Sanding glove for a drywall installer

Abstract

A sanding glove for use by a drywall installer in making drywall installations with joints of drywall sheets, joint cement and reinforcing tape. The sanding glove is in the form of a mitten with all of its outside surfaces having adhesive and abrasive adhered thereto. The sanding glove also is preformed with flat and curved surfaces so as to efficiently rub and smooth the joint cement into smooth and inconspicuous joints prior to painting or covering.

1 . A sanding glove for a drywall installer constructing a drywall installation with the edges of adjoining drywall sheets butted along side of each other and nailed to wall studs or ceiling joists with the gaps between the edges covered with joint cement, reinforced by paper tape and feathered with additional joint cement, which sanding glove is in the form of a waterproof mitten comprising:
 a fingers section with the top having the form of a half cylinder shape facing downward and enclosing the tops of the fingers of the installer, and with the right side edge having the form of an outside V shape;   a thumb section with the top having the form of a hemisphere shape facing downward and enclosing the top of the thumb of the installer; and   a joining section between and joining the fingers section and the thumb section having the form of a half cylinder shape facing upward between the fingers section and the thumb section;   wherein all of the outside surfaces of the sanding glove are covered with adhesive and sand abrasive thereon so that the installer can wear said glove to rub and sand the dried additional joint cement into a smooth and inconspicuous joint before finish painting or covering the drywall installation.   
     
     
         2 . The sanding glove of  claim 1  wherein the glove is formed of rubber. 
     
     
         3 . The sanding glove of  claim 1  wherein the glove is formed of plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The sanding glove of  claim 1  wherein the glove is formed of fabric. 
     
     
         5 . The sanding glove of  claim 1  wherein the outside surfaces of the glove are covered with emery abrasive.