Patent ID: 8601769

Claim:
A rectangular reinforced gypsum board assembly comprising: a first rectangular gypsum board having a first-board first surface forming a first outer surface of said rectangular board assembly, and a first-board second surface, opposite to said first-board first surface; a second rectangular gypsum board having a second-board first surface forming a second outer surface of said rectangular board assembly, opposite to said first outer surface, and a second-board second surface longitudinally connected to said first-board second surface; and at least one reinforcing element entirely positioned within a connection area between said first-board second surface and said second-board second surface, wherein said reinforcing element comprises a reinforcing sheet having a first sheet surface adhered to said first-board second surface and a second sheet surface, opposite to said first sheet surface, adhered to said second-board second surface, and wherein substantially an entirety of said first sheet surface is adhered to substantially an entirety of said first-board second surface, and wherein substantially an entirety of said second sheet surface is adhered to substantially an entirety of said second-board second surface.