Patent ID: 7111811

Claim:
A hopper and stand assembly, comprising: a hopper comprising a container having an open upper end and a lower end, and a base extending across the lower end of the container for feeding drywall corner bead so that drywall mud in the hopper is applied to upwardly facing surfaces of the corner bead, the base having a lower portion of reduced dimensions; and a stand for supporting the hopper at a raised elevation above a floor, the stand comprising a plurality of elongate legs each having a lower end and an upper end, and a support portion secured at the upper ends of the legs; the support portion comprising at least two spaced cross bars spaced apart at a predetermined spacing greater than the dimensions of the lower portion of the hopper base and less than the dimensions of the remainder of the hopper base, the hopper base being seated on top of the cross bars with the lower portion of the base extending downwardly between the cross bars, and spaced first and second connecting bands extending transversely between the cross bars, each connecting band being slidably engaged with the respective cross bars for movement along the cross bars in order to adjust the spacing between the connecting bands such that the bands bear against opposite sides of the hopper base.