Patent ID: 7730691

Claim:
Apparatus for use in building panel repair comprising a substantially planar backplate for insertion through a hole in a building panel to be repaired, the backplate has a front face that is provided with adhesive for mounting the backplate to the rear side of a building panel, and the backplate defines at least one flap that is movable between: an open position leaving a flap aperture within said backplate for providing an operative with backplate positioning means to facilitate mounting of the backplate to a building panel; a closed position in which said at least one flap closes said flap aperture; the front face of the at least one flap is provided with adhesive; wherein at least one repair material aperture is defined in said backplate for receiving curable hole repair material; and wherein said backplate defines a plurality of repair material apertures aligned along a first axis such that said backplate is predisposed to bend along said first axis.