Drywall patch for blind hole and picture hanger

Abstract

A drywall patch includes a base member having a handle attached to it by frangible arms of a yoke, allowing the drywall patch, which also serves as a strong reinforcement plate, strengthening the wall in the repaired area, to be pulled against the blind side of a wall following insertion of the drywall patch into a hole. While the drywall patch is held against the blind side of the wall, screws are used to fasten the patch to the wall, then the handle is removed by breaking it from the base member. Patching compound is then applied, sanded and painted to finish the repair. The base member includes an array of conical apertures to hold patching compound better. Alternatively, the handle may be left attached to the base member and used as a hanger.

1 . A drywall patch comprising a base member and a handle connected to said base member.  
   
   
       2 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 1  further comprising means for providing an area of relative weakness where said handle is connected to said base member.  
   
   
       3 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 2  wherein said area of relative weakness further comprises at least one hinge connecting said handle to said base member.  
   
   
       4 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 3  wherein said at least one hinge further comprises a living hinge.  
   
   
       5 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said handle further comprises a yoke.  
   
   
       6 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 5  wherein said yoke further comprises a pair of parallel arms, with each said arm member comprising a distal end connected to said base member.  
   
   
       7 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 6  wherein said distal end of each said arm is connected to said base member by a living hinge.  
   
   
       8 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 6  wherein said yoke further comprises a proximal end on each said parallel arm with said proximal ends connected to a cross member portion.  
   
   
       9 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 8  further comprising a handle portion connected to said cross member portion.  
   
   
       10 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 9  wherein said handle portion further comprises a finger slot.  
   
   
       11 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 1  further comprising at least one aperture in said base member.  
   
   
       12 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 1  further comprising means for identifying an upper face on said base member marked on said base member.  
   
   
       13 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said base member further comprises a full width portion adjoining a reduced width portion with said handle connected to said base member at the juncture of said full width portion and said reduced width portion.  
   
   
       14 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 13  wherein said handle further comprises a yoke connected to said base member, said yoke further comprising a left-hand arm having a distal end connected to a left side of said base member, said left-hand arm having a outer edge parallel to and aligned with a left-hand outer edge of said full width portion of said base member and a right-hand arm having a distal end connected to a right side of said base member, said right-hand arm having an outer edge parallel to and aligned with a right-hand outer edge of said full with portion of said base member.  
   
   
       15 . A drywall patch comprising a base member having a yoke comprising a left-hand arm having a distal end connected to said base member and a right-hand arm having a distal end connected to said base member, with said left-hand arm further comprising a proximal end portion connected to a cross member portion, said right-hand arm further comprising a proximal end portion connected to said cross member portion and a handle having a finger slot connected to said cross member.  
   
   
       16 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 15  wherein said left-hand arm is connected to said base member by a hinge and said right-hand arm is connected to said base member by a hinge.  
   
   
       17 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 15  further comprising an array of a plurality of apertures in said base member.  
   
   
       18 . A drywall patch comprising a base member having a full width portion and a reduced width portion and a yoke, said yoke further comprising a left-hand arm having a distal end connected to a left-hand side of said base member at the juncture of said full width portion and said reduced width portion of said base member, with said left-hand arm having an outer edge parallel to and aligned with a left-hand outer edge of said full width portion of said base member and said yoke further comprising a right-hand arm having a distal end connected to a right-hand side of said base member at the juncture of said full width portion and said reduced width portion of said base member at the juncture of said full width portion and said reduced width portion of said base member, with said right hand arm having an outer edge parallel to and aligned with a right-hand outer edge of said full width portion of said base member, and said left-hand arm having a proximal end connected to a cross member and said right-hand arm having a proximal end connected to said cross member.  
   
   
       19 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 18  further comprising an array of a plurality of apertures in said base member.  
   
   
       20 . A drywall patch in accordance with  claim 18  wherein said each aperture in said array of a plurality of apertures further comprises a conical aperture.