Wall assembly

Claim 2

In a wall assembly: a pair of members adapted to be disposed in generally upright positions; each member having an outer surface; and quick-release fastener means for interconnecting said members, said means including a first tape having an adhesive on its opposed faces and a second tape having an adhesive only on one face thereof, said first tape being movable into bonded relationship to said first member, said second tape being normally releasably bonded to the first tape and movable into bonded relationship to the second member with the bond between the second tape and the second member having a greater resistance to separation than the bond between the first and second tapes.

Claim 3

In a wall assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first member comprises a stud, said second member comprises a wall panel.

Claim 4

In a wall assembly, the improvement comprising: a stud for mounting a wall panel in a operative position; and quick-release fastener means secured to the stud for coupling said wall panel thereto, said means including a first tape bonded to the stud and having a outer face provided with an adhesive, and a second tape releasably bonded to the outer face of the first tape, the second tape having an outer face provided with an adhesive thereon for attachment to the wall panel with a bonding force which is greater than that between said first and second tapes.

Claim 5

In a wall assembly, the improvement comprising: a stud for mounting a wall panel in a operative position; and quick-release fastener means secured to the stud for coupling said wall panel thereto, said means including a first tape bonded to the stud and having a outer face provided with an adhesive, and a second tape releasably bonded to the outer face of the first tape, the second tape having an outer face provided with an adhesive thereon for attachment to the wall panel with a bonding force which is greater than that between said first and second tapes.

Claim 6

In a wall assembly as set forth in claim 3, wherein is provided a cover strip releasably mounted on the outer surface of the second tape for protecting the same until it is to be coupled to the wall panel.

Claim 7

In a wall assembly of the type having a wall panel provided with a layer of relatively low quality material on one face thereof: a stud adapted to be disposed in a vertical position to support the wall panel; and quick-release fastening means for connecting the wall panel in an operative position to the stud, said means including a tape mountable on the stud and having an adhesive on opposed faces thereof, and a strip of relatively high quality material for attachment to said one face of the wall panel, said strip having a generally smooth outer face for releasable attachment to said tape, the tape being of foam material for absorbing sound passing through the panel when the latter is connected to the stud.

Claim 8

In a wall assembly of the type having a wall panel provided with a layer of relatively low quality material on one face thereof: a stud adapted to be disposed in a vertical position to support the wall panel; and quick-release fastening means for connecting the wall panel in an operative position to the stud, said means including a tape mountable on the stud and having an adhesive on opposed faces thereof, and a strip of relatively high quality material for attachment to said one face of the wall panel, said strip having a generally smooth outer face for releasable attachment to said tape, the tape being of foam material for absorbing sound passing through the panel when the latter is connected to the stud.

Claim 9

In a wall assembly: a framework including an upper runner, a lower runner, and a number of spaced, generally vertical studs spanning the distance between the runners; a number of gypsum wallboard panels; and quick-release fastening means between each wall panel and the corresponding stud for releasably connecting the panel thereto, said fastening means including a tape attachable to the stud and having an adhesive on opposed faces thereof, and a strip of material attachable to each wall panel, respectively, and movable into releasable engagement with the tape on the corresponding stud, said strip having a generally smooth outer, tape-engaging surface, said tape being of a foam material capable of absorbing sound passing toward a corresponding panel.

Claim 10

In a wall assembly: a framework including an upper runner, a lower runner, and a number of spaced, generally vertical studs spanning the distance between the runners; a number of gypsum wallboard panels; and quick-release fastening means between each wall panel and the corresponding stud for releasably connecting the panel thereto, said fastening means including a tape attachable to the stud and having an adhesive on opposed faces thereof, and a strip of material attachable to each wall panel, respectively, and movable into releasable engagement with the tape on the corresponding stud, said strip having a generally smooth outer, tape-engaging surface, said tape being of a foam material capable of absorbing sound passing toward a corresponding panel.

Claim 11

In a wall assembly: a stud; a wall panel; and quick-release fastening means between the panel and the stud for connecting the panel in an operative position to the stud, said fastening means including a tape unit having a first tape and a second tape, the first tape having an adhesive on both of its faces with one of the faces engaging the stud, the second tape having only one of its faces provided with an adhesive and engaging the wall panel, the other face of the second tape engaging said first tape, the bond between the second tape and the wall panel having a greater resistance to separation than the bond between the two tapes, said tape unit permitting the panel to be moved toward the stud and into its operative position along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the panel.

Claim 12

In a wall assembly: a stud; a wall panel; and quick-release fastening means between the panel and the stud for connecting the panel in an operative position to the stud, said fastening means including a tape unit having a first tape and a second tape, the first tape having an adhesive on both of its faces with one of the faces engaging the stud, the second tape having only one of its faces provided with an adhesive and engaging the wall panel, the other face of the second tape engaging said first tape, the bond between the second tape and the wall panel having a greater resistance to separation than the bond between the two tapes, said tape unit permitting the panel to be moved toward the stud and into its operative position along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the panel.

Claim 13

In a wall assembly: a framework including an upper runner, a lowr runner spaced below and aligned with the top runner, and a number of spaced, generally vertical studs spanning the distance between runners; a number of wall panels, each stud having an outer face and each wall panel having an inner face; and quick-release fastening means between each wall panel and a corresponding stud, respectively, for releasably connecting the panel thereto, said fastening means including a first tape and a second tape, the first tape having an adhesive on opposed faces thereof and being secured to the outer face of a respective stud, said second tape having an adhesive only on one of its faces, said one face of the second tape being secured to the inner face of the corresponding wall panel, the other face of the second tape being releasably secured to the first tape, the connection between the second tape and the corresponding wall panel having greater resistance to separation than the connection between the two tapes, said tapes permitting the corresponding wall panel to be moved toward the corresponding stud and into an operative position adjacent thereto along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the panel.

Claim 14

In a wall assembly: a framework including an upper runner, a lowr runner spaced below and aligned with the top runner, and a number of spaced, generally vertical studs spanning the distance between runners; a number of wall panels, each stud having an outer face and each wall panel having an inner face; and quick-release fastening means between each wall panel and a corresponding stud, respectively, for releasably connecting the panel thereto, said fastening means including a first tape and a second tape, the first tape having an adhesive on opposed faces thereof and being secured to the outer face of a respective stud, said second tape having an adhesive only on one of its faces, said one face of the second tape being secured to the inner face of the corresponding wall panel, the other face of the second tape being releasably secured to the first tape, the connection between the second tape and the corresponding wall panel having greater resistance to separation than the connection between the two tapes, said tapes permitting the corresponding wall panel to be moved toward the corresponding stud and into an operative position adjacent thereto along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the panel.

Claim 15

In a wall assembly as set forth in claim 8, wherein said first tape is formed on a thin plastic foam material and said second tape being formed of a strip of relatively high quality paper, the adjacent wall panel having a side of relatively low quality paper, the opposite face of said paper strip being suhstantially smooth.

Claim 16

In a wall assembly having a stud member and a wall panel member, the improvement comprising: quick-release fastening means for releasably interconnecting the stud member and the wall panel member, said means including a tape unit having a first tape and a second tape, the first tape having an adhesive on both of its faces with one of the faces adapted to engage one of the members, the second tape having only one of its faces provided with an adhesive and adapted to engage the other member, the other face of the second tape engaging the first tape, the adhesive on the one face of the second tape providing a bond between the latter and said other member having a greater resistance to separation than the bond between the two tapes, the tape unit permitting the members to be moved relative to and toward each other along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the wall panel member.

Claim 17

In a wall assembly having a stud member and a wall panel member, the improvement comprising: quick-release fastening means for releasably interconnecting the stud member and the wall panel member, said means including a tape unit having a first tape and a second tape, the first tape having an adhesive on both of its faces with one of the faces adapted to engage one of the members, the second tape having only one of its faces provided with an adhesive and adapted to engage the other member, the other face of the second tape engaging the first tape, the adhesive on the one face of the second tape providing a bond between the latter and said other member having a greater resistance to separation than the bond between the two tapes, the tape unit permitting the members to be moved relative to and toward each other along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the wall panel member.

Claim 18

In a wall assembly as set forth in claim 10, wherein the first tape is formed of a thin plastic foam material and the second tape is formed of a strip of relatively high-quality paper, the opposite face of the strip of paper being substantially smooth.

Claim 19

In a wall assembly as set forth in claim 10, wherein is provided a cover strip releasably mounted on one face of the second tape for protecting the same until it is to be coupled to said other member.

Claim 20

In a wall assembly having an upright stud extending between the ceiling and the floor of a space, the improvement comprising: a wallboard adapted to extend between the ceiling and the floor and having a face provided with a layer of relatively low-quality material thereon; and a tape for attachment to the wallboard in covering relationship to a relatively narrow portion of said layer, the tape being of relatively high-quality material and having a generally smooth outer face adapted to be moved into coupled relationship to the stud when the tape is attached to said layer and as the wall panel is moved toward the stud along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the wall panel.

Claim 21

In a wall assembly having an upright stud extending between the ceiling and the floor of a space, the improvement comprising: a wallboard adapted to extend between the ceiling and the floor and having a face provided with a layer of relatively low-quality material thereon; and a tape for attachment to the wallboard in covering relationship to a relatively narrow portion of said layer, the tape being of relatively high-quality material and having a generally smooth outer face adapted to be moved into coupled relationship to the stud when the tape is attached to said layer and as the wall panel is moved toward the stud along a path substantially perpendicular to the plane of the wall panel.