Drywall corner tool

Abstract

Disclosed is an adjustable drywall corner tool. The adjustable drywall corner tool includes a compound receiver and an adjustable compound supply. The compound receiver is disposed on a back side of a first plate and a second plate. The first plate and second plate is adjustably coupled to one another and adjustable to accommodate an angle of an outside corner of a wall. The compound receiver is shaped to receive a drywall compound. The adjustable compound supply is coupled in fluid communication with the compound receiver to receive the drywall compound from the compound receiver and flexibly deliver the drywall compound to a front side of the first plate and the second plate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drywall corner tool comprising:
 a first portion comprising:
 an induction structure on a first edge of a first surface of the first portion; 
 a blade positioned along a second edge of the first surface, the second edge located opposite the first edge; and 
 a distribution channel substantially between the induction structure and the blade, the distribution channel comprising a recess in the first surface of the first portion; 
   a second portion comprising a second surface coupled to the first portion to form an angle less than  180 ° with the first surface of the first portion, the second surface comprising a second blade and a second distribution channel mirroring the blade and distribution channel of the first portion; and   at least one compound port disposed in or between at least one of the first portion or the second portion to allow compound to pass through.   
     
     
         2 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are coupled via a hinge. 
     
     
         3 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 1 , wherein a relative position of the first portion relative to the second portion is selectively settable. 
     
     
         4 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 1 , wherein the compound port is disposed at approximately a vertex of the angle formed by the first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         5 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustable compound supply. 
     
     
         6 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 5 , wherein the adjustable compound supply provides a channel for compound to be supplied and allow adjustable positioning of the first portion relative to the second portion. 
     
     
         7 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one biasing element to apply a biasing force to at least one of the first portion or the second portion. 
     
     
         8 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one crowning bar coupled to a corresponding one of the first portion and the second portion, the crowing bar applying a force to the corresponding one of the first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         9 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 8 , wherein the force applied by the at least one crowning bar is adjustable. 
     
     
         10 . The drywall corner tool of  claim 1 , further comprising a latching linkage to control a relative position of the first portion with respect to the second portion. 
     
     
         11 . An adjustable drywall corner tool comprising:
 a compound receiver disposed on a back side of a first plate and a second plate, the first plate and second plate adjustably coupled to one another and adjustable to accommodate an angle of an outside corner of a wall, the compound receiver shaped to receive a drywall compound;   an adjustable compound supply coupled in fluid communication with the compound receiver to receive the drywall compound from the compound receiver and flexibly deliver the drywall compound to a front side of the first plate and the second plate.   
     
     
         12 . The adjustable drywall corner tool of  claim 11 , wherein the adjustable compound supply is configured to allow for adjustment of the first plate relative to the second plate. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable drywall corner tool of  claim 11 , further comprising one or more runners coupled to the front side of at least one of the first plate or the second plate. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable drywall corner tool of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more runners are removable. 
     
     
         15 . The adjustable drywall corner tool of  claim 11 , wherein the compound receiver further comprises a securing structure to removably couple a source of compound with the compound receiver. 
     
     
         16 . A method comprising:
 applying a first layer of compound to a corner; and   applying a corner bead to the first layer of compound on the corner with a second layer of compound simultaneously applied and smoothed onto the corner bead.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising adjusting a first plate relative to a second plate to approximate an angle of the corner. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising adjusting a relative position of a latching linkage to displace a first plate relative to a second plate. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising removably coupling a supply of compound to a compound receiver. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising passing compound through an adjustable compound supply to deliver the compound to the corner.