Wall cap corner aid

Abstract

The present invention is a wall cap corner aid, in particular for use with stucco and/or plaster. The preferred embodiment of the invention is made from a metal lattice structure, preferably metal lath. The wall cap corner aid has a first leg joined to a concave center span at a metal edge corner. The corner is a discontinuity in the metal lattice structure made of smooth metal. A second leg is joined to the concave center span at a second smooth metal edge corner. Furthermore, the legs are preferably flexibly biased towards one another for mounting onto a base such as wall cap or a railing.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A wall cap corner aid for stucco and plaster comprising an M-shaped lattice having two legs where each leg is flexibly biased toward the other leg.  
     
     
         2 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 1  where the M-shaped lattice further comprises two edge corners and an interior corner; the two edge corners each having a smooth surface and comprising a discontinuity in the lattice.  
     
     
         3 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 1  where the lattice is metal lath.  
     
     
         4 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 2  where the lattice is metal lathe and the two edge corners are made of smooth metal.  
     
     
         5 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 4  where the wall cap corner aid has a unitary construction.  
     
     
         6 . A wall cap corner aid comprising two legs joined by a concave center span having a lattice structure; where each leg has a lattice structure and is flexibly biased toward the other leg.  
     
     
         7 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 6  where the two legs and the concave center span are made from metal lath.  
     
     
         8 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 7  where each leg is connected to the concave center span at a smooth edge corner.  
     
     
         9 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 8  where each smooth edge corner is metal and represents a discontinuity in the lattice structures of the leg and the concave center span.  
     
     
         10 . A wall cap corner aid having a metal lattice structure with a first leg joined to a concave center span at a first smooth metal edge corner comprising a first discontinuity in the metal lattice structure; and a second leg joined to the concave center span at a second smooth metal edge corner comprising a second discontinuity in the metal lattice structure.  
     
     
         11 . The wall cap corner aid of  claim 10  where the first leg is flexibly biased toward the second leg and the second leg is flexibly biased toward the first leg.  
     
     
         12 . A relief structure comprising: 
 a relief aid having a metal lattice structure with a first leg joined to a concave center span at a first smooth metal edge corner comprising a first discontinuity in the metal lattice structure; and a second leg joined to the concave center span at a second smooth metal edge corner comprising a second discontinuity in the metal lattice structure;    whereby the relief aid is mounted to a base.    
     
     
         13 . The relief structure of  claim 12  where the relief aid further comprises a first grip attached to the end of the first leg and a second grip attached to the end of the second leg; whereby the base is held between first and second legs by the first and second grips.  
     
     
         14 . The relief structure of  claim 12  where the base is made of polystyrene.  
     
     
         15 . A house comprising a balcony with a railing capped by a wall cap corner aid; the wall cap corner aid comprising two legs joined by a concave center span having a lattice structure; where each leg has a lattice structure and is flexibly biased toward the other leg.