Patent ID: 7621309

Claim:
A drywall taper for applying drywall compound and tape to a wallboard joint, the drywall taper comprising: a hollow storage body for holding a supply of drywall compound; a moveable plunger disposed within the storage body and engageable with the drywall compound; an applicator head connected to a top end of the hollow storage body, the applicator head having a drywall compound passage formed therein, a roller rotatably mounted thereon for engaging the tape against the wallboard joint, a tape advancing mechanism attached thereon for advancing a supply of tape to the roller, a tape severing device secured thereto for selectively cutting the tape and a creaser wheel assembly moveably mounted thereon for selectively engaging the tape against the wallboard in advance of the roller; a driving source independent of the roller and engageable with the plunger for selectively providing a driving force such that the plunger pushes the supply of drywall compound out of the storage body through the drywall compound passage in the applicator head; and an actuating assembly slidably mounted on the storage body and engaged with the tape advancing mechanism, the tape severing device and the creaser wheel assembly for separately and individually controlling tape advancement, tape severing and movement of the creaser wheel assembly.