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 single piece drywall edge clip that holds drywall edge joints together comprising:
 an elongated top member with an integral stem and at least two bottom tabs;   said stem with a proximal and distal end attached to said top member at said proximal end, said stem approximately perpendicular to said top member;   said bottom tabs attached to the distal end of said stem, said tabs being of approximately equal length extending outward from said stem, said tabs being elastic so that said tabs can take any angle in final configuration between being parallel to said top member to being perpendicular to said top member;   and wherein said single piece drywall edge clip can be inserted between edges of two pieces of sheetrock holding said pieces of sheetrock together after being inserted from one side of said pieces of sheetrock.   
   
   
       2 . The single piece drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein said top member, said stem and said tabs are plastic. 
   
   
       3 . The single piece drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is plastic. 
   
   
       4 . The single piece drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein said stem contains a plurality of serrations. 
   
   
       5 . The single piece drywall clip of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is metal. 
   
   
       6 . A single piece drywall edge clip that holds drywall edge joints together comprising:
 an elongated top member;   a stem with a proximal and distal end attached to said top member at said proximal end, said stem approximately perpendicular to said top member,   a pair of tabs attached to the distal end of said stem, said tabs being of approximately equal length and extending outward from said stem, said tabs forming a hinge between them so that said tabs can take any angle in final configuration between being parallel to said top member to being perpendicular to said top member.   
   
   
       7 . The single piece drywall clip of  claim 6  wherein said top member, said stem and said tabs are plastic. 
   
   
       8 . The single piece drywall clip of  claim 6  wherein at least one of said top member, said stem or said tabs is plastic. 
   
   
       9 . The single piece drywall clip of  claim 6  wherein said top member is trapezoidal. 
   
   
       10 . The single piece 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 a single piece edge clip device into said joint between said sheets, said edge clip device holding said sheets together in said joint, said edge clip device comprising:
 an elongated top member; 
 a stem with a proximal and distal end attached to said top member at said proximal end, said stem approximately perpendicular to said top member; 
 a pair of tabs attached to the distal end of said stem, said tabs being of approximately equal length extending outward from said stem and forming a hinge between them so that said tabs can take any angle in final configuration between being parallel to said top member to being perpendicular to said top member; 
 and wherein said single edge clip device can be inserted between edges of two pieces of sheetrock holding said pieces of sheetrock together after being inserted from one side of said pieces of sheetrock. 
   
   
   
       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.