Appeal 2006-2714
Application 10/228,898
Appellant invented a drywall sanding device comprising a V-shaped
sanding pad for sanding corners of sheetrock, drywall, and the like
(Specification 1). Claim 5 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
5. A drywall sanding device for sanding drywall
comers, comprising:
a V-shaped carrier that includes first and
second support surfaces which lie in different
planes and form an angle such that together the
first and second support surfaces form a V-shape;
a V-shaped sanding pad having first and
second outer sanding surfaces which lie in
different planes and form an angle such that
together the first and second sanding surfaces form
a V-shape and a V-shaped back for attaching to the
V-shaped first and second support surfaces of the
carrier, the V-shaped back having first and second
back surfaces which lie in different planes and
form an angle such that together the first and
second back surfaces form a V-shape;
hook and loop fasteners associated with the
drywall sanding device for securing the V-shaped
sanding pad to the V-shaped support surfaces of
the carrier; and
wherein the hook fasteners are secured to
one of the carrier or sanding pad and the loop
fasteners are secured on the other one of the carrier
or sanding pad such that when the V-shaped
support surfaces of the carrier and V-shaped
sanding pad are brought together, the hook and
loop fasteners secure the sanding pad to the carrier.
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