Patent · US Expired

Self-aligning drywall corner bead

US6212836A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 19, 1999
Grant dateApr 10, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F2013/063
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A corner bead comprising an arcuately profiled elongated central portion having two lateral edges and defining a concave and a convex surface, flanges extending from each of the lateral edges and unitarily formed therewith. The concave surface includes a pair of longitudinal rails extending at about 90.degree. one from the other at the geometrical centerline of the concave surface and serve to align the corner bead of the present invention with the underlying drywall when applied over a drywall corner in the conventional fashion.

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