Repair patching kit for panels

Claim 1

A repair patching kit for applying a repair patch to a panel having a hole therein and having restricted access to the interior face to the panel, comprising: a first body member; a second body member; a third body member; adhesive holding means for operatively holding the second body member operatively against the interior face of the panel in the region of but straddling the hole in the panel, the adhesive holding being adhesive means having a drying or curative time; and second holding means for operatively holding the first body member in the region of the hole in the panel and connected to the second body member but exteriorly of the second body member and with the exterior face of the first body member operatively flush with or inwardly of the exterior face of the panel; the said second body member being of a form, in relation to the size of the panel hole, which provides that in an installation step the second member may be passed through the panel hole from exteriorly of the panel to a position interiorly of the panel, but nevertheless is long enough, when moved to a position in which it straddles the panel hole, to provide its function of providing retaining support for the first body member by retaining engagement with the interior face of the panel adjacent the hole; and means operatively interconnecting the second and the third body members, the third body member being positioned exteriorly of the panel so as to be able to operatively bear inwardly, against the panel outwardly of hole and exteriorly of the panel thus supporting the second body member against the panel throughout the said drying or curative time, the last-mentioned interconnecting means being of easily released nature or form for freeing the third body member from its position bearing against the exterior surface of the panel when the said drying or curative time has passed; in which the third body member is long enough to operatively straddle the panel hole to present portions of the third body member to provide its temporary support of the second body member, during the drying or curative time of the adhesive means, by operatively bearing inwardly against the panel adjacent the hole therein; and in the thus-assembled position, the first body member provides a portion of the exteriorly-facing panel repair or a body member to which patching mastic may adhere to in a spread thereof from the exterior surface of the panel outwardly adjacent the hole therein.