mount to a wall; and also includes a leveling assembly being movably mounted to the mounting bracket and including a leveling tool; and further includes a squaring level assembly being adapted to be mounted in a corner of two adjoining walls; and also includes a plurality of screed support members being adapted to be fastened to and extended outwardly from studs supporting the wall; and further includes screed members being securely mounted to the screed support members for determining a depth of plaster and mortar being applied to the wall. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new screed system for walls which has many of the advantages of the speed screed system mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new screed system for walls which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art speed screed system, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a new screed system for walls which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new screed system for walls which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
     An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new screed system for walls which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such screed system for walls economically available to the buying public. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new screed system for walls which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new screed system for walls for allowing the user to work faster and more efficiently and to effectively plaster a wall to a uniform thickness. 
     Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new screed system for walls which includes a mounting bracket being adapted to removably mount to a wall; and also includes a leveling assembly being movably mounted to the mounting bracket and including a leveling tool; and further includes a squaring level assembly being adapted to be mounted in a corner of two adjoining walls; and also includes a plurality of screed support members being adapted to be fastened to and extended outwardly from studs supporting the wall; and further includes screed members being securely mounted to the screed support members for determining a depth of plaster and mortar being applied to the wall. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new screed system for walls that is more accurate than any of the conventional ways of plastering a wall. 
     Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new screed system for walls that allows the user to create perfectly flat, square, and straight walls. 
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a first embodiment of a new screed system for walls according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the leveling tool of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the leveling tool mounting bracket of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of a screed screw holder of the present invention. 
     FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the screed screw holder of the present invention. 
     FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the lazer assembly of the second embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a screed member attached to a wall structure. 
     FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the screed member of the present invention. 
     FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the screed member and the screed screw of the present invention. 
     FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the screed member of the present invention. 
     FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the use of the laser assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 12 is a detailed side elevational view of the lazer members of the present invention. 
     FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the laser assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the old art used to level walls. 
     FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the present invention shown in use. 
     FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the present invention shown in use. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 16 thereof, a new screed system for walls embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 16, the screed system for walls  10  generally comprises a mounting bracket  11  being adapted to removably and conventionally mount to a wall  61 . The mounting bracket  11  includes a plate-like member  12  being adapted to be fastened with mounting fasteners to the stud  62  in the wall  61 , and also includes leveling tool support members  13  being spaced apart and being securely and conventionally attached to and extending outwardly from the plate-like member  12 , and further includes spring support members  14  being securely and conventionally attached to and extending outwardly from the plate-like member  12 . 
     A leveling assembly is movably mounted to the mounting bracket  11  and includes a leveling tool  15 . The leveling tool  15  includes an elongate member  16  having a definite thickness and also having a front  17  and a back  18  and further having a plurality of bores  19 - 22  extending through the elongate member  16 . The bores  19 - 22  include first bores  19  which are spaced apart and which extend from the front  17  through the back  18  of the elongate member  16  and which are adapted to receive the leveling tool support members  13  therethrough. The bores  19 - 22  also include second bores  20  which extend through the elongate member  16  from the front  17  through the back  18  of the elongate member  16  and which are adapted to receive the spring support members  14  therethrough. The bores  19 - 22  further include third bores  21  which extend through a side of the elongate member  16  into the first bores  19 . The bores  19 - 22  also include fourth bores  22  which extend through the elongate member  16  from the front  17  through the back  18 . The elongate member  16  also includes slots  23  being spaced apart and being disposed in the side of the elongate member  16 . The leveling assembly further includes tubular members  24  being securely and conventionally disposed in the slots  23 . Each of the tubular members  24  include liquid and a bubble for leveling purposes. The leveling assembly also includes elongate threaded fasteners  25  being threaded into the third bores  21  and being engagable to the leveling tool support members  13 , and further includes springs  26  being mounted about the spring support members  14  and being biasedly disposed between the elongate member  16  and the plate-like member  12 . The spring support members  14  are adjustably fastened to the elongate member  16  with fastening members. The leveling assembly further includes a sight member  65  being securely and conventionally attached to the elongate member  16  and being disposed between the elongate member  16  and said plate-like member  12  of said mounting bracket  11 . The sight member  65  has a hole  66  extending therethrough. 
     The squaring level assembly includes a laser assembly having a bracket member  27  being adapted to be mounted in corners of two adjoining walls  61 , and also having a plate-like leveling member  28  being adjustably and conventionally mounted upon the bracket member  27  and having a hole  29  disposed therethrough, and further having a laser support assembly  30  being fastenably mounted upon the plate-like leveling member  28 , and also having laser members  40  being removably disposed in the laser support assembly  30  and through the hole  29  of the plate-like leveling member  28 , and further having elongate threaded members  38 , 39  being securely and conventionally attached to a top and a bottom of the plate-like leveling member  28 , and also having fasteners being threaded upon the elongate threaded members  38 , 39 , and further having spring members  63  mounted about the bottom elongate threaded members  39  and being biasedly disposed between the bracket member  27  and the plate-like leveling member  28 , and also having a level gauge  37  being conventionally disposed upon the top of the plate-like leveling member  28 . Each of the laser members  40  includes a cylindrical housing  41  having an opening  43  through a wall  42  thereof and also having a slot  44  diametrically opposed to the opening  43  and being disposed through the wall  42 , and further includes a laser light-emitting member  46  being conventionally disposed in the cylindrical housing  41  and being adapted to shine a beam of light through the opening  43 , and also includes an annular stop member  45  being fastenably and movably mounted about the cylindrical housing  41  to adjustably set the laser member  40  in the laser support assembly  30 . 
     A plurality of screed support members  47  are adapted to be fastened to and extended outwardly from studs  62  supporting the wall  61 . Each of the screed support members  47  includes a threaded shaft portion  48  having a pointed front end  49 , and also includes a head portion  50  having a centrally-disposed recessed portion  51  in a back end thereof. The screed support members  47  are adapted to be threaded into the stud  62  of the wall  61  with a plane passing through the back ends of the screed support members  47 . 
     Screed members  52  are securely and conventionally mounted to the screed support members  47  for determining a depth of plaster  64  to be applied to the wall  61 . Each of the screed members  52  includes a strip of material  53  having a laterally-curved wall and being adapted to fit upon the head portions  50  of the screed support members  47 . The screed members  52  are adapted to determine a depth of plaster  64  and mortar to be applied to the wall  62 . 
     A tool attachment  54  for holding the screed support members  47  when the screed support members  47  are being threaded into the stud  62  of the wall  61  includes a shaft  55 , a sleeve  59  securely and conventionally attached to the shaft  55  and being adapted to receive the screed support members  47  therein. The shaft  55  has an enlarged end portion  56  which is disposed in the sleeve  59 . The enlarged end portion  56  has a slot  57  therein and a pointed node  58  conventionally disposed in the slot  57 . The head portions  50  of the screed support members  47  are removably received in the slot  57 . The sleeve  59  is removably received in the fourth bores  22  of the elongate member  16 . The tool attachment  54  further includes an annular flange  60  being conventionally disposed about the sleeve  59  to limit extension of the sleeve  59  into the fourth bores  22 . The annular flange  60  is contactable with the elongate member  16 . 
     As a first embodiment, the laser support assembly  30  includes a block-like member  31  having a top, a bottom, and sides, and also having bores  32  extending through the top, the bottom, and the sides with the bores  32  being adapted to receive the laser members  40  and to receive the top elongate threaded member  38  of the plate-like leveling member  28 . 
     As a second embodiment, the laser support assembly includes a pair of disc-shaped members  33 , 35  being rotatably mounted upon the plate-like leveling member  28  and being adjustable independently of one another. Each of the disc-shaped members  33 , 35  has a top, a bottom, and a side, and also has bores  34 , extending through the top, the bottom and the side with the bores  34 , being adapted to receive the laser members  40  and to receive the top elongate threaded member  38  of the plate-like leveling member  28 . Each of the disc-shaped members  33 , 35  has degree markings displayed upon the wall thereof. 
     In use, the user will prepare the surface of the wall by applying waterproof paper along with a wire lathe. The user would then fasten the mounting bracket  11  to the stud  62  in the wall  61 . The user then mounts the leveling tool  15  upon the mounting bracket  11 , and then threads the screed support members  47  into the stud  62  through the fourth bores  22  using a drill. Once the screed support members  47  are extended from the wall  61  at a certain depth, the user then mounts the screed members  52  upon the screed support members  47 . There should be two screed members  52  for every wall  61  being plastered and mortared. To make sure that adjoining walls are square, the user mounts the bracket member  27  of the laser assembly in the corner of two adjoining walls  61  and close to the vertical center thereof. The spring members  63  and the level gauge  37  allows the user to level the laser assembly. The laser members  40  allow the user to shine a beam of light in a plane along the walls  61  to set the depth at which the plaster  64  and mortar are applied to the walls  61 . The leveling assembly is then mounted at the desired positions upon the wall  61  using the sight member  65  being securely attached to said elongate member  16 . The user adjusts the squaring level assembly to shine a beam of light from one of the laser members  40  through the hole  66  in the sight member  65 . The user then threads the screed support members  47  into the studs  62  of the wall  61  to the selected depth and then attached the screed members  52  to the screed support members  47 . 
     As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

Technology Classification (CPC): 4