An applicator for dispensing a viscous material from a container. The applicator comprises a nozzle for fluid communication with the container. The nozzle has an outlet at a first end and base in proximity to an opposed second end. The nozzle further includes a support arm spaced apart from the nozzle. The support arm and the nozzle collectively forming a slot therebetween for releasably receiving a blade. An attachment portion extend from the base and is configured to releasably engage the container to permit material within the container to flow under pressure through the nozzle and onto a surface. When the blade is received within the slot, it contacts the material as it exits the nozzle and assists in forming the material into a desired shape or configuration.

A simple, hand-held tool for installing dry wall corner bead to obtain a consistent, square, smooth surface and enabling an installer to apply spackle evenly through the entire length and height of the corner without any bumps or protrusions. With an optional angle adjuster, corners of other than ninety degrees can be similarly installed.

A hand tool is provided for the application of joint compound to drywall board joints, a planar blade affixed to a handle. The blade has a concave arcuate working edge, wherein the concave arcuate curve extends the entire length of the working edge to each corner of the working edge. The concave arcuate working edge may be used to apply a self-featured layer joint compound over drywall tape on planar butt joint or an inside corner joint. The blade is laterally flexible.

Aa mesh tape bonded to the outer edge or outward side of sheet panel products. The mesh tape is applied so that the tape overhangs the edge of the panel for the purpose of adjoining to the adjacent panel following installation of the panels at a job site. The mesh may be applied to two edges of the sheet panel, one along the panel width and another along the panel length. When installed, the panel edge with the mesh tape applied is overlapped with the edge of an adjacent panel that does not have tape applied, both along the length and width, thus allowing for a faster, more robust and reliable installation of panel sheathing.

A tool having two adjacent blades, for working fluent materials such as cement, plaster, and epoxies in corners and other angled areas, is shown and described. Each blade is angularly adjustable with respect to an included angle defined between the two blades. The tool may have right and left blade portions pivotal along abutting or adjacent edges, and a linkage including a releasable clamp to establish and secure desired working angles between the right and left blade portions. The tool has two pivot axles, one for supporting each of the right and left blade portions.

A tool is shaped for working a mud patch in a shower enclosure. The tool has front and rear edges with sections angled relative to each other to allow easily contacting angled edges of the walls of the shower enclosure.

A spackling tool for spreading and smoothing spackling includes a main planar flat blade made of a thin resilient material. The blade is substantially rectangular in shape with left and right side edges and front and rear edges. In one embodiment, a left blade is formed by bending the material forming the main blade upwardly at an angle of substantially 90 and a right blade is formed in substantially the same way at the right side edge of the main blade. A handle is secured to the rear edge of the main blade at the midpoint thereof and extends away from the main blade in substantially the same plane as the main blade. In a second embodiment, the left and right blades are hinged to the main blade so that the angle between them and the main blade can be adjusted.

A joint strip for reinforcement of drywall panel joints as well as for a method for reinforcing panel joints i.e. around a corner of a window or door opening is disclosed.

A mesh tape bonded to the outer edge or outward side of sheet panel products. The mesh tape is applied so that the tape overhangs the edge of the panel for the purpose of adjoining to the adjacent panel following installation of the panels at a job site. The mesh may be applied to two edges of the sheet panel, one along the panel width and another along the panel length. When installed, the panel edge with the mesh tape applied is overlapped with the edge of an adjacent panel that does not have tape applied, both along the length and width, thus allowing for a faster, more robust and reliable installation of panel sheathing.

There is provided a corner bead roller apparatus according to one aspect. The corner bead roller apparatus includes an elongate mount, a first one or more roller assemblies and a second one or more roller assemblies angularly spaced from the first one or more roller assemblies. Each roller assembly includes a shaft coupled to the elongate mount and a roller rotatably coupled to the shaft, with the roller continuously tapers from a distal end thereof to a proximal end thereof.

According to another aspect, each roller rotatably couples to and is axially moveable at least in part relative to the shaft thereof.

According to an additional aspect, each roller includes an inner portion rotatably coupled to the shaft and an outer portion coupled to and extending about the inner portion thereof, with distal ends of the outer and inner portion aligning flush with each other.