Drywalls Joint

Abstract

A drywall joint, suitable for joining dry wall panels of wall and ceiling structures, wherein each drywall panel has an outer surface and an opposite inner surface, the joint including: (a) an outer joint section, extending at least partially the height of and being disposed against the outer surface of the drywall panels; (b) an inner joint section, extending at least partially the height of and being disposed against the inner surface of the drywall panels; and (c) connectors for coupling the outer and inner joint sections together so as to sandwich the drywall panels between the outer and inner joint sections, the connectors including: i. first engagement formations on one of the outer and inner joint sections, and ii. correspondingly positioned second engagement formations on the other of the inner and outer joint sections, the first engagement formations being so positioned and shaped that they pass through the dry wall panels to inter engage with the second engagement formations in the other of the inner and outer joint sections when the outer and inner joint sections are coupled together.

1 . A drywall joint, suitable for joining dry wall panels of wall and ceiling structures, wherein each drywall panel has an outer surface and an opposite inner surface, the joint comprising:
 (a) an outer joint section, extending at least partially the height of and being disposed against the outer surface of the drywall panels;   (b) an inner joint section, extending at least partially the height of and being disposed against the inner surface of the drywall panels; and   (c) connectors for coupling the outer and inner joint sections together so as to sandwich the drywall panels between the outer and inner joint sections, the connectors comprising:
 i. first engagement formations on one of the outer and inner joint sections, and 
 ii. correspondingly positioned second engagement formations on the other of the inner and outer joint sections, the first engagement formations being so positioned and shaped that they pass through the dry wall panels to inter engage with the second engagement formations in the other of the inner and outer joint sections when the outer and inner joint sections are coupled together. 
   
   
   
       2 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the first engagement formations comprise tongue formations on one of the outer and inner joint sections and the second engagement formations comprise grooves on the other of the inner and outer joint sections, which grooves are complimentarily dimensioned to receive the tongue formations. 
   
   
       3 . The drywall joint of  claim 2 , wherein the tongue formations define lateral hook or barb elements, lugs, or beads. 
   
   
       4 . The drywall joint of  claim 2 , wherein the first engagement formations and the second engagement formations engage in a snap-fit fashion. 
   
   
       5 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the inner joint section is separate to the outer joint section. 
   
   
       6 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the inner joint section comprises an elongate body having legs so as to define an elongate body having a substantially U-shaped or square transverse cross-sectional profile. 
   
   
       7 . The drywall joint of  claim 6 , wherein at least one groove is included in at least two legs of the U-shaped or square elongate body. 
   
   
       8 . The drywall joint of  claim 6 , wherein the inner joint section is re-enforced at each corner zone between adjoining legs of the elongate body. 
   
   
       9 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the inner joint section comprises an elongate body having a U-shaped cross sectional profile and includes a spacer dimensioned to locate between and space the free ends of the inner joint section. 
   
   
       10 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the inner joint section is dimensioned matingly to engage a neighbouring inner joint section. 
   
   
       11 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the outer joint section includes a tongue formation and two legs laterally extending from the tongue formation, the tongue formation being dimensioned to locate in a groove provided in the inner joint section, and the legs beings dimensioned to locate against the outer surface of the dry wall panels. 
   
   
       12 . The drywall joint of  claim 11 , wherein the tongue formation has a double head comprising a first bead, dimensioned and configured to locate in a groove provided on the inner joint section; a second bead, following the first bead; and the two legs laterally extending from the second bead of the tongue formation, the second bead serving as a groove for receiving the tongue formation of another abutting outer joint section. 
   
   
       13 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the drywall panels are adjoined in a side by side fashion such that one dry wall panel forms a junction with another drywall panel, the joint arrangement being such that:
 (a) the outer joint section is disposed against the outer surface of the dry wall panels at the junction;   (b) the inner joint section is disposed against the inner surface of the drywall panels at the junction; and   (c) the first engagement formations on one of the inner and outer joint sections are positioned and shaped such that they pass through the junction intermediate the drywall panels to inter engage with the second engagement formations in the other of the inner and outer joint sections for coupling the outer and the inner joint sections together.   
   
   
       14 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein the drywall panels are arranged in an angular fashion relative to each other wherein one drywall panel forms a junction with another drywall panel at a corner zone such that:
 (a) two outer joint sections extend at least partially the height of the drywall panels and are disposed against the outer surfaces thereof at the corner zone;   (b) the inner joint section extends at least partially the height of the drywall panels and is disposed against the two inner surfaces of the drywall panels at the corner zone; and   (c) the first and second engagement formations inter engage such that the inner joint section is nestled in the corner zone.   
   
   
       15 . The drywall joint of  claim 1 , wherein at least two drywall panels are joined in a parallel and abutting relationship to form a double walled structure, wherein each drywall panel has an outer surface and an opposite inner surface and wherein the panels are positioned such that the outer surface of a first drywall panel abuts the inner surface of a parallel and abutting second drywall panel, the arrangement being such that:
 (a) a first outer joint section is disposed against the outer surface of the first drywall panel;   (b) an inner joint section is disposed against the inner surface of the first drywall panel;   (c) the connectors are disposed for coupling the first outer joint section to the inner joint section to sandwich the first drywall panel between the first outer joint section and the inner joint section; and   (d) a second outer joint section is disposed against the outer surface of the second drywall panel, the second outer joint section having engagement formations for inter engaging with the connectors provided on the first outer joint section in order to couple the first and second outer joint sections together thereby securing the second drywall panel there-between.   
   
   
       16 . The drywall joint of  claim 15 , wherein the first outer joint section is provided with connectors comprising first engagement formations in the form of a tongue formation; and wherein the inner joint section is provided with connectors comprising second engagement formations in the form of a groove, such that the tongue formation of the first outer joint section passes through the first drywall panel to inter engage with the groove on the inner joint section. 
   
   
       17 . The drywall joint of  claim 15 , wherein the engagement formations of the second outer joint section are provided in the form of a tongue formation which passes through the second drywall panel to inter engage with a tongue formation provided in the first outer joint section so as to couple the first and second outer joint sections to each other for securing the second drywall panel to the first drywall panel. 
   
   
       18 . The drywall joint of  claim 15 , wherein at least two drywall panels are joined in a spaced relationship to each other to form a double walled structure, wherein each drywall panel has an outer surface and an opposite inner surface and wherein the panels are positioned such that the inner surfaces face each other, the arrangement being such that:
 (a) a first outer joint section is disposed against the outer surface of one drywall panel;   (b) a second outer joint section is disposed against the outer surface of the other drywall panel;   (c) the connectors are disposed for coupling the two outer joint sections to an intermediate inner joint section so as to sandwich each of the drywall panels between an outer joint section and the intermediate joint section, the connectors comprising:
 i. first engagement formations on either of the outer and the inner joint sections, and correspondingly positioned second engagement formations on the other of the inner and outer joint sections, the first engagement formations being so positioned and shaped that they pass through the drywall panels to inter engage with the second engagement formations in the other of the inner and outer joint sections when the outer and inner joint sections are coupled together. 
   
   
   
       19 . A drywall joint substantially as herein described and exemplified, and/or described with reference to the accompanying figures.