Patent ID: 8826961

Claim:
A finisher system for finishing wallboard, said finisher system comprising: a finisher for dispensing mastic onto wallboard, said finisher having a pressure plate including a pair of fasteners extending therefrom, said pressure plate defining a hole therethrough for receiving a flow of mastic; and an adapter having a first portion securable to a handle and a second portion releasably connected to said finisher, said first portion defining a bore therein for receiving and communicating a flow of mastic from the handle, said second portion defining a channel therein for receiving and communicating a flow of mastic from said first portion and having a plate defining an opening therethrough in fluid communication with said channel, said plate defining a pair of bores for respectively receiving said pair of fasteners of said finisher; wherein the receipt of said pair of fasteners respectively within said pair of bores aligns said hole of said pressure plate with said opening of said plate solely in a single, pre-determined, registered orientation for communicating a flow of mastic from said second portion of said adapter to said finisher; and wherein said second portion of said adapter has an elongate pin having a bore therein for receiving and communicating a flow of mastic between said first portion and said second portion, said elongate pin rotatably connecting said first portion of said adapter for relative rotation between said first portion and said second portion solely about a linear axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the handle.