Drywall edge clip

Abstract

A drywall or sheet rock edge clip device that can hold joints of drywall together at the apex of vaulted ceilings or at any other drywall seam at any angle. The device can include tabs and a head or cross member coupled by a stem that fits through the seam or joint and pulls and holds it together. A wire-tie version of the invention can have serrations along the stem and pull up and tighten like a wire-tie. The unused tail section can be broken off by bending it from side to side.

1 . A drywall edge clip that holds drywall edge joints together comprising: 
 an elongated top member;    a stem attached to said top member at a proximal end, said stem approximately perpendicular to said top member;    a pair of tabs attached to a distal end of said stem, said tabs being of approximately equal length, said tabs being elastic so that said tabs can take any angle between being parallel to said top member to being perpendicular to said top member.    
   
   
       2 . The drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein said top member, said stem and said tabs are plastic.  
   
   
       3 . The drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is plastic.  
   
   
       4 . The drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein said stem contains a plurality of serrations.  
   
   
       5 . The drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is metal.  
   
   
       6 . A drywall clip that holds drywall edge joints together comprising: 
 an elongated top member;    a stem attached to said top member at a proximal end, said stem approximately perpendicular to said top member, said stem having a plurality of serrations along its length;    a pair of tabs slideably attached to a distal end of said stem, said tabs being of approximately equal length having a hinge between them so that said tabs can take any angle between being parallel to said top member to being perpendicular to said top member, said tabs having a locking member that engages said serrations as said tabs slide on said stem, whereby said tabs can only slide toward said top member.    
   
   
       7 . The drywall clip of  claim 6  wherein said top member, said stem and said tabs are plastic.  
   
   
       8 . The drywall clip of  claim 6  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is plastic.  
   
   
       9 . The drywall clip of  claim 6  wherein said stem contains a plurality of serrations.  
   
   
       10 . The drywall clip of  claim 6  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is metal.  
   
   
       11 . A method of holding unscrewed drywall sheets in an edge joint comprising the steps of: 
 butting said sheets together at a desired angle to form said joint;    inserting an edge clip device into said joint between said sheets, said edge clip holding said sheets together in said joint, said edge clip comprising: 
 an elongated top member;  
 a stem attached to said top member at a proximal end, said stem approximately perpendicular to said top member;  
 a pair of tabs attached to a distal end of said stem, said tabs being of approximately equal length having a hinge between them so that said tabs can take any angle between being parallel to said top member to being perpendicular to said top member.  
   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein said top member, said stem and said tabs are plastic.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is plastic.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein said stem contains a plurality of serrations.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is metal.